Novartis Makes First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccine Ahead of Time -- Novartis AG has completed production of the first batch of swine flu vaccine weeks ahead of time as its cell-based method proved faster than an egg-based approach. The 10-liter (2.6 gallons) batch of wild-type H1N1 vaccine will be used for pre-clinical tests and is being considered for use in human trials, Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis said in an e-mailed statement today. Based on the results with the wild- type vaccine, Novartis expects to gain approval for manufacture with reassortant seed in the fall.
Latest swine flu maps -- Interactive Google map pinpointing outbreaks of H1N1 swine flu in 2009, together with source attributions, report dates, and current known statuses.
Mexico to host swine flu summit in Cancun -- Mexico will next month host an international summit on swine flu at the Caribbean beach resort of Cancun, the country's health minister said Monday.
Global influenza pandemic declared -- The world is now in the early days of a global pandemic of novel H1N1 influenza, the World Health Organization announced today.
Predictions of $250 per barrel oil -- The price of oil burst through the $71 a barrel mark today amid revelations that proven reserves had fallen for the first time in 10 years and predictions that the price could eventually hit $250.
US museum attacks seen as home grown terrorism -- Wednesday’s killing of a guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum by an elderly white supremacist is the latest incident in what many see as a potential new wave of right-wing violence triggered, at least in part, by the election of President Barack Obama and the economic downturn.
AMA to oppose Obama's health care reform -- Congress and Obama can not afford to mess this up. So far, everything is pointing to higher costs, longer waits, government dictated treatment, and physicians turned into Government employees. Is that the change you signed up for?
Declassified documents reference system -- Fully searchable collection with online images and text files of more than 70,000 declassified documents in many subject areas. UT Austin users.
Man has brain surgery and awakens as a talented artist -- When Alan, 49, emerged from a gruelling 16-hour operation following his stroke, he found he had become a reborn 'Michelangelo' and was able to paint and draw with incredible detail.
Peru suspends decrees that fueled Amazon violence -- Peruvian lawmakers suspended a controversial law that eased restrictions on lumber harvesting in the Amazon rain forest, days after it sparked clashes between police and indigenous protesters, killing dozens of people.
YouTube: Monsanto & cancer milk: FOX news kills story and fires reporters -- FOX NEWS Reporters (Reporters Steve Wilson & Jane Akre) uncover that most of the Milk in the USA and across some parts of the world is unfit to drink due to Monsanto Corporation's POSILAC®, which has been proven to be a cancer-causing growth hormone. (known in short as "BGH" "BST" or "rBGH" ), but they were fired for trying to tell people the truth.
No probable cause? New Jersey bill would expand post accident sobriety tests -- An effort in the New Jersey statehouse would require sobriety tests for truckers and other drivers in “serious” wrecks, whether or not there’s indication of driving “under the influence.” The additional power the bill would give to law enforcement is of significant concern to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
California collapsing as lawmakers debate Blueberries & Pomegranates -- As California faces what one official this week called a complete meltdown of state government, some lawmakers have their minds on other matters.
Canada frosts the most widespread in recent history -- The multiple frosts that have blanketed Western Canada in the last week are the most widespread in the top canola-growing province of Saskatchewan in at least five years, the Canola Council of Canada said on Tuesday.
FEMA offers Katrina survivors trailers for $1 -- The offer comes 10 days after the FEMA housing program officially ended and amid growing worries that federal officials would start evicting tenants.
Lilly sold Zyprexa for dementia knowing it didn't help, files say -- Eli Lilly & Co. urged doctors to prescribe Zyprexa for elderly patients with dementia, an unapproved use for the antipsychotic, even though the drugmaker had evidence the medicine didn’t work for such patients, according to unsealed internal company documents.
EU security proposals are dangerously authoritarian (scary stuff here) -- The European Union is stepping up efforts to build an enhanced pan-European system of security and surveillance which critics have described as “dangerously authoritarian”.
Super volcano may be brewing beneath Mt St Helens -- IS A super volcano brewing beneath Mount St Helens? Peering under the volcano has revealed what may be an extraordinarily large zone of semi-molten rock, which would be capable of feeding a giant eruption.
FDA trying to censor Omega 3 oil claims -- The FDA has proposed a rule that would prohibit food manufacturers from marketing any product as an "excellent source" of the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
Cinnamon is the wonder spice for health & well being -- Cinnamon is well known as the world's oldest spice. It has a beautiful warm aroma that makes it an inviting ingredient to add to food. In the past Cinnamon was seen as an expensive luxury that was used as an aphrodisiac, and as it was more expensive to buy than silver, many people simply used it as currency. It is a wonder spice for health and wellbeing.
Radioactive wasps bug out nuclear cleanup workers -- If workers cleaning up the nation's most contaminated nuclear site didn't have enough to worry about, now they've got to deal with radioactive wasp nests. Mud dauber wasps built the nests, which have been largely abandoned by their flighty owners, in holes at south-central Washington's Hanford nuclear reservation in 2003.
More rain, more mosquitoes, more West Nile virus? -- As the first day of summer approaches, many people will engage in outdoor activities that will be accompanied by a very unwanted guest--the mosquito.
Incoming space rocks now classified -- A recent U.S. military policy decision now explicitly states that observations by hush-hush government spacecraft of incoming bolides and fireballs are classified secret and are not to be released, SPACE.com has learned.
Robocop gadget developed for police -- The lightweight handheld unit uses high frequency microwaves to see through clothes and pick up "reflections" of concealed guns or knives from a distance of several metres.
