Los Angeles Prepares for Tough West Nile Virus Season

L.A. Foreclosures, pools breed mosquitoes Environmental factors favorable to mosquito breeding also play a role, according to Kluh. With so many foreclosed homes, there are a number of stagnant swimming pools in the...

Acidified Seawater Hits West Coast

OPINION: Though climate models predicted major ocean acidification would not hit the west coast of North American until the end of the century, new joint research between the USA and Canada indicates this devastating...

Samsung 256GB SSD is World's Fastest

While I have no idea what this clocks out to, how much time it will exactly save me, it still seems to be the shiznit. Everytime I see story like this it reminds me that we are one step closer to Rodenberry's Reality.So whether you edit photos, music or just save and load...

Moms and young children from Texas ranch to be parted

Mothers and children will be separated after DNA testing is completed next week. The mothers of the children that were taken from the Texas polygamist compound earlier this month, have been allowed to say with their...

Weightlifters fail surprise dope tests

"Weightlifters fail surprise dope testsTeam may miss 2008 GamesEleven members of the Greek national weightlifting team have tested positive for banned substances, prompting the suspension of coach Christos Iakovou, in a development that jeopardizes the team’s participation...

Greek weightlifters test positive

" Greek weightlifters test positive Eleven out of 14 members of Greece's national weightlifting team have tested positive for banned substances.The Greek...

Greek weightlifters test positive

Eleven out of fourteen members of Greece's national weightlifting team have tested postive for banned substances, which could mean that Greece would not have any representatives in this sport at the Beijing Olympics...

FBI Narrowing Focus on Four Suspects in 9/11 Anthrax Attacks

"WASHINGTON — The FBI has narrowed its focus to "about four" suspects in the 6 1/2-year investigation of the deadly anthrax attacks of 2001, and at least three of those suspects are linked to the Army’s...

Study: Buying Biodiesel May Be A Gamble

This may be useful information for anyone out there using biodiesel:"If you ever buy retail biodiesel for your diesel vehicle, it turns out you might not be getting exactly what you paid for—or you may be getting...

Breath-test research for disease

"Equipment to monitor solvents inhaled by print machine operators is being adapted to develop a breath test for diagnosing diseases including cancer. Researchers at Swansea University hope to create a more convenient and rapid method for spotting serious illness. The idea of...

Who's Your Daddy?

Good news for little bastard babies who are unsure who their real father is. Rite Aide, one of the nation’s largest drugstores is now selling paternity tests.

Bird flu could devastate in India

"Officials in India's most densely populared state fear that an outbreak of bird flu could be devastating. The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has now been found in Malda, infecting poulty in seven of the 19...

India struggles with bird flu

"Laboratory workers on Saturday analysed new samples from dead chickens amid fears that India's worst-ever bird flu outbreak may have spread in eastern India as locals resisted a massive cull. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called the outbreak of avian flu among...

Ireland - Cocaine traces in 90pc of clubs and pubs on the same day that Katy ...

"An RTE 'Prime Time' investigation has confirmed the widespread use of cocaine throughout the country, with traces of the Class A drug found in over 90pc of toilets tested in clubs, pubs, and workplaces. Swabs were...

WHO hopes to resolve row on bird flu virus sharing

"ndonesia, the nation worst hit by bird flu with 91 human deaths, has held back most of its virus samples and is demanding guarantees that poor countries get access to affordable vaccines derived from their...

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