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For burn survivors, aftermath will go on long after Oz fires end
The bush fires throughout Victoria, Australia have so far claimed the lives of 173 people. Identification experts have relieved volunteer fire fighters in recovering those who have perished in the blazes,...
created by Marisa Olivia | 45 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago
1105 views | 44 recommendations | 5 comments
1105 views | 44 recommendations | 5 comments
Obama: delay on stimulus is "inexcusable and irresponsible"
""These Americans are counting on us," he said. "All of us in Washington must remember that we're here to work for the American people. And if we drag our feet and fail to act, this crisis will turn into a...
created by Marisa Olivia | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
186 views | 26 recommendations | 8 comments
186 views | 26 recommendations | 8 comments
Kyrgyzstan: closure of key US air base not up for discussion
The government of Kyrgyzstan has said that its decision to close a major US military base is final. According to Kyrgyz government spokesman, Aibek Sultangaziyev: ""The US embassy and the [Kyrgyz] foreign...
created by Marisa Olivia | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
262 views | 36 recommendations | 2 comments
262 views | 36 recommendations | 2 comments
Children's Health Insurance Program passes House, Obama signs
President Obama signed a bill yesterday reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)."The House of Representatives passed the bill by a margin of 290-135 votes earlier Wednesday. It had...
created by Marisa Olivia | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
151 views | 20 recommendations | 1 comment
151 views | 20 recommendations | 1 comment
Discovery of world's largest snake has clues for global warming
South American researchers have unearthed the vertebrae of the largest snake ever discovered. It dwarfs the largest recorded snakes alive today, at four times the weight and almost 1.5 times the length. "...
created by Marisa Olivia | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
3530 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
3530 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
CIA agent accused of date rape in Algeria
CIA chief Andrew Warren, 41, could potentially face charges of at least two rape counts in Algeria. The CIA had initially refused to name the agent, but press reports have released his identity. ...
created by Marisa Olivia | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
480 views | 60 recommendations | 7 comments
480 views | 60 recommendations | 7 comments
Crisis in Zimbabwe as more lives claimed by cholera outbreak
The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, now spread to rural areas, continues to worsen. " Health experts estimated late last year that 60,000 cases of cholera in Zimbabwe would be a worst-case scenario. But, in latest...
created by Marisa Olivia | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
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115 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
7,000 infected in Bolivia dengue fever outbreak
Bolivia is currently seeing its worst outbreak of dengue fever in 22 years. "The outbreak has already killed five people in the east of the country and infected more than 7,000. " The region of Santa Cruz,...
created by Marisa Olivia | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
238 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
238 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
High Fructose Corn Syrup contains mercury, US studies find
Preliminary studies have revealed that products containing high amounts of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) also contain toxic levels of mercury.HFCS is added to food as an artificial sweetener and to prolong shelf...
created by Marisa Olivia | 47 wks ago | updated 44 wks ago
1463 views | 48 recommendations | 15 comments
1463 views | 48 recommendations | 15 comments
Zimbabwean cholera deaths now over 3,000
This means that over 1,000 people have died in the past two weeks alone, according to the World Health Organization. Cholera is spread by water and food which are contaminated with infected feces. "The epidemic of...
created by Marisa Olivia | 47 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
446 views | 59 recommendations | 12 comments
446 views | 59 recommendations | 12 comments
A single brain cell 'can store memories'
A new study by US scientists has discovered that a single brain cell can store 'fleeting memories' which we use in our everyday lives."A study of mouse brain cells revealed how they could keep information stored...
created by Marisa Olivia | 47 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
119 views | 34 recommendations | 0 comments
119 views | 34 recommendations | 0 comments
Yosemite Search and Rescue releases 2008 report
YOSAR 2008 report Hundreds of large-scale, alpine-area search and rescue (SAR) operations are mounted every year, all over the world. A common misconception is that most of these rescues are aimed at... 929 views | 34 recommendations | 6 comments
FDA allows first-ever human embryonic stem cell clinical trials
23 January 2009 - For the first time in history, the United States Food and Drug Administration is allowing clinical trials in stem cell research. The Obama Administration is expected to be more receptive to...
created by Marisa Olivia | 48 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
731 views | 81 recommendations | 5 comments
731 views | 81 recommendations | 5 comments
Galactica Evolves: Scientists closer to FTL internet & levitation
23 January - US researchers have made another huge step in quantum computing, which they believe could be the beginning of an internet that travels at the speed of light. " In the American Journal of Science,...
created by Marisa Olivia | 48 wks ago | updated 48 wks ago
214 views | 37 recommendations | 2 comments
214 views | 37 recommendations | 2 comments
