New cases of Chikungunya down in latest update and no new cases of dengue
Chikungunya/Dengue Update as of 20 December 2014 From Cayman islands Health Department Public health officials received two positive test results for chikungunya from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) over the period 9-20 December 2014. A further seven results were…
Research indicates fungus could control mosquitoes
From Caribbean360 SWANSEA, Wales,– A team of researchers at Swansea University’s department of bioscience says a fungus could be the key to controlling mosquitoes and initial trials have been very promising. The fungus Metarhizium anisopliae kills a wide range of…
North Carolina abortion ultrasound rule violates first amendment, court says
By Mike Sacks, From The National Law Journal A federal appeals court Monday struck down a key provision of North Carolina’s abortion regulations as a violation of doctors’ First Amendment right to free speech. “Abortion may well be a special…
Serious Entertaining: Grilled cheese roll-ups for a crowd
By J. Kenji Lopez-Alt From Serious Eats [Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] I’m not going to try to pretend to take credit for this genius idea—I saw it late the other night during my daily pre-bedtime bath (not to be confused…
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From Panama to Ferguson: Countering the devaluation of black lives
By Janvieve Williams Comrie From AlJazeerra The 25th anniversary of the US invasion of Panama is a reminder that US state “I was 11 years old when the invasion happened. It did not matter that there were Christmas lights blinking…
