Health & Science

• Tuesday, August 4th 2009 - 12:45 UTC

  Strengthening international cooperation is the main challenge of Antarctic meeting

  

  With the challenge of strengthening international cooperation for development of Antarctic science, the XXI Annual Meeting of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) started yesterday. COMNAP is one of the most important forums of the Antarctic Treaty System.

• Friday, July 31st 2009 - 12:18 UTC

  Airbus recommends changing speed sensors for US made pitots

  

  Plane manufacturer Airbus has urged airlines to change the make of the majority of speed sensors on about 200 long haul aircraft. Airbus has issued a bulletin to airlines recommending that they switch the parts, also known as pitots, to those made by US manufacturer Goodrich.

• Friday, July 31st 2009 - 12:04 UTC

  Punta Arenas hosts next week Antarctic science programs summit

  

  Chile will host the next annual meeting of the Council of Managers of Annual Antarctic Programs, CMNAP, which convenes 26 countries, reported the organizers. The host city will be Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile and headquarters of Chile’s Antarctic Institute.

• Monday, July 27th 2009 - 11:59 UTC

  Majority of Argentine women dissatisfied with their bodies and looks

  

  An overwhelming majority of Argentine women, 95%, are dissatisfied with their bodies and the main reason is over weight, according to a public opinion poll released Saturday by one of Buenos Aires main dailies, Clarin.

• Saturday, July 25th 2009 - 10:40 UTC

  Mercosur leaders suggest lifting patent rights to produce anti A/flu vaccines

  

  Speaking in the framework of Mercosur summit in Paraguay, the leaders of Argentina and Brazil suggested Friday that developing countries be allowed to lift patent rights so they can produce more vaccines to battle the A/H1N1 virus flu pandemic.

• Friday, July 24th 2009 - 14:20 UTC

  Brazil to complain UK “dumping” of 1.000 tons of hazardous waste

  

  The Brazilian government said it will lodge a formal complaint with the World Trade Organisation over shipments of more than 1,000 tons of hazardous waste which arrived from Britain

• Friday, July 24th 2009 - 14:00 UTC

  Major world campaign against Foot and Mouth Disease

  

  A major offensive aimed at bringing Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) under global control has been launched by FAO and the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

• Friday, July 24th 2009 - 13:54 UTC

  Argentine scientists identified the complete genome of A/H1N1 virus

  

  Argentine health authorities announced this week they had identified the complete genome of the A/H1N1 flu virus which so far has caused almost 200 deaths according to official numbers.

• Saturday, July 18th 2009 - 15:40 UTC

  Pigs contract A/H1N1 virus flu and Argentina issues national alert

  

  Argentina declared a nationwide alert on Friday after pigs in the province of Buenos Aires were confirmed to have the A/H1N1 flu virus, health authorities said. Thousands of people have contracted the virus in Argentina and 137 people in the country have died.

• Thursday, July 16th 2009 - 15:46 UTC

  OPS changes emphasis of A/H1N1 virus flu to “qualitative” info

  

  The Pan American Health organization, OPS, announced Wednesday it had changed its monitoring system for the A/H1N1 virus because figures released by the different countries do no really reflect the transmission of the pandemic.