disease prevention, Tag

With summer waiting in the wings, we’re getting excited to don some short pants and sleeveless tops. Unfortunately, all that bare skin often brings with it less-than-savory mosquito bites. However, getting those suckers...

Who says you can’t fend off mosquitoes with style? A Cornell University scientist from Kenya and a Gambian designer have developed a purple-and-gold hooded bodysuit impregnated with insecticides at the nano level...

Nothing kills the mood more than a condom wrapper that simply.won’t.open, but in South Africa, uncooperative condoms can be more than just an inconvenience. With one of the world’s highest rates of HIV/AIDS infections...

Talk about “green design to save the world” — Appropriate Technology Collaborative has developed a solar powered refrigerator for vaccines that stands to save millions of lives lost each year due to vaccine-preventable...