Author Archives: Dr. Kimberly May

Cost of a life: $8.04?

September 28, 2011 | Dr. Kimberly May | Leave a comment

Challa Babu will never see his 17th birthday because he recently died of a very preventable disease. Even worse, ‎$8.04 in U.S. dollars could have saved him.

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H1N1 update

September 23, 2011 | Dr. Kimberly May | Leave a comment

Although the pandemic (worldwide epidemic) of 2009 H1N1 influenza was declared over by the World Health Organization in late 2010, the virus is still around…and as flu season approaches, we may still see cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza infection in people and/or animals. Cats (domestic as well as wild/big cats), pigs and ferrets are at highest risk of infection with the virus, but it has also been reported in a dog and some other animal species.

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Small world

September 18, 2011 | Dr. Kimberly May | Leave a comment

Our world may not have gotten physically smaller over the years, but our ability to travel rapidly across the globe has certainly made it FEEL smaller. As Dr. Sharon Deem of the St. Louis Zoo says, “We live in a changing world where I can leave here today and be in the middle of the last remaining forest of China in two days. We are up against each other more and more…”  Unfortunately, this also makes it easier to spread disease and pathogens.

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GPS is SOOO yesterday

September 14, 2011 | Dr. Kimberly May | Leave a comment

I remember when I got my first GPS and how awesome it was to be able to drive without trying to read a map or driving directions at the same time. I just purchased a newer one, and it’s amazing how much the technology has advanced in just a few years. This one comes with lifetime map updates, lifetime traffic several other conveniences. I sometimes find myself wondering how we ever got around without them.

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Contagion…in real life?

August 29, 2011 | Dr. Kimberly May | 3 Comments

I recently saw a trailer for the upcoming release of a movie called “Contagion.” Based on what I’ve seen so far, it’s a disaster movie based on a worldwide outbreak of an extremely nasty version of bird flu. I’m sure they’ve taken the regular Hollywood liberties when it comes to presenting the story.After all, that’s what sells.

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