News articles tagged with 'Mexico'
Critical illness from 2009 H1N1 in Mexico associated with high fatality rate
— 13 Oct 2009 10:06 | HealthCritical illness from 2009 influenza A(H1N1) in Mexico occurred among young patients, was associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock, and had a fatality rate... — full story
Female monarchs on the decline
— 23 Sep 2009 09:33 | BiologyIt's one of nature's most spectacular phenomena. Each autumn, millions of bright orange, Monarch butterflies migrate from North America to Mexico to sit out the cold winter months.... — full story
Mexican health care reform has been convoluted and ineffective
— 18 Aug 2009 12:43 | HealthA Policy Forum published in this week's open access journal PLoS Medicine argues that twenty-five years of health care reforms in Mexico have increased insurance coverage but have not... — full story
US-Mexico border wall could threaten wildlife species
— 8 Jul 2009 14:48 | EnvironmentA 700-mile security wall under construction along the United States' border with Mexico could significantly alter the movement and 'connectivity' of wildlife, biologists say, and the... — full story
Nearly a million Californians seek medical care in Mexico annually
— 27 May 2009 10:00 | HealthDriven by rising health care costs at home, nearly 1 million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according a new paper by UCLA researchers and colleagues... — full story
Historic drought in Mexico suggests human influence
— 13 Apr 2009 16:55 | EnvironmentUniversity of Arkansas researchers and their colleagues have examined recent climate patterns in Mexico and determined that the country underwent severe drought conditions between 1994... — full story
Researchers find the earliest evidence of domesticated maize
— 24 Mar 2009 16:26 | BiologyMaize was domesticated from its wild ancestor more than 8700 years according to biological evidence uncovered by researchers in the Mexico's Central Balsas River Valley. This is the... — full story
Cannibalism among rattlesnakes helps females to recover after birth
— 20 Feb 2009 14:20 | BiologySpanish, American and Mexican researchers have produced the first quantitative description of cannibalism among female rattlesnakes Crotalus polystictus after monitoring 190 reptiles.... — full story
Jaguar spotted in central Mexico for first time in 100 years
— 11 Feb 2009 10:20 | BiologyThe jaguar Panthera onca has become an animal in danger of extinction over recent decades, due to the fragmentation and deterioration of its habitat, as well as hunting and illegal... — full story
Scientists document salamander decline in Central America
— 11 Feb 2009 08:40 | EnvironmentThe decline of amphibian populations worldwide has been documented primarily in frogs, but salamander populations also appear to have plummeted, according to a new study by University... — full story