2009 February | Philippine Islands

Ivory - How Much Is It Worth?| Leave a Comment
At an international conference in Harare, Zimbabwe, during June 1997, delegates from 138 countries voted to ease a seven-year-old global ban on the trade in ivory. The decision, which followed bitter debate, allows three nations in southern Africa—Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe—conditionally to sell ivory to one country, Japan. Representatives from southern Africa rejoiced at the […]

Lyme Disease Are You at Risk?| Leave a Comment
WHILE AIDS is grabbing headlines, Lyme disease is barely making footnotes. Yet, Lyme disease is spreading rapidly. In fact, a few years ago, The New York Times Magazine called it "the fastest-growing infectious disease in the [United States] after AIDS." Reports from other lands show that the disease is spreading in Asia, Europe, and South […]