Jan25, 2017

Zika and West Nile: How Serious Are They?

January 25, 2017|Featured Program, Featured-Home, Niki Site, Recent Programs|0 Comments

West Nile virus (WNV) and Zika are infectious diseases which are primarily transmitted by infected mosquitoes. Zika can also be sexually transmitted. Contracting the Zika virus during pregnancy is becoming more problematic as it can cause congenital brain abnormalities in the fetus which we may not be aware of until the child is born.

Dec19, 2016

Climate Change/Global Warming: The History, the Threat, the Exaggeration

December 19, 2016|Featured Program, Featured-Home, Recent Programs|0 Comments

Over the past 10 years, the question of mankind's role in the warming climate has become a deeply polarized one in U.S. politics. An October survey from Pew Research found that only 15 percent of conservative Republicans think climate change is a function of human activity, compared with 79 percent of liberal Democrats.