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Category Archives: urban public health
West Nile Virus, Urban Vector Control, and the 50th Anniversary of Silent Spring
According to the September 18 update at the Centers for Disease Control website, over 3000 cases of West Nile virus (WNV) disease in humans have been reported in the US this year. Approximately half of these cases were classified as … Continue reading
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Traffic: On the Road, and in the Lungs
I’d ban all automobiles from the central part of the city. You see, the automobile was just a passing fad. It’s got to go. It’s got to go a long way from here. ~Lawrence Ferlinghetti Both at work and on … Continue reading
Not Following Directions in London: King’s Cross to Calthorpe Street
The surprise arrival of a package, containing a Red Nose Day T-shirt from my friend Dr. P.M. of Cambridge, reminded me that I have yet to write up the impressions from our medical history perambulations from February 2009. The idea … Continue reading