India Flood – Massive flooding in the eastern part of India in the state of Orissa has killed at least 26 and 200,000 were dislodged from their homes and have to be evacuated, an Indian minister said Thursday. Torrential monsoon rains have triggered the floods across the state of Orissa where river banks have overflowed. […]
Tuberculosis Resistance. The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned Wednesday the public about the new strain of extensively multidrug-resistant forms of deadly disease, tuberculosis (TB) which alarmingly are spreading across the continent of Europe. The WHO has also expressed concern about the possibility of a pandemic resurgence that might kill thousands unless health authorities do […]
Global Economic Problems. Robert Zoellick, World Bank President, announced Wednesday the new economic and financial danger zone the world has entered and the United States, Japan and Europe had to wake up in order not to continue dragging the world economy down. Unless the United States, Japan and Europe face their responsibilities, the world will […]
Albuquerque, N. M. — A science ghost town has been planned to be built in New Mexico. This U.S. state is famous for being the country’s premier site for nuclear, scientific and military explorations. Now, a new science project will be built in a 20 square mile area to simulate a small U.S. city. The […]
Mental health disorders are largely ignored in Europe, even though more than a third of the population or some 165 million people are affected, a new study shows. According to the study published Tuesday in the medical journal “European Neuropsychopharmacology,” researchers studied data from 27 member-countries of the European Union and some 500 million people […]
Quitting smoking is tough to do for anyone who has picked up the nasty habit, Americans included. But a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows more Americans are puffing less these days although the percentage is not that significant as health officials had hoped. From 21 percent of […]
September 11 health problems have been well-monitored and documented in the past ten years after the terror attacks. But the evidence based on multiple studies do not provide a solid link between dust exposure and incidence of cancer and other ailments. One major study shows that firefighters who worked at Ground Zero were 19 times […]
European Banks rejects IMF’s Advice. Frankfurt, Germany — European politicians and bankers defended the region’s financial institutions and banks Thursday countering the call of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that an estimate of 200 billion euros or approximately $290 billion will be needed in new capital, reflecting sovereign debt. Christine Lagarde, IMF Chief, called Saturday […]
Beijing – China, the Red Dragon of the East, has launched its first aircraft carrier for a test trial run Wednesday that boosted strong Chinese patriotic pride back at home and jitters internationally about China’s strong naval ambitions. The aircraft carrier, a former USSR vessel refitted, will mark China’s strategic plan to build a naval […]
A new strain of salmonella has been discovered to have infected 36 million lbs. of ground turkey meat in a plant in Arkansas. Health officials warned Thursday the American public about the said new Salmonella Heidelberg Bacteria strain. The newest strain proves to be more resistant to the usual antibiotics used to cure the common […]
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