Bird flu resistant to anti-viral drug

Thursday, December 22, 2005 In an article in the December 2005 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), researchers from Oxford University report that two recent avian flu fatalities in Vietnam were patients who had been treated with the anti-viral medication Tamiflu. There has been one other reported case of Tamiflu-resistance in Vietnam. …

Marathon runner addresses Toronto, bringing attention to autism

Thursday, July 24, 2008 Four months and 3,200 kilometres ago, Canadian runner Jonathan Howard began his run across the second-largest country in the world, to raise awareness for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). A graduate of McMaster University, Howard arrived in Toronto this week, to address the nation’s largest city before continuing his westward run which …

50 Italian parliamentarians call for global summit for “a new financial architecture”

Thursday, March 17, 2005 A letter and motion to be debated by Italian Parliament this week calls for action to address speculative bubbles and potential future financial crashes in the global economy. The motion asks for a global summit similar to the 1944 Bretton Woods United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, which gave us the …

Hepa Allergy Vacuum Cleaners Santa Barbara California: Vacuum Cleaner Comparison Points For Allergy Suffering Consumers California Pet Owners Who Suffer From Allergies.

HEPA Allergy Vacuum Cleaners Santa Barbara California: Vacuum Cleaner Comparison Points For Allergy Suffering Consumers California Pet Owners Who Suffer From Allergies. by claude What is considered the top allergy vacuum cleaner for California allergy symptom sufferers? Allergic reaction sufferers possess a singular problem with vacuum cleaners. Certain vacuum cleaners spew out dust. Here’s how …

After 100 days, Deepwater Horizon oil spill still threatens Gulf coast

Saturday, July 31, 2010 Wednesday marked the 100th day since the beginning of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and although the leaking well was recently capped, the estimated three million or more barrels of oil already in the Gulf of Mexico are still causing trouble for many residents of the Gulf coast. There are still …

NASA chooses Woomera, South Australia for rocket launch site

Monday, August 21, 2006 NASA has announced that rockets will be launched from Woomera in outback South Australia to service the International Space Station (ISS) — starting in 2008. NASA has selected two American companies to launch rockets from the Woomera base. Rocket Plane Kistler and Space-X will conduct orbital flight tests and commercial operations. …

Australian swim team pulled from Rio training pool when water turns ‘soupy’

Saturday, August 6, 2016 Concerns about water quality at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games have expanded to include the inside training pool: top Australian swimming coach Michael Bohl moved his Olympic athletes from the main training pool on Thursday citing fear of infection. The team had a pre-booked session in the training pool …

Kimi Räikkönen will start first for 2007 European Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton suffers a crash

Saturday, July 21, 2007 Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen won the pole on the FIA Formula-1 2007 European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany. Kimi’s rival Fernando Alonso split the two Ferraris and will start between Kimi and Felipe Massa. Lewis Hamilton suffered a serious crash in the third qualifying session after his tire broke …

2008 Leisure Taiwan launched in Taipei World Trade Center

Saturday, July 19, 2008 This year’s Leisure Taiwan trade show (a.k.a Taiwan Sport Recreation and Leisure Show) started yesterday, with 131 companies participating including sports media companies such as ESPN and VideoLand Television, businesses selling sports equipment and fitness clubs. There were also a variety of sports being played in the arena built for the …