Drifting Off

Hey everyone,

I haven’t updated in a while again. I’ve been really busy, so far I’m operating under 4 hours of sleep. It’s been this way for the past two weeks. I was expecting this to happen again just like it did last year. Nothing like homework; sleep deprivation does wonders for the mind.

I haven’t been to duty in a while either. So no more rescue squad stories for now. We’re on our week-long break. I’ll be coming off of it at the end of the week though, so I’ll update you then.

Medical news/articles:

West Nile virus infecting fewer people, 1,299 cases so far this year, 1,386 cases same period last year, USA
"Scientists are not sure why the number of West Nile Virus cases across the USA has fallen. Despite the disease spreading across most of the nation. Figures for the last three years are: January-September 2005 - - 1,299
January-September 2005 - - 1,386
January-September 2005 - - 4,137"

Fighting malaria with DDT in South Africa
"As the United Nations gathers to discuss anti-poverty measures, the BBC News website assesses how Africa could meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 10 years' time. Here Mahlatse Gallens reports from northern South Africa on how the battle to tackle malaria is going. "

Personalised drugs 'decades away'
"Individually tailored medicines have been "over hyped" and are still many years away, leading scientists say. A report from the Royal Society said they were still at least 15 to 20 years away."

Valete omnes, and stay safe,
Bravo