A very good article, over at Outdoors Magic, discusses what one should carry when hiking during winter months.
The article addresses fundamental issues such as selecting a good winter backpack, emergnecy clothing and shelter, food and drink and emergency equipment.
RabiesControl.org released a newsletter about their work and the World Rabies Day activities of September 8th, 2007. The newsletter contains…
The Mexican state of Tabasco continues to suffer from the flooding, even as the waters are beginning to receed. Concerns…
There is a very good article, from 1998 Annals of Internal Medicine called Mosquitoes and Mosquito Repellents: A Clinician’s Guide…
A very good article on Pet Related Infections can be found at the American Family Physician website (Am Fam Physician…
A recent alert from Promed mail brought attention to a re-emergence of hanta virus in New Mexico. The 34 year…
Dr. Paul Auerbach, a co-author of one of my favorite books: A Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine also runs a…
A cruise ship in the antarctic ran into some trouble and is sinking according to this article from the AP….
A family who was hiking together, trying to find a christmas tree, became lost and had to sleep out in…
The WHO (world health organization) released a statement about the mysterious illness that is causing neurological symptoms in Angola. 370…
Brazzaville, Congo is having some railway problems, due to recent flooding. This is a problem for those looking to use…
The idea of how and when our COVID19 pandemic will end is a big concern. A vaccine is at least…
The makers of one of the Hib (Heamophilus Influenza) vaccines, Merck, have initiated a voluntary recall of certain batches of…
St. Louis, Missouri is the subject of FDA interest due to a recent outbreak of Ciguatera Poisoning. The article, from…
www.ExplorersWeb.com is a website I have been subscribing to for a while now. If you have never been there, it…
An Indian newpaper, http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1139181, ran a story about some new cases of trypanosomiasis reported in parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai….