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Health

Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Are you afraid of having a child with asthma? A new study suggests that the time of the year in...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 15:20
Canada Reports Its 15th Case of Mad Cow Disease

Canada Reports Its 15th Case of Mad Cow Disease

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed on Monday a new case of mad cow disease in a...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 15:30

Clostridium Difficile Takes Over Hospitals

Despite being anti-septic, hospitals are still filled with the largest number of diseases,...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 23:09

Suspected Norovirus Outbreak Closes Hope College

Hope College in Holland is expected to remain closed a day longer because of “a growing outbreak...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 14:00

Urinary Tract Infections Are Easily Treatable

Bad Wildungen, Germany - The most common symptoms of an acute urinary tract infection are a burning...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 10:00
CDC: Human Wart Virus HPV Caused 25,000 Cases of Cancer Annually

CDC: Human Wart Virus HPV Caused 25,000 Cases of Cancer Annually

At least 25,000 cases of cancers associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) occurred annually in...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 13:40

New Zealand Approves Pig Cell Transplants for Diabetes

Wellington - New Zealand has approved trials of pig cell transplants to patients with Type 1...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 14:17
Prostate Gland, a Repository of Adult Stem Cells, Genentech Researchers Found

Prostate Gland, a Repository of Adult Stem Cells, Genentech Researchers Found

Researchers at Genentech, in San Francisco, found that the prostate contains adult stem cells that...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 12:11
Scientific Advances in Stem Cell Field: Yamanaka Finds New Method for Safer iPS Cells

Scientific Advances in Stem Cell Field: Yamanaka Finds New Method for Safer iPS Cells

The search for viable alternatives to replace the embryonic stem cells that are derived from the...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 14:40
WHO Probes Mystery Deadly Disease in South Africa

WHO Probes Mystery Deadly Disease in South Africa

The World Health Organization is currently investigating a mysterious disease that has killed three...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 14:30
New Discovery in Stem Cell Field: Stem Cells from Testicular Biopsies

New Discovery in Stem Cell Field: Stem Cells from Testicular Biopsies

The search for the best source of stem cells continues, with many scientists supporting the field...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 14:20
Nobel Prize in Medicine Ends Debate between American and French Researchers

Nobel Prize in Medicine Ends Debate between American and French Researchers

The long-running debate between US researcher Robert Gallo and French scientist Luc Montaginer...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 15:30
Does Circumcision Protect Gay/Bisexual Men From HIV?

Does Circumcision Protect Gay/Bisexual Men From HIV?

More effort is needed to prevent new cases of HIV infection and AIDS prevention techniques such as...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 14:00
2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Three AIDS, Cervical Cancer Researchers

2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Three AIDS, Cervical Cancer Researchers

2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology has been awarded to the German scientist Harald zur...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:30

Harald zur Hausen - Nobel honour for cancer research

Berlin - Harald zur Hausen, a German virologist who shared the Nobel prize for medicine on Monday,...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 15:37
Three European Scientists Win The 2008 Nobel Prize For Medicine

Three European Scientists Win The 2008 Nobel Prize For Medicine

One German and two French scientists won the 2008 Nobel prize in medicine for their work in...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 14:41
Scientists Might Have Found The Origin Of HIV

Scientists Might Have Found The Origin Of HIV

In a recent study, to be published in tomorrow's issue of the journal Nature, scientists reveal new...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 22:35
New Discovery in Stem Cell Field Improves the Cell Reprogramming Technique

New Discovery in Stem Cell Field Improves the Cell Reprogramming Technique

The results of a study conducted by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 15:27
New Stem Cell Technique, a Safer Alternative to Embryonic Stem Cells

New Stem Cell Technique, a Safer Alternative to Embryonic Stem Cells

Scientists have found a new and safer way to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS), which...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 14:40
Flu Vaccine Recommended For Children Of School Age

Flu Vaccine Recommended For Children Of School Age

As the flu season approaches, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced yesterday...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 18:49

WHO IDs Diseases, Warming as Asia-Pacific Health Challenges

Manila - The World Health Organization (WHO) is bracing for major health challenges in Asia and the...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 09:38
FBI Requests Scientific Review Of Controversial Anthrax Case

FBI Requests Scientific Review Of Controversial Anthrax Case

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III said an independent team of researchers and engineers from the...
» read full story September 17th, 2008 - 14:30

More Cases Of West Nile Virus Found

The most recent human cases of West Nile virus infection are a Grand Forks resident who was...
» read full story September 17th, 2008 - 14:15
Merck & Co.’s Vaccine Gardasil Approved for Vaginal, Vulvar Cancer

