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Pediatric medicine still was in its infancy in the late 19th century United States, but a Pike County man was one of Illinois' earliest pediatricians of accomplishment. Griggsville native Alfred ...

This discovery could help better understand the mechanics of the debilitating neurodegenerative disease. Why Alzheimer's disease strikes some people but not others is still largely mysterious.

Recent rain could bring more bugs such as aphids and mealybugs to cotton crops in southern Queensland, according to pest and disease experts.