This article describes the parallelism between the current COVID-19 pandemic on humans to the Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense, also known as Tropical race 4 (TR4) fungus that causes Fusarium wilt and Panama disease on bananas and fall armyworm (FAW). Well-equipped interconnectedness of countries...

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a new coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2. The prevalence of the virus on a global scale led to a global health crisis which prompted countries like the Philippines to address the issue through the implementation of various health-related protocols, legislative ...

This paper discusses the detection of wheat blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) in Bangladesh during early 2016, the spread of the pathogen through seed and crop residues, and its possible impact on food security. Yellow rust which was historically endemic mainly in colder regions quickly adapted to warmer...

This article provides an overview of the recent history of health sciences and environmental policies in Brazil. The country has a strong tradition in parasitology and tropical medicine, but only in the last 2 decades has it become a science-driven society. Investments in science and technology...

The objective of the article was to examine the association between democracy and implementation of non-communicable disease policy, using the association between the Economist Intelligence Unit measure of democracy and implementation of non-communicable disease policy to include data for both 2015 ...

This article discusses folic acid fortification of all foods in order to prevent birth defects. Using the term "birth defects" in the headline is misleading because it covers a broad variety of congenital diseases, few of which are folate sensitive. By equating folate-fortified meals with the term...

Modern literature denies that medical error is as old as medicine offering proves that it dates back considerably earlier and answering that it is very difficult to meet doctor who would deliberately and intentionally make a mistake and commit crime. Intentional medical error, according to legal...

This correspondence focuses on the potential food safety crisis in China resulting from water and soil pollution, and suggests several measures to avoid the potential food grain crisis.