This year, nine people in Tompkins County - where Cornell U. is located - have been diagnosed with syphilis. Typically, one case of syphilis is recorded in the county. At least three of the infected individuals are affiliated with Cornell.

The American Heart Association (AHA) published new guidelines in its journal Circulation on March 18 requiring emergency room doctors to ask younger patients with heart problems if they’ve recently used cocaine.

Kristine Hassan, a Columbia University junior, will use dentist’s tools — specifically, 8,000 toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, and a mobile clinic — to siphon off parts of Egypt’s larger disparities this summer.

An MU senior was struck by a vehicle on late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning in Panama City Beach, Fla. Maniaci remains in critical condition in Bay Medical Center’s ICU as of Monday.

The proposed alcohol bill is unfair and unjust. If the state wishes to change the drinking age, it must change it for everyone. If the state wants to support the troops, it should support resolutions to the Iraq War, not the drinking age.

Princeton University researchers have identified two proteins used by E. coli bacteria to form protective outer membranes. This discovery could help scientists find ways to block the membrane-formation process and create new antibiotics to combat diseases like meningitis, gonorrhea and typhoid fever.