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Maybe if you are a Star Trek heroine up against the Borg, 'resistance is futile.' But if you are a germ that makes…

Mary Mallon lived in New York about 100 years ago, and worked as a cook. It seemed that every family she worked for…

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is caused by tiny bacteria called rickettsiae that live inside the cells of infected…

If spring's flying pollen is making you sneeze, you are not alone. Some 40 to 50 million people in the United States…

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