Merck & Co.’s Vaccine Gardasil Approved for Vaginal, Vulvar Cancer

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Merck & Co.’s cervical cancer vaccine...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 15:15
Gardasil Fights Against Vulvar And Vaginal Cancers

Gardasil Fights Against Vulvar And Vaginal Cancers

The FDA has updated the label of Gardasil, the cervical cancer vaccine manufactured by Merck,...
» read full story September 13th, 2008 - 17:25

Thomas H. Weller, American Virologist Who Shared Nobel for Polio Work, Dies

Thomas H. Weller, the American virologist who shared a Nobel Prize for developing techniques to...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 13:08
FDA Clears XDx’s AlloMap Gene Expression Test

FDA Clears XDx’s AlloMap Gene Expression Test

The US Food and Drug Administration announced its decision to allow XDx Inc. to sell a test,...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 14:32
Scientists Discover New Technique To “Reprogram” Pancreas Cells In Mice

Scientists Discover New Technique To “Reprogram” Pancreas Cells In Mice

Harvard scientists have managed to transform one type of pancreas cell in living mice into another...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 13:00
Adult Mice Cells Can Be Reprogrammed

Adult Mice Cells Can Be Reprogrammed

Another promising step towards finding a cure for diabetes type 1 and type 2 has been made....
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 22:52
New Bird Flu Vaccine From Novavax Shows Encouraging Results

New Bird Flu Vaccine From Novavax Shows Encouraging Results

Novavax Inc. announced on Tuesday that their new bird flu vaccine that uses a mock version of the...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 00:24
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Science

Study: Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Study: Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Are you afraid of having a child with asthma? A new study suggests that the time of the year in...
» read full story November 22nd, 2008 - 12:42
Nobel Medicine Prize Goes To Three European Scientists

Nobel Medicine Prize Goes To Three European Scientists

The 2008 Nobel Prize for medicine was awarded on Monday. Two French scientists who discovered...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 19:44
Update: Stem Cells Research Could Become Safer

Update: Stem Cells Research Could Become Safer

Researchers took one more step toward so-called regenerative medicine by developing a safer way of...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:40
Virus Found on Space Station Computers

Virus Found on Space Station Computers

This week, NASA confirmed that a virus has infected at least one computer on the International...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 18:37
Cell Phone Study: We Never Stray Far From Home

Cell Phone Study: We Never Stray Far From Home

We probably don’t know it, but most of us stick with the “don’t stray far from home” idea for the...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 11:32
Scientists Map Worldwide Journey of Seasonal Flu

Scientists Map Worldwide Journey of Seasonal Flu

Scientists have finally solved a long-standing mystery of where seasonal flu viruses originate and...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 15:43
First Cloned Human Embryos From Skin Cell DNA

First Cloned Human Embryos From Skin Cell DNA

US scientists at biotech company Stemagen Corporation in La Jolla, California, allege they made the...
» read full story January 17th, 2008 - 21:24
Lab Announces Breakthrough In Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Lab Announces Breakthrough In Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Scientists at the Advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, Massachusetts, announced on Thursday that...
» read full story January 11th, 2008 - 14:45
Stem Cells Created from Human Skin

Stem Cells Created from Human Skin

Two research groups managed to obtain stem cells without the ethical problems posed by destroying...
» read full story November 20th, 2007 - 19:07
Scientists: IAPV May Be A Factor In Honey Bee Disorder

Scientists: IAPV May Be A Factor In Honey Bee Disorder

According to a report being published by the journal Science the scientists discovered that a...
» read full story September 06th, 2007 - 22:41
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Business

Microsoft Will Offer Anti-Malware Software Free Of Charge

Microsoft Will Offer Anti-Malware Software Free Of Charge

PC security is one aspect that increasingly concerns Microsoft, and as a proof of that, the...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 21:55
IBM's New Lotus iNotes App Is Now Available

IBM's New Lotus iNotes App Is Now Available

IBM managed to complete the work on its Lotus iNotes software and released the app for Apple’s...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 13:16
Google’s Web Security Is Out On The Market

Google’s Web Security Is Out On The Market

Google announced yesterday the launch of its Web Security for Enterprises, which is expected to...
» read full story May 09th, 2008 - 14:54
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Specials

Fall Babies Have 30 Percent Higher Risk of Developing Asthma

Fall Babies Have 30 Percent Higher Risk of Developing Asthma

Children born four months before peak flu season are more likely to develop childhood asthma...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 16:45
Microsoft Details Malware Threat

