Military planning for possible H1N1 outbreak -- The U.S. military wants to establish regional teams of military personnel to assist civilian authorities in the event of a significant outbreak of the H1N1 virus this fall, according to Defense Department officials. The proposal is awaiting final approval from Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
China police,30,000 workers clash -- About 30,000 Chinese steel workers clashed with police over plans to merge their mill with another company, and beat a manager to death, a Hong Kong-based human rights group has said.
Security cameras in all subway cars in New York -- In a groundbreaking security initiative, MTA will begin running one subway train with security cameras in every one of its cars by the end of the year, officials said yesterday. Every corner of every car will be in the cameras' view.
CDC panel to recommend who should get flu shot -- With the first trials of a vaccine against the new H1N1 swine flu set to begin shortly, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will convene a panel of experts Wednesday to recommend a priority list of candidates for the vaccine.
YouTube: History Channel Documentary Validates Chemtrails and Weather Warfare Airs July 25 4pm -- The name of the program is That's Impossible-Weather Warfare and it airs on July 25th on the History Channel at 4pm.
FDA says mercury dental filling not harmful -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday silver-colored dental fillings that contain mercury are safe for patients, reversing an earlier caution against their use in certain patients, including pregnant women and children.
Real unemployment rate hits 68 year high -- Although you have to dig into the statistics to know it, unemployment in the United States is now worse than at any time since the end of the Great Depression.
Ebola in pigs new health threat -- A team of scientists in the Philippines has warned that a member of the Ebola family of viruses has been found in pigs, causing concern.
Elderly should be low priority for antivirals says scientist -- The controversial view was published yesterday by an Italian scientist who claimed that distributing drugs such as Tamiflu to those over 65 has little effect on the spread of the infection or on mortality rates.
WHO recommends mandatory injections in almost 200 countries -- Executives from Baxter, Novartis, Glaxo-Smith Kline, and Sanofi Pasteur have seats at the advisory group that on July 13th recommended mandatory H1N1 vaccination of everyone in all 194 countries that belong to the World Health Organization (WHO), according to a report just issued by journalist Jane Burgermeister.
Senate Pages May Have Contracted Swine Flu, Says Top Official -- The pages have been quarantined, or as Gainer put it, "resting comfortably apart from their peers" in Daniel Webster Page Residence, near the Hart Senate Office Building. They will not be allowed to return to the Senate until the physician's office clears them,
New criminal charges filed against Baxter in Austria -- This is a translation into English of the first part of the new set of criminal charges filed last week at the Vienna State Prosecutor’s Office concerning the Baxter case.
Medal of honor to be awarded: only the 6th since 9/11 -- Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti was killed in a firefight in Afghanistan. He is the second service member to receive the military's highest honor for action in Afghanistan. The award was given 246 times in Vietnam.
Data detailing New York Stock Exchange network exposed on unsecure server -- Sensitive information about the technical infrastructure of the New York Stock Exchange’s computer network was left unsecured on a public server for possibly more than a year, Threat Level has learned.
CDC Chief: Soda Tax Could Combat Obesity -- The last congressional panel expected to produce its own recommendations for health care reform -- listened to arguments earlier this year both for and against imposing a three-cent tax on sodas as well as other sugary drinks, including energy and sports drinks like Gatorade. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a three-cent tax would generate $24 billion over the next four years, and proponents of the tax argued before the committee that it would lower consumption of sugary drinks and improve Americans' overall health.
Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic -- International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. For years, scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens."
Gardasil causes 400% more deaths than other common vaccine -- A federal report has concluded that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil has a 400 percent higher rate of adverse effects than another comparable vaccine, the Menactra anti-meningitis shot. "It is unusual for there to be such a big discrepancy between two vaccines used in similar populations involving serious and relatively rare life threatening adverse events and autoimmune disorders," the researchers from the federal Vaccine Events Reporting System wrote.
The new retirement plan: just keep working -- With nest eggs crushed, retirees rely on a paycheck — if they can find one.
Barcode replacement shown off -- A replacement for the black and white stripes of the traditional barcode has been outlined by US researchers.
Citizens of the United States welcome to Animal Farm 2009 -- Remember the book Animal Farm by George Orwell?
