Tag: disease

Things to know before taking your child to China

Doug Williams

Traveling anywhere with small children can be challenging: even a trip to the library can leave you all exhausted. If you are contemplating traveling with your children…

The most devastating diseases in history

Nick Oetken

Humankind has a bigger threat than famine, terrorism, asteroid impact, or wars. The greatest existential danger it faces is the risk posed to it by…

Health alert: Is Lyme disease a real concern

Hanging out in the outdoors can expose us to any number of pests, from mosquitoes, to poison oak and ticks. Ticks, while small, can cause…

Top 7 disasters to get ready for – hopefully we will never have to experience them

Nick Oetken

Disasters are something that is all around us and can ruin our everyday life at any moment. Therefore, we have to be ready to face…

The diseases that could kill us tomorrow

For a disease to kill thousands or even millions of people it only needs a tightly populated area and one dangerous pathogen. Even though there…

Lyme disease: The North – South divide, stay safe

Each year we hear about more people getting ticks on them and then they run the risk of catching Lyme disease which is rather unpleasant…

Why Lyme Disease Is Common in the North – Rare in the South

Paul Pinkerton

Each year we hear about more people getting ticks on them and then they run the risk of catching Lyme disease which is rather unpleasant…