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Nov. 20th 2009 - 2:29 am UTC

Papua New Guinea cannibal tribe could hold clue to “mad cow disease”

A strong genetic resistance emerged after a major epidemic

Darwinian natural selection could help halt human “mad cow disease”, experts say after finding a tribe impervious to a related fatal brain disorder. The Papua New Guinea tribe developed strong genetic resistance after a major epidemic of the CJD-like disease, kuru, spread mostly by cannibalism.

Nov. 18th 2009 - 10:44 pm UTC

“Passion mousse” (containing Viagra) an instant success in gastronomy fair

The blend with passion flower fruit apparently had the magic natural touch

A dessert under the name of “Passion mousse made out of Viagra and Mburucuyá (Passion flower) fruit, the inspiration of four gastronomy students has been the great success at Bogotá, Colombia, national Gastronomy Fair which closed this week.

Nov. 18th 2009 - 1:28 am UTC

Chile in select group of eleven countries with insignificant mad-cow risk

Agriculture Minister Marigen Hornkohl praised efforts from the government and private sectors

Beginning Tuesday Chile belongs to the select group of eleven countries who have insignificant risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. This places Chile among the nations with the best sanitary conditions on the planet.

Nov. 17th 2009 - 1:05 am UTC

Plan to recover two crates of Shackleton’s whisky buried in Antarctica

Vintage: A MacKinlay’s bottle of the same age

Explorers are planning to recover a rare batch of whisky lost during explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated voyage to the South Pole a century ago.  Two crates of the now extinct “Rare Old” brand of McKinlay and Co whisky have been buried in the Antarctic ice since Shackleton was forced to abandon his polar mission in 1909.

Nov. 14th 2009 - 5:19 am UTC

NASA announces discovery of “significant amount” of water in the moon

The discovery was done at the permanently shadowed crater Cabeus on the moon’s South Pole

It’s official: There’s water on the moon—and a “significant amount” of it, too, members of NASA’s recent moon-crash mission, LCROSS, announced Friday. In October, NASA crashed a two-ton rocket and the SUV-size LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) into the permanently shadowed crater Cabeus on the moon’s South Pole.

Nov. 11th 2009 - 3:15 am UTC

Glaxo donates 50 million doses of H1N1 virus vaccine to WHO

Glaxo CEO Andrew Witty

The international laboratory GlaxoSmithKline has promised to donate 50 million doses of pandemic H1N1 vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) under an agreement signed at WHO headquarters in Geneva.

Nov. 11th 2009 - 2:43 am UTC

Buenos Aires hosts conference on clowns and Patch Adams’ doctors

Robin Williams’ Patch Adams consolidated “laugh therapy” in modern medicine

Some 400 clowns and doctors skilled at clowning took part in an international conference in Buenos Aires to present scientific evidence, backed by their own experience, to show why laughter was healthy

Nov. 10th 2009 - 3:37 am UTC

Phytoplankton flourishes in Antarctic open areas of water where ice retreated

Scientists consider it a big plus to combat climate change

Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of open water left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula.

Nov. 9th 2009 - 7:10 am UTC

First recorded case of H1N1 flu transmitted to cat by pet’s owner

Just in case don’t sneeze next to your cat

A 13 year old cat came down with the H1N1 virus flu in the state of Iowa, in the US Mid West, the first case so far proved and evidence that humans with the flu virus can spread it to pets.

Nov. 9th 2009 - 12:06 am UTC

Want to buy fish rich in Omega 3? Try your nearest Austrian chemist

The Austrian pilot programme has been expanded to 15 chemist shops starting Monday

Austrian chemists will commence selling fish in order to raise awareness of the health benefits of a diet rich in Omega 3 fatty acids. As of this Monday, the clients of 15 shops of the Central European country will be able to buy fish along with the typical medications.

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