Microsoft Details Malware Threat

Worldwide threats from malicious software that cripple computers with spy programs, viruses and...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 21:52
Clickjacking Threat

Clickjacking Threat

The Internet is well known for the fact that it’s an excellent provider of information, or because...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 00:00
The Nobel Prize Rekindles 25 Years Old Controversy

The Nobel Prize Rekindles 25 Years Old Controversy

On Monday, the Nobel committee awarded the famous prize to Dr. Luc Montagnier, a...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 21:44

German, French Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize for Virus Discoveries

Stockholm - The finding of cervical cancer virus and the discovery of the human immunodeficiency...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 16:18
Officials Blame Norovirus for Georgetown University Illnesses

Officials Blame Norovirus for Georgetown University Illnesses

It appears that norovirus was responsible for sickening more than 170 students at Georgetown ...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 16:01

Virus hunters track HIV to 100 years back

Washington - A decades-old paraffin wax-encased block of tissue has added a curious chapter to the...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 08:14

Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Still Immune

Although hard to believe antibodies from survivors of the most devastating 1918 influenza pandemic...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 18:46
U.S. Department of Justice Is Convinced Ivins Was The Anthrax Killer

U.S. Department of Justice Is Convinced Ivins Was The Anthrax Killer

According to new evidence released by the government, it seems that Bruce Ivins, the alleged...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 13:19
Gene Variant Could Raise Africans’ AIDS Risk

Gene Variant Could Raise Africans’ AIDS Risk

In an attempt to find an explanation for the high frequency of AIDS cases within the world’s black...
» read full story July 17th, 2008 - 14:50
With 8 Million Copies Firefox 3 Achieves Its Desired Guinness World Record

With 8 Million Copies Firefox 3 Achieves Its Desired Guinness World Record

Firefox 3 has entered today in the Guiness Book of World Records as the most downloaded software in...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 13:31
Trojan Horsie Messes With Mac OS X

Trojan Horsie Messes With Mac OS X

Last week, SecureMac, the company that offers anti-spyware solution for Macs, issued a warning on...
» read full story June 23rd, 2008 - 15:12
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Technology

Microsoft to Design Free Anti-Malware Program

Microsoft to Design Free Anti-Malware Program

Microsoft is planning to design a free anti-malware program that should help those who won’t or...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 13:07
Microsoft To Offer Anti-Malware Software Free Of Charge

Microsoft To Offer Anti-Malware Software Free Of Charge

PC security is one aspect that increasingly concerns Microsoft, and as a proof of that, the...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 14:26
Microsoft Announces Free Anti-Malware Software

Microsoft Announces Free Anti-Malware Software

Microsoft has recently announced that it will offer free software in order to protect PCs from...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 12:40
Microsoft: While Trojans Invade U.S., China Fights Browser Exploits

Microsoft: While Trojans Invade U.S., China Fights Browser Exploits

Microsoft today released the fifth volume of its Security Intelligence Report, providing insight...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 16:33
Windows 7 Will Deliver Enhanced Security, Reliability, Performance

Windows 7 Will Deliver Enhanced Security, Reliability, Performance

When we think of an operating system, we inevitably tend to think: Windows. Why? Because despite...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 13:10
Android G1 Too Has Application Killswitch

Android G1 Too Has Application Killswitch

 Well after back in August Apple reluctantly admitted to the existence of an application “kill...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 15:15

Apple Pulls and Replaces Faulty Adapters

Although Macs seem to be the dream-computers, with no viruses and no frozen screen, the same...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 15:36
With Fame Comes Malware! Celebrities Bad For Your PC

With Fame Comes Malware! Celebrities Bad For Your PC

Eager to have your favorite star on your PC? You might want to think it over before downloading...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 15:15
Update: Computer Virus Makes Extraterrestrial Landing On ISS Laptops

Update: Computer Virus Makes Extraterrestrial Landing On ISS Laptops

We all know what computer viruses are capable of these days, but the latest manifestation of this...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 13:28
Update: Computer Virus Gammima Travels  Into Space

Update: Computer Virus Gammima Travels Into Space

It seems you can’t escape computer viruses not even on the International Space Station. NASA...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 20:07
Facebook Wall Used as Malware Launching Pad

Facebook Wall Used as Malware Launching Pad

Facebook has quickly dealt with a malware attack launched using the social networking website's...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 21:49
CherryPal Mini-Desktop: Tiny Package, Small Consumption, Big Promises

CherryPal Mini-Desktop: Tiny Package, Small Consumption, Big Promises

What can we expect from a tiny paperback-sized desktop computer? A lot, CherryPal promised, as it...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 13:42
Lenovo Brings IdeaCentre K210 Desktop PC To U.S.

