Epidemiology

According to the BBC, the European E. Coli episode is winding down: Germany’s health minister says new E. coli infections from a deadly outbreak are dropping significantly and the worst of the illness is over. Daniel Bahr said he was cautiously optimistic the outbreak had peaked, but warned that more deaths were expected as new [...]

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Brooklyn Dodger: notes a study which concludes that job strain is a significant causal variable in depression.

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From the NY Daily News: From Erin Einhorn and Meredith Kolodner Swine Flu forces city officials to close 5 more schools in Queens : Five more schools inside three buildings in Queens will be closed Monday after dozens more students came down with flu symptoms, officials said Sunday. wall street: money never sleeps dvd download [...]

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Asthma Map

by Jon on March 22, 2009

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Asthma map generated by GPS-tagged inhalers. You can see this amazing piece of work in the portfolio of Axis Maps , based in Madison , Wisconsin. Here’s a section, but you’re going to want to look at the interactive version on their website. Axis Maps paul movie soundtrack .

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In mid-2003, the World Health organization reported on cholera in Iraq: rom 28 April to 4 June 2003, a total of 73 laboratory-confirmed cholera cases have been reported in Iraq : 68 in Basra governorate, 4 in Missan governorate, 1 in Muthana governorate. No deaths have been reported. From 17 May to 4 June 2003, [...]

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