Boy dies of bird flu in Vietnam
A four-year-old boy dies of bird flu in Vietnam - the country’s fifth reported victim of the virus this year.
Archive for December, 2007
Liver damage ‘could be reversed’
Some liver damage caused by heavy drinking or hepatitis could be halted or even reversed, claim researchers.
China promises to promote clean energy
AP reports here at Yahoo News: BEIJING - China promised Wednesday to develop renewable energy for its fast-growing economy but warned that coal consumption will grow dramatically and avoided embracing binding limits on its greenhouse gas emissions.
Artificial blood vessels ‘closer’
Scientists are nearer the creation of tiny artificial blood vessels after growing miniscule tubes out of stem cells.
US infant Jesus statue to get GPS
BBC News reports here: A statue of the infant Jesus on display near Miami in Florida is being fitted with a Global Positioning System device after the original figurine was stolen.
Clue to migraine headache cause
Scientists may be a step closer to uncovering the cause of certain types of debilitating migraine headaches.
Pfizer arrests sought in Nigeria
A Nigerian state court orders the arrest of three Pfizer staff over a 1996 drug trial which allegedly killed 11 children.
Unpaid credit cards bedevil Americans
AP reports here at Yahoo News: SAN FRANCISCO - Americans are falling behind on their credit card payments at an alarming rate, sending delinquencies and defaults surging by double-digit percentages in the last year and prompting warnings of worse to come.
Battle in the Corn Fields
Spiegel Online reports here: Not even three million people live in the US state of Iowa. But on Jan. 3, voters there will determine the fate of those seeking to become America’s next president. The battle has begun in earnest.