The Associated Press reports here at the W.P. website: Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44. Irwin was at Batt Reef, off the remote coast of northeastern Queensland state, shooting a [...]
BBC News reports here: Expectant mums should ensure they get enough vitamin E as low levels during pregnancy increase the risk of asthma in the unborn child, UK experts say. Children of mothers who had the lowest intake were over five times more likely to have asthma than peers whose mothers had the highest vitamin [...]
The Top Ten Books in this week’s Bestellers List at Amazon, see The Top Ten Books here for more info including some reader reviews in our online store (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)
And the top ten Bestellers this week are:
• State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and [...]
Melanoma Is Halted in 2 Men, Cancer Researchers Report, The Washington Post reports here, A team of researchers from the National Cancer Institute reported yesterday that they have successfully treated two cancer patients using gene therapy, the introduction of genes into the human body for medical purposes.
Spiegel Online reports here: Doubts over her leadership skills may be growing at home, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel still managed to push aside United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to be named the world’s most powerful woman by Forbes magazine.
BBC News reports here: Two men have been cleared of deadly skin cancer using genetically modified versions of their own immune cells. For Mark Origer, 53, the treatment destroyed his tumour, enabling him to attend his daughter’s wedding. The US National Cancer Institute team in Bethesda has also shown it can manipulate immune cells to [...]
The Washington Post reports here: A small but growing number of practices around the country tailor the care they provide to the religious beliefs of their doctors, shunning birth-control and morning-after pills, IUDs and other contraceptive devices, sterilizations, and abortions, as well as in vitro fertilization. Instead, doctors offer "natural family planning" — teaching couples to [...]