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Mueller, Robert Swan, 3d

(Encyclopedia) Mueller, Robert Swan, 3d, 1944–, American law enforcement official, b. New York City, B.A. Princeton, 1966, M.A. New York Univ., 1967, J.D. Univ. of Virginia School of Law, 1973. After…

Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases: Dengue

DengueMosquito and Tick-Borne DiseasesIntroductionYellow FeverDengueWest Nile EncephalitisRocky Mountain Spotted FeverLyme Disease Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS)…

Summer Movies

Upcoming Blockbusters and Indie Gems ArmageddonThe film has a publicity machine behind it the likes of Independence Day, but it doesn't have lucky charm Will Smith. Current It boy Ben Affleck will…

2009 Grammy Awards

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, 2010; the winners are listed below. Album of the Year: Fearless - Taylor…

migrant labor

(Encyclopedia) migrant labor, term applied in the United States to laborers who travel from place to place harvesting crops that must be picked as soon as they ripen. Although migrant labor patterns…

Childhood Diseases: The Polio Panic

The Polio PanicChildhood DiseasesIntroductionThe Polio PanicChickenpoxEar AchesMeasly MeaslesMumpsRubellaDeadly DiphtheriaPertussis, or Whooping CoughTerrifying TetanusThe Importance of Childhood…

Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases: Lyme Disease

Lyme DiseaseMosquito and Tick-Borne DiseasesIntroductionYellow FeverDengueWest Nile EncephalitisRocky Mountain Spotted FeverLyme Disease In 1977, a group of children in and around Lyme, Connecticut…

Rare and Deadly Diseases: Legionnaires' Disease

Legionnaires' DiseaseRare and Deadly DiseasesIntroductionHemorrhagic FeversEbola: Africa's Bloody DiseaseMarburgHantavirus: Four Corners, United StatesMad Cow DiseaseCJD: Mad Cow's Human…

Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis C: The Silent Killer

Hepatitis C: The Silent KillerViral HepatitisIntroductionHepatitis A: Thriving in Unsanitary ConditionsHepatitis B: 300 Million Carriers and GrowingHepatitis C: The Silent KillerHepatitis G: The New…