Health & Science

Tuesday, September 20th 2011 - 08:39 UTC
UN launches all-out attack on non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cancer

The United Nations launched on Monday an all-out attack on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer and diabetes with a summit meeting devoted to curbing the factors, like tobacco and alcohol use, behind the often preventable scourge that causes 63% of all deaths.
Monday, September 19th 2011 - 16:46 UTC
Paraguay confirms FMD outbreak, reports case to OIE; beef exports banned

Paraguay sanitary authorities confirmed an outbreak of foot and mouth disease which means the immediate suspension of all beef exports for at least two months and the sanitary rifle for 800 head of cattle.
Friday, September 16th 2011 - 15:59 UTC
UK wants to end £ 12bn throw-away of edibles, issues new label dates guidance

The British government has issued new guidance for the food industry on the use of food label dates amid growing concerns at the amount of food that is wasted each year by UK households.
Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:51 UTC
Chilean health authorities report several cases of typhoid fever in Santiago

Chilean health authorities have reported the existence of several cases of typhoid fever in western metropolitan Santiago and called on the population to adopt strict hygiene measures.
Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:07 UTC
US to begin testing beef for six more strains of E.coli bacteria, said USDA

The US government announced Tuesday it will begin testing next year for six more kinds of E.coli bacteria in raw ground beef and tenderized steaks in order to boost protection of US consumers.
Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 16:16 UTC
Mosquitoes never rest: they rapidly develop resistance to insecticide treated nets

Mosquitoes can rapidly develop resistance to bed nets treated with insecticide, a new study from Senegal suggests. In recent years the nets have become a leading method of preventing malaria, especially in Africa.
Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 11:01 UTC
King crabs found on the edge of Antarctica as a result of warming waters

King crabs have been found on the edge of Antarctica, probably as a result of warming in the region, scientists say. Writing in the journal Proceedings B, scientists report a large, reproductive population of crabs in the Palmer Deep, a basin cut in the continental shelf.
Monday, September 5th 2011 - 01:16 UTC
Brazilian university students fined for promoting a “rodeo of fat girls”

Two Brazilian university students who organized a “rodeo of fat ladies” in the social network under the name of Orkut will have to donate 20 minimum salaries (approximately 6.650 dollars) to organizations that combat chemical dependencies and gender violence.
Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 19:49 UTC
US doctors performed STD experiments with Guatemala patients killing at least 83

Medical experiments performed by United States doctors deliberately infected more than 1,000 Guatemalans vulnerable patients with syphilis and gonorrhoea in the late 1940s, killing 83 of them, a US presidential panel said this week.
Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 00:40 UTC
FAO urges readiness against possible major resurgence of H5N1 avian influenza

FAO urged heightened readiness and surveillance against a possible major resurgence of the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza amid signs that a mutant strain of the deadly Bird Flu virus is spreading in Asia and beyond, with unpredictable risks to human health.