Mice May Be Key to Kids’ Asthma Attacks at School

Research investigating schoolchildren’s asthma attacks has pointed to a tiny foe: mice. Allergens from the rodents can infiltrate the air, the study found, and may be a major cause of asthma attacks in the school environment.

Are Columbia’s Best Neighborhoods Being Taken Over by Rats?

On Sunday, Susan Hogue of Shandon found something on the deck of her Heyward Avenue home that she hadn’t seen in 17 years – a rat. The poor creature was in its last throes of life, having been rudely handled by the Hogue’s three dogs.

“I think he was frightened to death,” Hogue said.