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Men whose mothers drank the most alcohol while pregnant had sperm counts a third lower on average than those whose mothers hardly drank or abstained. Ian Sample,  guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 29 June 2010 09.04 BST Women who drink alcohol while they are pregnant may be harming the fertility of their unborn sons, researchers say. Expecting mothers [...]

From: The Tenacious Buzz of Malaria By SONIA SHAH, JULY 10, 2010 The Romans called malaria the “rage of the Dog Star,” since its fever and chills so often arrived during the caniculares dies, the dog days of summer, when Sirius disappeared in the glow of the sun. To avoid it, ancient Romans built their [...]