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Philippine Flood death toll now over a Thousand

Philippine Flood death toll now over a Thousand

The number of deaths in the flash floods in Southern Philippines have already numbered to nearly 1,500, according to the latest account of the Office of Civil Defence in the country. Most of the people who died are in Cagayan de Oro City, Iligan City, while others are from the nearby provinces. Most of the […]

HIV Discovery Awarded “Breakthrough of the Year”

Johns Hopkins Researchers’ Discovery Awarded "Breakthrough of the Year"

A team of researchers together with several members from Johns Hopkins discovered that HIV treatment with antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) can actually prevent the transmission of the virus from an infected person to his or her uninfected partner. This latest discovery has been named as the “Breakthrough of the Year” for 2011. HPTN 052, the clinical […]

United Nations extend help to Philippine Typhoon Victims

United Nations extend help to Philippine Typhoon Victims

United Nations seek aid and assistance for the flood victims that killed thousands of Philippine citizens unleashed by the super typhoon that is somewhat similar to a tsunami. Soe Nyunt-U, United Nation’s country coordinator, appealed to various foreign governments and other agencies to donate $28.6 million funds for clean water, shelter, food and other assistance […]

Lazy FedEx Employee Caught on Cam, Viral Video Hits 2 Millions Viewers

Lazy FedEx Employee Caught on Cam, Viral Video Hits 2 Millions Viewers

A customer has caught on his surveillance camera how his newly bought monitor was tossed by a FedEx company driver. The viral video is now seen by 2 million viewers around the world. Included in the video’s description was, “The sad part is that I was home at the time with the front door wide […]

Justin Bieber-Maria Yeater Scandal Book Writes Another Chapter

Justin Bieber-Maria Yeater Scandal Book Writes Another Chapter

The issue may have gone for awhile but, Mariah Yeater is still determined to stand up for her claim against the ultimate pop heartthrob Justin Bieber. The 20-year-old Mariah Yeater announced via Chicago Sun-Times in her latest interview about her continued plan of pursuing paternity claim against Bieber out of court. According to Yeater, “I […]

The Mayan Apocalypse: Today Marks A Year Away from The End of the World

The Mayan Apocalypse: Today Marks A Year Away from The End of the World

Apocalypse countdown starts now. According to the ancient Mayan Long Count calendar that marked the end of an era, we are one year away from that date, which is December 21, 2012. Over the years, many predictions were already heard from Native Americans, the Chinese, and Egyptians and from the Irish. However, the Mayan prediction […]

Scientists Develop Self-healing Polymer System

Scientists Develop Self-healing Polymer System

Engineers of University of Illinois have invented a self-developing system that repairs electrical conductivity to a cracked circuit in less time than it takes to blink. Professor Scott White of aerospace engineering and Professor Nancy Sottos of materials science and engineering had organized and led the study which is to be published soon. According to […]

Rock Legend Jon Bon Jovi Dead?

Rock Legend Jon Bon Jovi Dead?

Rumors that spread about the death of a popular rock icon Jon Bon Jovi are not true. A website called the dailynewblog international announced that the famous rocker died of cardiac arrest. However, many were surprised to read Jon Bon Jovi’s messages and updates on his Facebook and Twitter account just lately. Bon Jovi twitted […]

Lindsay Lohan’s Playboy Issue Breaks Sales Records

Lindsay Lohan’s Playboy Issue Breaks Sales Records

According to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, the nude photos of Lindsay Lohan that spread over the net have helped the men’s magazine break sale records. Sources revealed that Lindsay Lohan was paid close to $1 million to pose for the photo shoots taken in a style same of the nude photograph of Marilyn Monroe in […]

Scientists Discover New Facts About Cancer-Fighting Molecules

Scientists Discover New Facts About Cancer-Fighting Molecules

Experts discovered recently that MicroRNAs or miRNAs are tiny RNA molecules that have about 20 nucleotides and do not code for proteins. Further, they regulate many important processes in cells by binding to target messenger RNAs. The production of some miRNAs in cancer is often reduced or amplified. This affects miRNAs that control the activity […]

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