Lenovo Brings IdeaCentre K210 Desktop PC To U.S.

Lenovo made a debut into the consumer desktop market “outside of China” this week with the launch...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 12:11
Watch Out For Two New Mac Viruses

Watch Out For Two New Mac Viruses

SecureMac and Intego Security released a warning this weekend about the discovery of two Mac...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 17:19
Mozilla, Firefox 3.0 And 10 Million Downloads

Mozilla, Firefox 3.0 And 10 Million Downloads

It seems like the Firefox download frenzy is slowly fading away, but Mozilla has some serious...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 11:07
Firefox 3: Are We Heading Towards a New Browser War?

Firefox 3: Are We Heading Towards a New Browser War?

Tomorrow, Mozilla will release the latest version of its famous browser Firefox. After 34 months...
» read full story June 16th, 2008 - 13:21
Firefox 3 To Make Its Debut On Tuesday, June 17

Firefox 3 To Make Its Debut On Tuesday, June 17

The third version of the popular browser Firefox will be available for download as soon as Tuesday...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 01:40
Beware of .hk Domains

Beware of .hk Domains

McAfee, an antivirus and security company, has made public its report on internet security for...
» read full story June 04th, 2008 - 19:53
Qtrax Plans Free P2P Music Sharing Service

Qtrax Plans Free P2P Music Sharing Service

Qtrax is the first online file-sharing service that promised unrestricted access to over 25...
» read full story January 28th, 2008 - 11:37
Mac-Attack: US Army guarding its Windows with OSX

Mac-Attack: US Army guarding its Windows with OSX

The US Army wants some more Apple if we are to believe recent rumors emanating from the media. In...
» read full story December 24th, 2007 - 21:50
Symantec Announces Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac

Symantec Announces Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac

Recently, Apple’s Mac operating system has become more and more similar to its rival, Microsoft’s...
» read full story December 12th, 2007 - 02:21
Mozilla Releases First Beta Of Firefox 3

Mozilla Releases First Beta Of Firefox 3

The battle of browsers will surely heat up again as Mozilla has just released the first public...
» read full story November 20th, 2007 - 23:29
Leopard's Firewall Does Not Work As Expected

Leopard's Firewall Does Not Work As Expected

Apple's new operating system, Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), which sold 2 million copies over its first...
» read full story October 31st, 2007 - 22:25
Google Apps Premier Edition Become More Secure

Google Apps Premier Edition Become More Secure

Maybe you remember when two months ago Google bought the e-mail security company Postini for...
» read full story October 03rd, 2007 - 21:57
SpiralFrog Opens For Business

SpiralFrog Opens For Business

Why should you pirate the music when you can download it free and legal? This is the philosophy...
» read full story September 17th, 2007 - 11:52
Sony’s Rootkit Scandal, Part Two

Sony’s Rootkit Scandal, Part Two

Finish security firm F-Secure has just spotted another trace of Sony’s bad habit to install malware...
» read full story August 28th, 2007 - 15:52
Intel Offers More Hardware Security In Its Latest vPro

Intel Offers More Hardware Security In Its Latest vPro

Thanks to the latest innovation unveiled today by Intel, you don’t have to worry so much about the...
» read full story August 28th, 2007 - 01:24
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World

An Unknown Disease Takes its Toll on Three South African People

An Unknown Disease Takes its Toll on Three South African People

On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO), which is an United Nations health agency, has...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 13:21
Three European Scientists Won The 2008 Nobel Prize For Medicine

Three European Scientists Won The 2008 Nobel Prize For Medicine

One German and two French scientists won the 2008 Nobel prize in medicine for their work in...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 09:41

Japanese shrine offers protection for computers

Tokyo - In high-tech Japan, not only programmers provide protection from viruses and other computer...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 08:35
Equine Influenza Outbreak in Australia Hinders Racing

Equine Influenza Outbreak in Australia Hinders Racing

The recent outbreak of equine influenza (horse flu) in Australia has required the country to impose...
» read full story August 28th, 2007 - 20:11
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Video Games

Rockstar’s Social Club Opens For Business

Rockstar’s Social Club Opens For Business

Celebrating the release of the widely-acclaimed GTA IV, Rockstar opened today the virtual gates of...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 16:26
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