By Malcolm Brown Washington, D.C. 24 November 2006 watch Snakehead report An aquatic interloper appears to have adjusted easily to life in the Potomac River system near Washington, DC -- far from its native Asia, where it is regarded as a delicacy....
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 24 November 2006 watch SIDS report Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is considered the most common cause of death among babies younger than one year old. The reason for these deaths is often a mystery. Now researchers ha...
By David McAlary Washington 26 October 2006 The international medical community is raising a chorus of protest against a Libyan trial of six Bulgarian and Palestinian health workers. The six are accused of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan c...
By Jessica Berman Washington 26 October 2006 An international consortium of scientists has completed work on deciphering the genome of the honey bee. They hope the work will lead to a better understanding of one of the earth's most social and ecolog...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 September 2006 Leading avian influenza scientists from around the world say more research is needed to understand the H5N1 bird flu virus to be able to effectively diagnose and treat the disease. That's the conclusion of sc...
By Jessica Berman Washington 31 July 2006 It could be the dream of anyone who has spent years trying to lose weight. Scientists have developed a vaccine that causes and maintains weight loss. So far, the drug has only been tested in rats. But resear...
By Deborah Block Washington, D.C. 26 June 2006 watch Bird Flu report Researchers are working on developing vaccines for bird flu before it becomes a worldwide epidemic. The University of Massachusetts Medical School in the United States has teamed w...
By David McAlary Washington 23 May 2006 Chickens at US farm Scientists have developed an efficient, cheap way to vaccinate birds against avian influenza and possibly prevent the spread of the deadly H...
By Jeff Swicord Sarah Creek, Maryland 07 June 2006 watch Oyster report Chespeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay, on the Atlantic coast, is the largest estuary in the United States. It is famous for its seafoo...
By Crystal Park Washinton, D.C. 15 May 2006 watch Malaria report Malaria kills more than one million people around the world every year. It is especially severe in sub-Saharan Africa, which is home to...