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China denies discriminating against Mexicans
Beijing (AFP) May 4, 2009China on Monday denied discriminating against Mexicans with its strict flu control measures, but quarantined travellers from Mexico questioned aggressive Chinese steps that have sparked a diplomatic spat. "The relevant measures are not directed at Mexican citizens and are not discriminatory," foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said in a statement posted on the ministry's website. The s ... more Boredom and rice fill swine flu quarantine hotel 
Hong Kong (AFP) May 4, 2009Claims of botched business deals and an endless diet of rice -- guests trapped inside the only hotel in the world quarantined because of swine flu are struggling through their seven-day ordeal. Hong Kong's Metropark hotel has become a bizarre tourist attraction since it was sealed off on Friday following the discovery that a Mexican guest had tested positive for swine flu. Passers-by gra ... more Mexico sees epidemic easing 
Mexico City (AFP) May 3, 2009Mexico was increasingly optimistic Sunday its H1N1 flu epidemic was coming under control, after officials said stabilizing fatality figures suggested the virus was not as lethal as first feared. Although the latest toll crept up to 19 deaths and 454 infected patients, Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova said "each day we're seeing fewer serious cases." He added: "The mortality rate is dro ... more Caltech Researchers Pinpoint The Mechanisms Of Self-Control In The Brain 
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 04, 2009When you're on a diet, deciding to skip your favorite calorie-laden foods and eat something healthier takes a whole lot of self-control--an ability that seems to come easier to some of us than others. Now, scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have uncovered differences in the brains of people who are able to exercise self-control versus those who find it almost ... more China isolates about 50 Mexicans amid flu fears: Mexican envoy 
Beijing (AFP) May 3, 2009Forty-nine Mexican nationals were being held in isolation in different parts of China on Sunday even though they showed no symptoms of swine flu, Mexican diplomats in Beijing said. The group included 10 people at a hotel near Beijing's airport, about 30 at a Shanghai hotel and six at a hotel in the southern city of Guangzhou, an official at the embassy told AFP. In the capital, Mexican a ... more |
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Tehran (AFP) May 3, 2009At least 19,435 Iranians have been infected with the HIV virus, with more than 1,000 new cases recorded since December 2008, the ISNA news agency reported on Sunday, quoting the health ministry. Of those infected, 1,875 are already confirmed as having AIDS, it said. It said the highest rate of HIV infection, 40.2 percent, was among the 25 to 34 age group, with most victims being men. Mal ... more Determining The Workings Of A Potentially Useful Virus 
La Jolla CA (SPX) May 04, 2009In a study published in May 2009 issue of PLoS Pathogens, Manchester and her colleagues show that CPMV interacts with the mammalian protein vimentin - an interaction that scientists can now explore with the idea of using the virus to deliver "cargo," such as drugs, to tumors or other diseased tissues. "Vimentin was not at all a likely suspect," says Kris Koudelka, a postdoctoral fellow in ... more In Britain, green squatters seize island 
Kingston, England (AFP) April 30, 2009A bucolic, sun-dappled island in the river Thames seems an unlikely setting for an environmental and lifestyle standoff -- but that's what green squatters are staging. For the last two months a group of eco-activists have occupied Raven's Ait, a sliver of land just downriver from the world-famous royal palace at Hampton Court, west of London, resisting all efforts to remove them. "It's ... more Virtual mobility for disabled wins Second Life prize 
San Francisco (AFP) May 1, 2009An organization that lets people with disabilities virtually climb mountains and hike trails shared top honors in a first-ever Second Life prize for in-world projects improving real-world lives. Virtual Ability and Studio Wikitecture, which designs buildings in the virtual world launched by Linden Lab in 2003, were declared co-winners of what is to be an annual prize at Second Life. The ... more |
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Hong Kong (AFP) May 2, 2009Swine flu continued its global march Saturday as South Korea confirmed its first case and Hong Kong and China scrambled to track down anybody who had been in contact with an infected Mexican man. But amid the spread of the virus, health authorities said the world appeared better prepared to fight an epidemic than a few years ago, and vowed that a vaccine was only months away. Hong Kong w ... more Doubts over thermal scanners in swine flu fight
Hong Kong (AFP) April 30, 2009Airports across the world have rushed to install thermal scanners in an effort to halt the spread of swine flu, but experts are raising doubts about the technology's ability to spot infections. Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore and Australia are among the countries that have introduced or stepped up the use of the scanners in the past few days after warnings that the flu could cause a global pa ... more Laser light used to make brain gamma waves 
Cambridge, Mass., April 27, 2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists say they've discovered a way to induce gamma waves by shining laser light directly onto the brains of mice. The high-frequency brain waves known as gamma oscillations are thought to be crucial for consciousness, attention, learning and memory. The study takes advantage of a new technology known as optogenetics, which combines genetic engi ... more DNA Barcoding Of Mosquito Species Deployed In Bid To End Elephantiasis 
Philadelphia PA (SPX) May 01, 2009New biotechnologies that allow scientists to quickly and accurately distinguish species based on a simple DNA analysis are being creatively deployed for the first time in the war against a major global disease. The University of Ghana, supported by the Philadelphia-based JRS Biodiversity Foundation, is pioneering the use of DNA "barcodes" to map menacing mosquito species in West Africa tha ... more
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