KITVTue, 22 Apr 2008 16:35 UTC
Honolulu-- Researchers at the University of Hawaii have been given the green light for a study on the West Nile virus.
The head of the study showed how safeguards have been taken to keep the virus from escaping the lab.
The South-Eastern Sydney Illawarra Health Service is warning residents to avoid all mosquito bites after some of the insects found in Sydney were shown to be carrying a rare disease.
An Israeli medical team has started tests using the drug Ecstasy as a treatment for conflict-linked post-traumatic disorders, the Maariv daily reported on Friday.
Researchers in Norway and the UK found that by monitoring brain patterns they could predict when people were likely to make mistakes in carrying out tasks.
The discovery could one day help people at work, for example those who have monotonous or repetitive jobs, to anticipate when they are more susceptible to making mistakes. Perhaps a device that monitors their brain pattern could alert them, the researchers said. Some tasks like passport control, where attention to detail is important but the repetitive and monotonous nature of the work can cause loss of focus, could benefit from such a device, they said.
Tom Philpott
GristmillWed, 23 Apr 2008 23:31 UTC
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) came to dominate U.S. grain agriculture over the last 12 with very little real public debate. Sure, people like me have complained loudly, and groups like Center for Food Safety have mounted forceful lobbying and public education efforts.
Comment: For more information about who benefits from GMOs read Seeds of Destruction by F. William Engdahl.
Chicago - Two years ago, scientists had high hopes for new pills that would help people quit smoking, lose weight and maybe kick other tough addictions like alcohol and cocaine.
Washington - Lost in the hoopla of ads promising that laser vision surgery lets you toss your glasses is a stark reality: Not everyone's a good candidate and an unlucky few do suffer life-changing side effects - lost vision, dry eye, night-vision problems.
Jennie Bristow
Sp!kedSat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00 UTC
A brilliant new book explores what the relentless rise of awareness-raising ribbons - kitsch fashion items that express the wearer's fear of disease or empathy with victims - reveals about our morbid, narcissistic society.
Australia's SBS "Insight" program hosted by Jenny Brockie, a multi-award winning journalist and documentary maker with more than 20 years experience in quality broadcasting, today looked at GM Foods in Australia. Monsanto and supermarkets declined to appear.
XinhuaMon, 21 Apr 2008 16:37 UTC
A mumps epidemic has broken out in the Netherlands, which was the first time in 20 years, Dutch media reported Monday.
The epidemic concentrated in the stretch of land between Zeeland in the southwest and the Veluwe heathlands in central Netherlands, the so-called "Bible belt" where many orthodox Protestants live.
Many people in the area refuse to have their children vaccinated against mumps and other diseases on religious grounds.
Comment: For more information about who benefits from GMOs read Seeds of Destruction by F. William Engdahl.