Bitch about Headline News on Health, Environment, Internet, Politics and other Issues
Spiegel Online reports here: Germany has been heavily criticised by environmental groups for setting unambitious targets for carbon emissions in coming years. Europe’s largest economy may be undermining EU efforts to slow down global warming, critics say. But it’s a coup for Germany’s business lobby.
The Associated Press reports here at thew Boston Globe website: Scientists have developed a simple formula that can help find colon cancer patients with certain inherited bad genes — information that can help determine the best course of treatment and identify family members at risk of developing the disease.
Forbes.com reports here: Drinking lots of coffee cut women’s risk of developing diabetes in an 11-year study, researchers report. But it was the antioxidants, not caffeine, in the brew that probably did the trick. In fact, diabetes risk was reduced most in participants who preferred decaffeinated coffee, the researchers said.
"Story on Secret Program Further Rouses Critics", The Washington Post writes here: "President Bush calls the conduct of the New York Times "disgraceful." Vice President Cheney objects to the paper having won a Pulitzer Prize. A Republican congressman wants the Times prosecuted. National Review says its press credentials should be yanked. Radio commentator Tammy Bruce likens the paper to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg."
"HIV Tests: Do You Need One?", Newsweek writes here: "POZ editor Regan Hofmann discusses misperceptions still surrounding AIDS-and why anyone who’s ever had unprotected sex should be tested."
CNN News reports here: Pull out the bug spray: West Nile virus is back. Infected mosquitoes are known to be buzzing in 16 states so far, and five people nationwide are already battling the illness’ most severe form. Scientists fear the rubble-strewn Gulf Coast in particular is ripe for a bad outbreak. How bad this year will be depends on the weather. Anywhere that’s especially hot and dry should watch out.
The Associated Press reports here at the WP website: Manuel Uribe weighed 1,235 pounds when he made a desperate plea for help on national television in January. Uribe, 41, has lost 200 pounds since February following the high-protein diet. But he is not discarding having gastric bypass surgery.
The Washington Post reports here: Earth’s climate is undergoing an abrupt change, ending a cooler period that began with a swift "cold snap" in the tropics 5,200 years ago that coincided with the start of cities, the beginning of calendars and the biblical great flood, a leading expert on glaciers has concluded.
BBC News reports here: Chest X-rays may increase the chances of breast cancer in women with high risk genes, research suggests. An analysis of 1,600 women with high risk BRCA1 and 2 gene mutations suggested exposure to low-level X-rays did have an effect. The study found exposure before the age of 20 may be linked to particularly heightened risk.