In late May, a deadly mutant strain of E. coli broke out in Germany and spread across at least 12 countries. The bacterium, which is more toxic and infectious than any other known strain of E coli, left 1,800 infected and 18 dead by early June.

The United Nations plans to advocate drastic reductions in the use of DDT, which kills or repels the mosquitoes that spread malaria.

Many more lives could be saved with indoor residual spraying using DDT as part ofa malaria control program.

The UN's push for a "zero DDT world" ignores the millions of lives DDT has saved over the past century with little-to-no adverse environmental impact and no harm to human health.

An on-the-ground report on how malaria control is going in Uganda.

How many more must die of malaria for no good reason?

DDT is a proven effective anti-malaria measure, but the United Nations has abandoned science for the sake of political correctness.

While it’s sometimes hard to distinguish the crackpot from the consequential, many sober scientists believe that even far-out schemes are worth exploring, considering the alternatives.