Dec 4th, 2008 · Americans are susceptible to a variety of sneaky maladies associated with the Media Age: information overload, couch potato-obesity, social isolation. The simple key to being a media environmentalist is proper use of the off button.
Nov 9th, 2007 · Earlier this week, Merck announced data showing that its experimental AIDS vaccine may have made people more susceptible to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. That news is having an impact in the country hardest hit by AIDS -- South Africa.
Nov 9th, 2007 · The Los Angeles Police Department is defending a plan to map Muslim communities in the city. The department says it needs the maps to figure out why some communities are more susceptible to "violent, ideologically based extremism." Some critics are calling it racial profiling.
Jan 3rd, 2007 · Scientists have created a dozen cattle that seem to be immune to mad cow disease. The animals, now two, have been genetically engineered to lack the protein that's susceptible to the disease.
Oct 19th, 2006 · For six years, one doctor has been building asthma-free homes for the poor. He says poor people are more susceptible to asthma because low income housing is often ridden with mold, mildew, poor ventilation and cockroaches. Wendy Kaufman reports.
Aug 16th, 2006 · MRSA, a bacterium that causes skin infections, boils and absesses, is hitting the general public. The bug was previously confined to hospitals and nursing homes, then had spread to prisons, sports teams and other germy environments. The new "community form" of MRSA, while often resistant to the latest antibiotics, is typically susceptible to old-fashioned antibiotics.
Feb 3rd, 2005 · New England and Philadelphia can count on top-notch field goal kicking in Sunday's Super Bowl. Adam Vinatieri of the Patriots and David Akers of the Eagles both kick well under pressure. But when the game is on the line, even the calmest place kicker can be susceptible to icing. That's when the defensive team calls one or more consecutive timeouts to build pressure.