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The latest outbreaks in several countries of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, formerly known as swine flu, may just be the harbinger of an impending reality that disease is bound to be the century’s most daunting challenge. Malaria is also rampant in the world, as well as terrifying outbreaks of dengue fever that is said to be more currently devastating [...]

Climate change is the greatest threat to global health in the twenty-first century, according to a report in the medical journal The Lancet, coming from scientists who underscore the need for urgent action. “This is not a disaster movie with a happy ending, but something real,” said Professor Anthony Costello, director of the report, who asserted [...]