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US panel seeks ban on all phone use while driving
AFP, Published on 14/12/2011
» The top US transportation safety body recommended Tuesday that all 50 US states impose a strict ban on the use of cellphones -- both hand-held and hands-free -- while driving.
Post-flood leptospirosis danger
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/11/2011
» Outbreaks of disease possible after floods, 2-3 thousand infected every year in Thailand, 15,000 cases & 400 deaths in last outbreak (1997, 1999).
Poisonous floodwater animals
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/10/2011
» With floods come poisonous snakes, insects & even crocodiles. In this watery world, humans must be very careful.
Social media 'a mixed blessing in epidemics'
AFP, Published on 13/10/2011
» Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites boost public awareness of disease outbreaks but also make it more difficult to separate fact from fiction, world health officials said on Thursday.
Vegetarian means healthy food
Published on 27/09/2011
» This week is the best time of year to switch to an all vegetable diet. Learn some basic vegetarian nutrition.
Verdict in Santika pub fire case
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/09/2011
» Victims and relatives of victims of the Santika pub fire seemed satisfied with the Criminal Court verdict but all agreed that no one could replace their losses.
Apple wins key German patent case against Samsung
AFP, Published on 09/09/2011
» Apple won the latest battle in a global legal war with Samsung on Friday when a German court banned the Korean firm from selling a tablet computer in Germany, ruling it had copied the iPad.
Dog meat: Humane end for stray dogs?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/09/2011
» Stray dogs are dangerous for anyone walking on the street (rabies). Better to reduce the stray population by legalizing the dog meat trade?
Hackers hit San Francisco subway police website
AFP, Published on 18/08/2011
» Hackers on Wednesday posted personal information about more than 100 San Francisco transit officers online after apparently breaching the police association website.
Blackberry maker threatened for helping British police
AFP, Published on 10/08/2011
» Research In Motion was threatened with reprisals Tuesday if it released encrypted communications of its British Blackberry users to help British police quell days of violent looting.