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Each strand of the expressive arts has its own distinct flavour and style. Challenge students to explore why and how they developed.

As many as 50,000 travelers a day suffer from traveler's diarrhea in high-risk countries. Risk is associated with destination, length of stay, and level of accommodations

With the blossoming of spring comes the burgeoning of thousands of cases of Lyme disease silently striking down adults,children and pets across the country.

Sleeping Beauty awakens from the ennui of young girlhood. Sleep is essential to brain development and emotional stability. Handsome princes are not the rescuers.

Zebra finches breed easily in captivity. The birds' caretakers should know what to expect from breeding finches, and how to deal with eggs, wanted or unwanted.

For most people, the Black Death is a tale from history books. This disease still occasionally breaks out in some areas, and it can still kill.

Learn the true signs and symptoms of a potentially rabid dog, or animal.

There is much controversy over the H1N1 Type A influenza vaccine and according to Health Canada, it should be avoided by those with severe egg allergies.

Proper antibiotic susceptibility testing of microbial pathogens isolated from patients is critical. The use of an ineffective antibiotic could lead to a patient's death

After completing a classroom experiment in which students take oral samples to see if mouthwash reduces the number and variety of bacteria, this is how data are examined.

Rabies is a virus infection to which all mammals, including man, are susceptible. It causes an acute and almost invariably fatal infection of the brain.

A rash on a child always raises parental concerns, but most viral illnesses that cause rashes are mild, self-limited, and don't even merit immunization.

Infection during pregnancy raises the risk of complications, but the most effective drug has prohibitive side effects. Some alternative treatments offer hope.

Many common pediatric viral infections are associated with rashes. Owing to vaccination programs, most of these conditions aren't as prevalent as they were 20 years ago.

The mumps affects college-aged (18-25) students who haven't had the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine and come in contact with carriers who spread germs on contact.

Once again health officials are searching for 44 airline passengers in 17 states who may have been exposed to a rare and potentially deadly form of TB.

Differential stains and media can provide preliminary identification of microbes, but to identify Gram- bacteria to the species, a more sophisticated test is required.

Parvovirus is a highly infectious, potentially life-threatening disease that affects puppies and dogs, and is transmitted readily through contact with feces and vomit.

German Measles (rubella) and Rubeola (measles) are similar childhood infectious rashes caused by RNA viruses.

Read the article that gives a brief explanation of the virus known to cause stomach problems on cruise ships.

Dengue is the most important mosquito-borne viral disease affecting humans.

Recent scares of H1N1 flu virus infections and deaths are causing employers to introduce or reinforce policies and health prevention measures at the workplace.

Assembling, manipulating, and working with lists can be a useful and effective tool for fleshing out story ideas.

Cavers in Mexico may easily breathe in the invisible spores of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, resulting in symptoms that can range from a bad cough to death.

SARS has gained notoriety again after several years, so know the facts.

Mexico has seven of the eight species of marine turtles existing in the world today, many of whom are on the brink of extinction.

Gram, Acid Fast and Endospore stains; MacConkey's, Mannitol Salt, and Blood Agar media as well as the API-20 test strip all provide information to identify microbes.

One of the most memorable birds in the province, the sight of a Great Blue Heron can almost take your breath away.

This fascinating species of catfish may not be an African Cichlid's best friend after their act of deception has been discovered.

West Nile Virus is carried by mosquitoes and can be prevented. Take preventative measures to protect your health.

Female "salties" reach maturity at 10 -12 years of age; males at approximately 16 years of age. Both become very aggressive and territorial during breeding season

Weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a term that has been thrown around very loosely over the past decade without much explanation beyond its ominous moniker.

DDT insecticide caused pesticide poisoning in birds forty years ago. Today it's still with us, along with other toxic pesticides and herbicides that kill birds.

Though it's one of the seagulls, the Black-headed Gull doesn't go to sea: it prefers shallow waters and gentle coastlines, and tolerates humans. Most live in Europe.

Cardinalfishes, especially the Banggai Cardinalfishes, are some of the best marine fish for aquarists interested in captive breeding--here's how to do it.

The majestic brown pelicans, whose population was nearly wiped out 40 years ago, has recovered so well that it is being removed from the Endangered Species List.

The graceful brown pelican now flies freely over Pacific and Gulf regions with regained status after years on the endangered species list.

Like their namesake in the medical world, business incubators nurture new businesses in a safe environment, giving them the resources to succeed on their own.

Many breeders who advertise on the Internet boast that they are cageless catteries, however, there are times when caging is the necessary and responsible option.

Chickenpox (Varicella) is a highly contagious acute viral infection that is worldwide in distribution, and is preventable by vaccination.

The plague has broken out in China. There were earlier outbreaks - in 1911-1912, 60,000 people died, while in 1921-22, 9,300 were killed.

Advanced infertility treatments now include in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian transfer, zygote intrafallopian transfer and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

The cowbird doesn't need to build a nest or raise young-these parasitic birds, known as brood parasites, let other species do the work of raising young cowbirds.

Statistically speaking, this German basketball player may even be better than Hall of Fame players such as Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Jordan.

Recurrent herpes simplex labialis is a painful and inconvenient condition. Those affected by HSV would welcome a truly effective treatment. Is Abreva the answer?

In this simple classroom experiment students take oral swab samples to see if the use of mouthwash reduces the number and variety of oral bacteria found in the mouth.

Over 65 people across the United States became ill after consuming cookie dough, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported.

Parvovirus B19 is a small DNA virus which was discovered by chance in 1975.

Legionella pneumophila causes about 90% of cases of legionella infection. It is a respiratory infection which results in acute pneumonia.

Mute swans are large water-dwelling birds capable of flight. Male mute swans are called cobs, female mute swans are pens, and young mute swans are known as cygnets.