Thought this was interesting to actually see happening. Thi video isn't the greatest quality unfortunatly. http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/01/malaria-caught-breaking-and-

So there are a bunch of fungi that cause this particular kind of infection, clumped together as one condition known as eumycetoma. Because it usually shows up in the feet, for example after stepping on a contaminated object and getting a wound with spores in (WEAR SHOES, PEOPLE), it's commonly known as madura foot. No infection is particularly fun ( Read more... )

First the frogs, then the bees, now bats are being wiped out by a disease as well. Very sad ( Read more... )

Sad but interesting story:

http://www.site.missywryn.com/Benny_the_Autistic_Horse.html

And speaking of autism and animals, here's a terrifying and fascinating story from Temple Grandin's website.  (By the way if you don't know who Temple Grandin is I HIGHLY recommend her books...very interesting reads, especially if you're in to animal behavior.):
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Who's taken my fur coat? Vets baffled by bald bears with mystery condition


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Time for a long-overdue educational post, and guess what, it's a revolting parasite. Who'd a-thunk it?

Word Of The Day : syphilis - sexually transmitted disease with diverse symptoms, caused by the spirochaete Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum(Why am I covering this one anyway? It's a biologically complex disease, there's some interesting ( Read more... )

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Perusing my medically-related RSS feeds, I came across MedicineNet's word of the day: dermoid cyst. This occurs when a certain kind of cell, called a totipotential germ cell, gets caught in the ovaries. These cells can develop into a benign mass up to 17 inches (45 cm) in diameter and consist of recognizable bone, sebaceous glands, hair, brain ( Read more... )

I looked through the tags and didn't find this, so i thought i'd post it.


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