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Mosquito bytes     Can science help win the war on whiners? Menacing mosquitoes! Summer means mosquitoes, and mosquitoes mean busted barbecues and sweat-soaked nightmares. But to a man who went camping in southeast Michigan last summer, it also meant a case of malaria. From Mosquito alert http://whyfiles.org/016skeeter/

Radiation reassessed     New findings from Hiroshima and Chernobyl. The end of the Cold War may have eased the threat of atomic holocaust, but it didn't squelch the controversy about the health effects of ionizing radiation. From Radiation: how harmful? http://whyfiles.org/020radiation/

Nicotine junkies     Addiction. Still smoking that tobacco? In the midst of a battle royale over tobacco, nicotine and smoking, scientists have found striking evidence that heroin, cocaine and nicotine affect the same part of the brain. Statistics and information. From Smoke gets in your eyes http://whyfiles.org/024nicotine/

Air we breath     Air pollution - can particles make you sick? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that ozone and fine-particle air pollution are causing disease and early death among thousands of vulnerable people. From Pollution battle looms http://whyfiles.org/030air_pollution/

Treating HIV     AIDS Treatment - new drugs, new "cures." Article from 1997 about how medicine can - or could - attack each step in the viral life cycle. From Good news about AIDS http://whyfiles.org/035aids/

Wheeze     What is asthma? Triggers and treatments. Some statistics and diagram explanations. Asthma causes more deaths than ever. Scientists have blamed lots of disgusting stuff, like roach parts and mite scats. From Breathing Trouble http://whyfiles.org/042asthma/

Endocrine disrupters     Are synthetic chemicals causing hormonal chaos? Disrupting our endocrine systems, and those of wildlife? From Endocrine disrupters http://whyfiles.org/045env_hormone/

On Mice and Men     Cancer Cure? Attacking cancer's blood supply. Great results from natural blood vessel inhibitor Endostatin, the naturally occurring chemical that inhibits the growth of blood vessels, not only shrank the mouse tumors. From A new attack on cancer http://whyfiles.org/064angio_cancer/

What's your beef?     Europe bans American beef. How safe are hormone-treated beef and genetically engineered food? The Beef War Moanin' over hormones Hormonal politics Nutty, dangerous genes Guessing game? Udder woes. From The Beef War http://whyfiles.org/088beef/

Pasteur in Australia     The Pasteur Institute undertook significant work in Australia during the late 1800s. Pasteur and his colleagues attempted to curb the growing rabbit population (unsuccessfully). However, they were successful in developing several other vaccines, including one for the dreaded disease Anthrax. From Bright Sparcs Online Exhibition: The Pasteur Institute in Australia - Page 1 http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/pasteur/pasteur.htm

Surviving AIDS     Cutting edge AIDS research, and what scientists are learning about preserving the immune system and marshalling the body's natural defenses against HIV to keep infected people from progressing to AIDS. Contains a description of the body's immune system both in text and Shockwave format, QT movies illustrating the HIV life cycle, information on a vaccine research. Also contains six world maps indicating the effect of HIV on different continents and populations. Companion site to television show. Somewhat difficult to use. From NOVA Online | Surviving AIDS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/aids/

Coma     Head injury can lead to coma, learn what options doctors have available to them in preventing and treating coma. Also, get a "translation" of a medical dialogue from a TV show "Chicago Hope." The web site is very much text based. From NOVA Online | Coma http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/coma/

Chemicals and Human Health     Explore the world of renal toxicology, and learn the effect of metals on the kidneys. Discover ways chemicals can affect human health. Review lung anatomy and learn about diseases of the lungs, and environmental tobacco smoke. From The Biology Project: Chemicals & Human Health http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/

Country doctor     W. Eugene Smith's classic 1958 photo essay. Compelling black & white photographs and essay of the many facets of life for a country doctor in 1958. From W. Eugene Smith: Country Doctor http://www.life.com/Life/essay/country_doctor/

The Brain Eater     What causes Mad Cow disease? Is there a new type of infectious agent - a prion - that's responsible? What happens when science faces an unknown pathogen, and what are the implications for public health? Explore these questions and more. Limited content. From NOVA Online | The Brain Eater http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/madcow/