dogs

February 18, 2013

Are Cats or Dogs More Protective For Children’s Health?
Sharing one's home with a cat or dog may decrease the risk of infectious diseases in children, including ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and gastroenteritis.
February 15, 2013

Foodborne Rabies
The consumption of cat and dog meat may be playing a role in "massive human rabies epidemics" in Asia. (Some people may find some of the concepts and images in this video disturbing.)
January 10, 2011

USDA Parasite Game
What percentage of retail beef samples are infested with sarcocystis parasites?
January 9, 2011

New Corpse Smell
Compounds released from the putrefaction of flesh can cause a common form of seafood poisoning.
November 23, 2010

Pets & Human Lymphoma
Is having a cat or dog associated with a higher or lower risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma?
September 4, 2010

Halving Heart Attack Risk
Three interventions that may cut one's risk in half of dying from our #1 killer.