In online baby shower, Shakira seeks mosquito nets, vaccines for the poor Jan 17th, 2013 - 00:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Shakira and Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué are asking fans to donate gifts like mosquito nets and vaccines for the world's poorest children in an online baby shower to mark the couple's first child. The 35-year... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : online, baby, shower, shakira, seeks, mosquito, nets, vaccines, poor, Top Keywords

Gene-altered mosquitoes could be used vs. dengue Dec 6th, 2012 - 18:40h (CET +01.00) Mosquito control officials in the Florida Keys are waiting for the federal government to sign off on an experiment that would release hundreds of thousands of genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce the risk of dengue fever in the tourist town of K... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : genealtered, mosquitoes, could, used, dengue, mosquito, nets, vaccines, poor, Top Keywords

Insight: In vulnerable Greece, mosquitoes bite back Oct 22nd, 2012 - 15:50h (CET +01.00) ATHENS (Reuters) - Just when it seems things couldn't get any worse for Greece, the exhausted and indebted country has a new threat to deal with: mosquito-borne diseases. Species of the blood-sucking insects that can carry exotic-sounding tropic... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : insight, vulnerable, greece, mosquitoes, bite, back, nets, vaccines, poor, Top Keywords

Climate right for Asian mosquito to spread in N. Europe Apr 25th, 2012 - 01:50h (CET +01.00) The climate in northwestern Europe and the Balkans is becoming suitable for the Asian tiger mosquito, a disease-spreading invasive species, scientists said on Wednesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : climate, right, asian, mosquito, spread, europe, nets, vaccines, poor, Top Keywords

Homeless Typhoon Washi survivors sleep inside a mosquito net ... Dec 30th, 2011 - 06:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Homeless Typhoon Washi survivors sleep inside a mosquito net as they seek temporary shelter at a gym turned into an evacuation center in the southern Philippines city of Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao island December 30, 2011. The death in th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : homeless, typhoon, washi, survivors, sleep, inside, mosquito, vaccines, poor, Top Keywords

Hungry mosquitoes fly farther than you think Nov 14th, 2011 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) How far does a mosquito fly? Harry Boerema wants to know. (Source: AP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hungry, mosquitoes, farther, think, sleep, inside, mosquito, vaccines, poor, Top Keywords

Worker Solomon Conteh dissects a mosquito at Sanaria Inc. facility ... Oct 17th, 2011 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Worker Solomon Conteh dissects a mosquito at Sanaria Inc. facility in Rockville, Maryland, October 26, 2007. REUTERS/Jim Young/Files... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : worker, solomon, conteh, dissects, mosquito, sanaria, facility, vaccines, poor, Top Keywords

A mosquito is bloated with blood as it inserts its stinger into ... Jun 1st, 2011 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) (AFP/USDA-HO/File) - A mosquito is bloated with blood as it inserts its stinger into human flesh in this undated photo released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In the biggest lab breakthrough against malaria in years, scientist... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : mosquito, bloated, blood, inserts, stinger, sanaria, facility, vaccines, poor, Top Keywords

Photomicrograph of a mosquito from the Culex genus. This image ... Feb 25th, 2011 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) (News) - Photomicrograph of a mosquito from the Culex genus. This image shows the whole body of an adult male. The sample is from a microscope slide created in the middle of the 20th century. (Spike Walker/Wellcome Images)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : photomicrograph, mosquito, culex, genus, image, sanaria, facility, vaccines, poor, Top Keywords

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, also known as the 'dengue mosquito,' ... Jan 26th, 2011 - 18:20h (CET +01.00) (AFP/File) - Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, also known as the 'dengue mosquito,' are shown here in a laboratory in 2010. Malaysia has released 6,000 genetically modified mosquitoes designed to combat dengue fever, in a landmark trial slammed Wedne... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : aedes, aegypti, mosquitoes, also, known, 'dengue, mosquito', vaccines, poor, Top Keywords