2013-01-09 - Gonorrhea Becomes Resistant to Antibiotics

January 9

According to a report in The Journal of the American Medical Association, almost seven (7)  percent of patients with gonorrhea examined by physicians taking part in a Canadian study had a strain of the bacteria against which all oral antibiotics were useless.  Public health officials warned that this alarming report suggests that gonorrhea may become an untreatable disease. `

2013-01-08 - Nationwide Average Temperatures Reach Record High in Australia

January 8

Nationwide average temperatures in Australia hit 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) on January 8, and the mean national temperature climbed to the highest in history breaking a record set just the day before on January 7, reported the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.  The record prompted meteorologists at the bureau to take the extraordinary step of adding two new colors to its temperature charts to extend their range to 129 degrees Fahrenheit (54 degrees Celsius) from the previous cap of 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius).

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Note to the Reader

Introduction

Preface

Dedication