Health & Science

Monday, September 14th 2009 - 09:01 UTC
Father of the Green Revolution and Nobel Peace Prize dies in Texas

Norman Borlaug, the man known as the father of the Green Revolution in agriculture, died in Texas aged 95. Prof Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for agricultural innovation and the development of high-yield crops.
Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 02:51 UTC
Re-enactment of Darwin’s expedition arrives in Montevideo late October

A re-enactment of Charles Darwin global scientific expedition in the eighteen hundreds was launched on September first from Plymouth, England and should be calling in Montevideo, Uruguay at the end of October.
Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 02:28 UTC
How did Easter Island statues obtain their red hats?

Archaeologists believe they have solved one ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues. At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the island is one of the world's most remote places inhabited by people.
Tuesday, September 8th 2009 - 08:53 UTC
The war on drugs has failed. Now we need a more humane strategy

By Fernando Henrique Cardoso (*)
The war on drugs has failed and should make way for a global shift towards de-criminalising cannabis use and promoting harm reduction, says the former president of Brazil, writing in Sundays’ edition of The Observer. Fernando Henrique Cardoso argues that the hard-line approach has brought “disastrous” consequences for Latin America, which has been the frontline in the war on drug cultivation for decades, while failing to change the continent's position as the largest exporter of cocaine and marijuana.
Thursday, September 3rd 2009 - 03:40 UTC
H1N1 virus out-competes seasonal flu but not likely to mix into “super-bug”

The new H1N1 virus appears to out-compete seasonal flu, making it less likely to mix with other circulating flu viruses into a “super-bug” as some had feared United States researchers said this week.
Tuesday, September 1st 2009 - 12:28 UTC
Chile launches trucks’ scrappage plan to boost economy and fight pollution

The Chilean government will subsidize the purchase of more fuel-efficient trucks for citizens through a program set to start later this year. The program, called “Cambia tu Camión,” or “Change your Truck,” will offer a bonus of 4, 8 or 12 million pesos (7.200, 14.500 or 21.700 US dollars respectively), toward the purchase of a new, more fuel efficient car, with the trade-in of a truck over 25 years old.
Monday, August 31st 2009 - 14:38 UTC
SWINE flu has crippled a Royal Navy ship that patrols waters off the Falkland Islands.

At least eight members of HMS Clyde's 38-strong crew have been struck down by the bug.
Monday, August 31st 2009 - 12:14 UTC
Listeriosis strikes Chile again, claims nine victims

Listeriosis, a food-borne bacterial disease, has claimed nine lives and infected 45 in Chile so far in 2009, health authorities confirmed this week. The disease, which stems from the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, is often borne from contaminated water and foods and usually infects pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and people with auto-immune diseases.
Monday, August 31st 2009 - 07:31 UTC
Uribe avoided condemnation in Bariloche but could not escape H1N1 flu

Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has the H1N1 virus, according to official sources. The Presidency's Information and Press Secretary of Colombia, César Mauricio Velásquez, read an official release Sunday saying that Uribe has the virus, while National Health Institute sources from Bogotá confirmed the diagnosis. Social Welfare Minister Diego Palacio said Uribe is responding well to treatment.
Friday, August 28th 2009 - 19:42 UTC
Poultry connection strengthens global H1N1 flu pandemic, says FAO

The detection of an H1N1 virus in turkeys in Chile raises concern that poultry farms elsewhere in the world could also become infected with the pandemic flu virus currently circulating in humans, FAO said Thursday.