Health & Science

Monday, March 15th 2010 - 21:49 UTC
Canada suffers 17th case of mad cow and is categorized as “controlled risk”

The president of Canada Beef Export Federation says the country's 17th case of mad cow disease has not affected markets. The beef cow was born in 2004 in Alberta, and the fatal degenerative brain disease was confirmed on Feb. 25, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported on its website.
Monday, March 15th 2010 - 19:58 UTC
Internet celebrates 25th anniversary of dotcom domain name

It was not until the late 1990s that it really took off but today the internet celebrates the 25th birthday of the dotcom domain name. On 15 March 1985, the first company to add dotcom to its name was a computer maker named Symbolics.
Saturday, March 13th 2010 - 00:41 UTC
Norovirus again attacks “Vision of the Seas” cruise in Brazil

Royal Caribbean’s cruise vessel “Vision of the Seas” which last week was struck with an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness has again suffered a similar bout while sailing along the Atlantic coast of South America, according to a Brazilian health officials.
Friday, March 12th 2010 - 23:30 UTC
Environment degradation threatens Haiti’s recovery process warns UN

The United Nations Environment Program warns Haiti's recovery process will be greatly constrained if the environmental degradation suffered during the catastrophic earthquake is not adequately taken care of.
Thursday, March 11th 2010 - 23:33 UTC
Many governments use internet “to curtail freedom of expression”

Many governments have used the internet to curtail freedom of expression at home, the US state department says in its latest annual human rights report.
Wednesday, March 10th 2010 - 06:26 UTC
China looks into developing vast resources of “combustible ice”

China's western Qinghai Province, containing major deposits of the country's “combustible ice,” will see increased explorations for this emerging clean energy, Provincial Governor Luo Huining said on Saturday quoted by Xinhua news agency.
Tuesday, March 9th 2010 - 18:39 UTC
A couple of red wine glasses a day help ladies keep their waist line

Women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol gain less weight than abstainers according to a report published this week in the United States and based on thirteen years of scientific data.
Thursday, March 4th 2010 - 21:10 UTC
Cruise along Brazilian coast suffers alleged massive food poisoning

Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas was liberated and allowed to continue with the cruise after Brazilian sanitary officials imposed a 24 hours quarantine following a massive outbreak of what is believed to be food poisoning.
Thursday, March 4th 2010 - 21:03 UTC
Cost of rebuilding Chile estimated in 30 billion US dollars

Chile’s plans to repair the damaged caused by last Saturday’s earthquake are likely to cost the nation an estimated 30 billion US dollars and three to four years work, according to EQECAT, a firm that evaluates catastrophe risk for insurers.
Thursday, March 4th 2010 - 03:25 UTC
Outbreak of foot and mouth disease in south China pig farms

A total of 8,382 pigs have been culled after a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in south China's Guangdong Province, bordering Hong Kong, local animal husbandry and veterinary officials reported earlier this week.