The debate of whether there are adverse effects associated with electromagnetic fields from living close to high-voltage power lines has raged for years. While research indicates that large risks are... Read More
BC Centre for Disease Control
In 2008, a pregnant female in her 30s presented to a British Columbia hospital with a stiff neck, fever, back pain, and headache at 21 weeks’ gestation. She went into premature labor and delivered... Read More
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cancer of the cervix. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) and 8 of 10... Read More
World Tuberculosis Day, recognized on 24 March of each year, raises public awareness about tuberculosis (TB). The global TB epidemic causes several million deaths per year, mostly in the developing... Read More
Malaria is a protozoan parasitic disease caused by infection of the red blood cells with one (rarely two) species of the genus Plasmodium: Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale or P. malariae.... Read More