Health & Science

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 00:06 UTC

  Chile Gained 1.2 Square Kilometres Following the Earthquake

  

  The Chilean territory expanded 1.2 square kilometres into the Pacific following the February earthquake that ravaged the centre and south of the country, according to Sergio Barrientos, head of the University of Chile Seismologic Institute.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 16:37 UTC

  Dramatic Gap between Chile’s Public and Private Health Care Sectors

  

  An investigation by the World Bank and Chile’s Health Ministry confirmed large discrepancies between the public and private health sectors.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 01:24 UTC

  German Scientists Discover non Chartered Sunken Islands in the Caribbean

  

  German scientists announced on Monday they believe they have discovered sunken islands in the Caribbean Sea following a deep sea expedition in April.

• Saturday, May 8th 2010 - 06:26 UTC

  Viral Equine Arteritis Outbreak in the Province of Buenos Aires

  

  SENASA, Argentina’s National Food Safety and Quality Service, issued a statement suspending all transportation of horses in the Buenos Aires province for two weeks due to an outbreak of Viral Equine Arteritis.

• Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 03:32 UTC

  Aftermath of Ash Cloud: Clogged Airlines Air Conditioning Systems, Warn Experts

  

  Airlines may not have seen the last of the ash cloud crisis, experts said on Sunday. The impact of ash on aircraft air-conditioning systems could be serious, warned aviation lecturer Stephen Wright of Leeds University.

• Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 01:51 UTC

  FAO Urges Heightened International Surveillance Against Foot and Mouth Disease

  

  FAO urged heightened international surveillance against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) following three recent incursions in Japan and South Korea.

• Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 03:50 UTC

  Lab Production of Green Hamburgers is “No Longer Science Fiction”

  

  The lab production of meat without the need of slaughtering animals is no longer science fiction and could be producing “green” hamburgers in less than ten years according to the list of Time Magazine fifty main inventions of the year.

• Friday, April 30th 2010 - 05:14 UTC

  Overwhelming Majority of Uruguayan Children access Internet Regularly

  

  An overwhelming majority of Uruguayan children between the ages of 6 to 11 regularly use Internet according to a recent report from consultants Radar. The Seventh Profile on Uruguay’s Internauts shows that 85% of children use the net which represents a 30% increase over 2008 when the rate was 55%.

• Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 06:08 UTC

  More Sex to Combat High-Blood Pressure Recommends Brazilian Minister

  

  Brazil’s health minister has an interesting solution for the nation’s high blood pressure problem: more sex.

• Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 05:45 UTC

  Viagra Patent Expires June 20, Rules Brazilian High Court

  

  Brazil's High Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that the Brazilian patent for the drug Viagra is due to expire June 20.