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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2009 
Peter Diamandis is the founder and guiding light behind the X PRIZE. His X PRIZE Foundation funds global competitions, offering money for breakthroughs in fields such as medicine, economic development, clean energy and space flight. One might expect Diamandis to be the saintly humanitarian type, albeit someone with lots of drive. But he says the simple truth is that he is a stubborn and ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2009The world is facing bigger inequalities in health and access to medical care than 30 years ago, the World Health Organization said in two global reports launched in China Friday. A child born in a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, can expect to live 28 years less than another living just 13 kilometres (eight miles) away, while a girl in Lesotho is likely to live 42 years less than one in Japan ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Brasilia (AFP) Aug 14, 2009Brazil on Friday slapped a temporary ban on advertisements for over-the-counter remedies for flu symptoms because of fears their widespread use might mask the spread of swine flu. The prohibition was ordered by the National Health Vigilance Agency (Anvisa), which deemed there was "a special circumstance posing a health risk." While medicines such as paracetamol, ibuprofen and analgesics ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 13, 2009China is investigating its organ transplant hospitals following reports that some are carrying out illegal operations for foreigners willing to pay much higher prices, state press said Thursday. A team from the health ministry and the National Organ Transplantation Committee was in the process of inspecting the 164 medical institutions qualified to carry out organ transplants, the China ... more  
Ottawa (AFP) Aug 13, 2009A Canadian reactor that produced one-third of the world's supply of medical isotopes before it closed in May for repairs will remain offline at least until early 2010, nuclear authorities said Thursday. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) had previously estimated the stoppage would last only a few months, but a new analysis confirmed "nine sites likely requiring repair" at the Chalk River ... more |
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Tripoli (AFP) July 30, 2009Libya and Canada have signed a memorandum of intent on nuclear power, the fourth signed by Tripoli in the past two years, an official said on Thursday. The memorandum foresees cooperation between the two countries in research and the mining, processing and transport of uranium, as well as its use in medicine and desalination projects. Since July 2007, Libya has signed another three ... more 
Washington (AFP) July 29, 2009Pregnant women who contract swine flu are four times more likely to develop severe illness that requires hospitalization than other people infected with the virus, a US study showed Wednesday. They are also more likely to die of swine flu or even seasonal flu, and yet only 15 percent of pregnant women in the United States follow the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... more  
Paris (AFP) July 29, 2009Biomedical researchers on Wednesday said they could explain why we swing our arms when we walk, a practice that has long piqued scientific curiosity. Swinging one's arms comes at a cost. We need muscles to do it, and we need to provide energy in the form of food for those muscles. So what's the advantage? Little or none, some experts have said, contending that arm-swinging, like our appe ... more |
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