People living in the United States have a greater chance of being killed by a lightning strike than by the tick-borne Powassan virus. Could that change?
Scientists know the bacterium that causes Lyme disease has been out in the wild since long before any biological weapons research could have focused on it. And that's just for starters.
Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.) believes government scientists experimented with ticks as disease-carrying bioweapons between the 1950s and the 1970s. Lyme disease wasn't discovered until the 1980s.
Critics of the medical establishment say a lack of effective early diagnosis and treatment is contributing to the high incidence of the disease in Vermont.
Connecticut researchers have found a direct link between the percentage of ticks infected with disease-causing bacteria and the incidence of Lyme disease among humans in the state.
Climate change is bringing the tick-borne illness to new parts of the country every year, outpacing data collection and response by the Centers for Disease Control.
The failure to ban asbestos has resulted in widespread and potentially deadly chronic risks that reach down to our youngest citizens and their teachers.
Coal, oil and gas have given communities across the U.S. both steady paychecks and devastating pollution. It's time to make health a priority in meeting our energy demands.
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