Health & Science

Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 09:08 UTC
New York county state of emergency because of measles outbreak; dispute with parents of unvaccinated children

A county in New York state has declared a state of emergency following a severe outbreak of measles. Rockland County, on the Hudson River north of New York City, has barred unvaccinated children from public spaces after 153 cases were confirmed.
Tuesday, March 26th 2019 - 08:55 UTC
Brexit reaches Falklands: EU Galileo sensor station to be removed from the Islands

As it is increasingly likely that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union without a deal on 12 April, the European Commission is completing its “no-deal” preparations, says the EC' daily news report.
Wednesday, March 20th 2019 - 10:11 UTC
US jury considers glyphosate “a substantial factor” in causing human cancer

A US jury has found that one of the world's most widely-used weed-killers was a “substantial factor” in causing a man's cancer. Pharmaceutical group Bayer had strongly rejected claims that its glyphosate-based Roundup product was carcinogenic. But the jury in San Francisco ruled unanimously that it contributed to causing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in California resident Edwin Hardeman.
Monday, March 18th 2019 - 12:40 UTC
Falklands to undertake a lifestyle and overall health survey

The Falkland Islands government Public Health Advisor, Carol Morrison, is set to launch a survey this week to gather data on the community’s lifestyle habits, perceptions of health, access to health care and barriers to health.
Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
US and Brazil reach space accord to be signed next week when Bolsonaro visits Washington

The United States and Brazil have negotiated an accord to safeguard U.S. space technology the South American nation hopes will be used in commercial rockets lifting off from its launch site near the equator, the Brazilian government said on Monday.
Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 08:58 UTC
Internet inventor says the web is “plunging downwards to a dysfunctional future”

Global action is required to tackle the web's “downward plunge to a dysfunctional future”, its inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has told the BBC. He made the comments in an exclusive interview to mark 30 years since he submitted his proposal for the web. Sir Tim said people had realized how their data could be “manipulated” after the Cambridge Analytica scandal
Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 08:14 UTC
FAO, OIE, and WHO launch One Health approach guide to addressing zoonotic diseases 

Zoonotic diseases continue to be a threat to global health, causing millions of deaths and economic losses every year. To support countries to control these diseases, the Tripartite organizations (FAO, OIE and WHO) launched a guide entitled ‘Taking a Multisectoral, One Health Approach: A Tripartite Guide to Addressing Zoonotic Diseases in Countries’.
Monday, March 11th 2019 - 18:30 UTC
Falklands: First surveys of the Burdwood Bank completed for Marine Managed Areas Project

By Ander M. de Lecea - Research scientist Drs Ander de Lecea and Marina Costa of SAERI recently completed their first surveys of the Burdwood Bank, kicking off the “Fine Scaling of the Marine Management Areas of the Falkland Islands” (MMA) project.
Monday, March 4th 2019 - 08:39 UTC
A mobile free application “HearWHO”, to help with hearing loss

On the annual World Hearing Day (3 March), the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched “hearWHO”, a free application for mobile devices which allows people to check their hearing regularly and intervene early in case of hearing loss. The app is targeted at those who are at risk of hearing loss or who already experience some of the symptoms related to hearing loss.
Saturday, March 2nd 2019 - 06:51 UTC
Mars rover work-out controlled in Chile from more 11.000km away in UK

A space control center in the UK has been used to test-drive a prototype Mars rover thousands of miles away in Chile’s Atacama desert. Experts at the European Space Agency’s centre in Oxfordshire completed a series of tests across nearly 11,000 km in order to see how the Mars rover reacts to commands across large distances.