<![CDATA[health news from mongabay.com]]> http://www.mongabay.com en-us Copyright 2006 mongabay.com Sun, 15 Oct 2008 12:58:39 -0800 <![CDATA[Chameleon has shortest life span of any four-legged animal]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0630-chameleon.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0630-chameleon.html <![CDATA[High bird diversity reduces risk of West Nile virus to humans]]> PLoS ONE.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0625-wnv.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0625-wnv.html <![CDATA[Does logging contribute to AIDS deaths in Africa?]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0614-aids_wildlife.html Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0614-aids_wildlife.html <![CDATA[Global warming could worsen HIV/AIDS epidemic]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0430-hiv.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0430-hiv.html <![CDATA[New cures for human ailments under threat by global extinction crisis]]> Medicine Man, a researcher in the Amazon discovers a cure for cancer in a rare ant. However, a logging company arrives at the wrong moment and, despite protestations from the main characters, the company destroys the tract of rainforest where the ant once survived.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0424-hance_biodiversity.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0424-hance_biodiversity.html <![CDATA[Illegal wildlife trade worth $20B/yr]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0319-wildlife.html Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0319-wildlife.html <![CDATA[DEET repellent works by blocking human odor from mosquitoes]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0313-mosquitoes.html Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0313-mosquitoes.html <![CDATA[Biomimicry of sea cucumber skin may help stroke treatment]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0306-sea_cucumber.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0306-sea_cucumber.html <![CDATA[Global malaria map released - 35% of humanity at risk]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0225-malaria.html Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0225-malaria.html <![CDATA[Deforestation, wildlife conflict will be the source of emerging diseases]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0222-disease.html Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0222-disease.html <![CDATA[Dirt-munching helps protect chimps from malaria]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0110-chimps.html Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0110-chimps.html <![CDATA[Amazon Conservation Team wins "Innovation in Conservation Award" for path-breaking work with Amazon tribes]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1211-conservation_award.html Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1211-conservation_award.html <![CDATA[A comprehensive look at the use of animals in Brazilian medicine]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1210-hance_animal_medicine.html Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1210-hance_animal_medicine.html <![CDATA[Ebola outbreak in Congo kills 166]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0912-ebola.html Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0912-ebola.html <![CDATA[Clean energy will improve health of the world's poor]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0912-lancet.html Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0912-lancet.html <![CDATA[World needs a 10% meat diet to fight global warming]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0912-meat.html Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0912-meat.html <![CDATA[Stopping malaria using smell]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0831-malaria.html Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0831-malaria.html <![CDATA[Obesity rates increase nationwide in 2006]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0827-obesity.html Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0827-obesity.html <![CDATA[Blocking sunlight may cripple toxic bacteria]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0823-bacteria.html Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0823-bacteria.html <![CDATA[Soccer burns more fat than jogging]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0823-soccer.html Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0823-soccer.html <![CDATA[As wealthy get dengue fever, drug companies more likely to act]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0815-dengue.html Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0815-dengue.html <![CDATA[Emerging (disease) markets]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0815-wcs.html Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0815-wcs.html <![CDATA[Plain soap as effective as antibacterial but without the risk]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0815-soap.html Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0815-soap.html <![CDATA[Clearing rainforest for cattle pasture drives surge in vampires]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0815-vampires.html Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0815-vampires.html <![CDATA[Global warming will producer higher death rates in the U.S.]]> Occupational and Environment Medicine. While milder winters will produce fewer deaths, they will not offset high mortality in summer months.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0702-temp.html Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0702-temp.html <![CDATA[Eating foie gras may cause mad cow-like disease]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0619-foie_gras.html Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0619-foie_gras.html <![CDATA[Shark fin does not cure cancer]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0603-shark.html Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0603-shark.html <![CDATA[Global warming may worsen infectious disease]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0522-asm.html Tue, 22 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0522-asm.html <![CDATA[Viagra helps hamsters recover from jet lag]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0521-viagra.html Mon, 21 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0521-viagra.html <![CDATA[Summer babies do worse in school due to pesticides]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0506-smarts.html Sun, 06 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0506-smarts.html <![CDATA[Mosquitoes are evolving in response to global warming]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0423-oregon.html Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0423-oregon.html <![CDATA[Ethanol may be greener but have higher health cost]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0418-ethanol.html Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0418-ethanol.html <![CDATA[Toxin from 'translucent doughnut' could produce cancer treatment]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0205-cancer.html Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0205-cancer.html <![CDATA[Madagascar plant may offer new treatment for malaria]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1225-malaria.html Mon, 25 Dec 2006 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1225-malaria.html <![CDATA[Circumcision reduces HIV/AIDS infection in men]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1213-aids.html Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1213-aids.html <![CDATA[Monkey trials for medical research should continue in Britain]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1213-research.html Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1213-research.html <![CDATA[Bioprospecting links health and biodiversity conservation in Panama]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1207-stri.html Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1207-stri.html <![CDATA[By 2030 AIDS could be leading global cause of illness]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1127-plos.html Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1127-plos.html <![CDATA[AIDS will block Millennium Development Goals for some counties]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1127-aids.html Mon, 27 Nov 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for Birth Defects]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/0809-vu.html Wed, 09 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/0809-vu.html <![CDATA[Mushroom Extract May Help Fight Infection, Cancer]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/0809-aanp.html Wed, 09 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/0809-aanp.html