The death of playground games -- 'Ultimately, we're seeing a gap emerge in today's younger generation in the "fun" skills that we learn through a wide variety of physical and mental activities. 'This in turn, is not giving our kids the best opportunities for their future.
China police,30,000 workers clash -- About 30,000 Chinese steel workers clashed with police over plans to merge their mill with another company, and beat a manager to death, a Hong Kong-based human rights group has said.
Security cameras in all subway cars in New York -- In a groundbreaking security initiative, MTA will begin running one subway train with security cameras in every one of its cars by the end of the year, officials said yesterday. Every corner of every car will be in the cameras' view.
CDC panel to recommend who should get flu shot -- With the first trials of a vaccine against the new H1N1 swine flu set to begin shortly, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will convene a panel of experts Wednesday to recommend a priority list of candidates for the vaccine.
YouTube: History Channel Documentary Validates Chemtrails and Weather Warfare Airs July 25 4pm -- The name of the program is That's Impossible-Weather Warfare and it airs on July 25th on the History Channel at 4pm.
FDA says mercury dental filling not harmful -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday silver-colored dental fillings that contain mercury are safe for patients, reversing an earlier caution against their use in certain patients, including pregnant women and children.
Real unemployment rate hits 68 year high -- Although you have to dig into the statistics to know it, unemployment in the United States is now worse than at any time since the end of the Great Depression.
Ebola in pigs new health threat -- A team of scientists in the Philippines has warned that a member of the Ebola family of viruses has been found in pigs, causing concern.
Elderly should be low priority for antivirals says scientist -- The controversial view was published yesterday by an Italian scientist who claimed that distributing drugs such as Tamiflu to those over 65 has little effect on the spread of the infection or on mortality rates.
WHO recommends mandatory injections in almost 200 countries -- Executives from Baxter, Novartis, Glaxo-Smith Kline, and Sanofi Pasteur have seats at the advisory group that on July 13th recommended mandatory H1N1 vaccination of everyone in all 194 countries that belong to the World Health Organization (WHO), according to a report just issued by journalist Jane Burgermeister.
Senate Pages May Have Contracted Swine Flu, Says Top Official -- The pages have been quarantined, or as Gainer put it, "resting comfortably apart from their peers" in Daniel Webster Page Residence, near the Hart Senate Office Building. They will not be allowed to return to the Senate until the physician's office clears them,
New criminal charges filed against Baxter in Austria -- This is a translation into English of the first part of the new set of criminal charges filed last week at the Vienna State Prosecutor’s Office concerning the Baxter case.
Medal of honor to be awarded: only the 6th since 9/11 -- Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti was killed in a firefight in Afghanistan. He is the second service member to receive the military's highest honor for action in Afghanistan. The award was given 246 times in Vietnam.
Data detailing New York Stock Exchange network exposed on unsecure server -- Sensitive information about the technical infrastructure of the New York Stock Exchange’s computer network was left unsecured on a public server for possibly more than a year, Threat Level has learned.
CDC Chief: Soda Tax Could Combat Obesity -- The last congressional panel expected to produce its own recommendations for health care reform -- listened to arguments earlier this year both for and against imposing a three-cent tax on sodas as well as other sugary drinks, including energy and sports drinks like Gatorade. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a three-cent tax would generate $24 billion over the next four years, and proponents of the tax argued before the committee that it would lower consumption of sugary drinks and improve Americans' overall health.
Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic -- International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. For years, scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens."
Gardasil causes 400% more deaths than other common vaccine -- A federal report has concluded that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil has a 400 percent higher rate of adverse effects than another comparable vaccine, the Menactra anti-meningitis shot. "It is unusual for there to be such a big discrepancy between two vaccines used in similar populations involving serious and relatively rare life threatening adverse events and autoimmune disorders," the researchers from the federal Vaccine Events Reporting System wrote.
The new retirement plan: just keep working -- With nest eggs crushed, retirees rely on a paycheck — if they can find one.
Barcode replacement shown off -- A replacement for the black and white stripes of the traditional barcode has been outlined by US researchers.
Citizens of the United States welcome to Animal Farm 2009 -- Remember the book Animal Farm by George Orwell?
The death of playground games -- 'Ultimately, we're seeing a gap emerge in today's younger generation in the "fun" skills that we learn through a wide variety of physical and mental activities. 'This in turn, is not giving our kids the best opportunities for their future.
