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  • Deceased Indonesian Had Swine Flu, Not Bird Flu - Jakarta Globe

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:50 am
    Deceased Indonesian Had Swine Flu, Not Bird FluJakarta GlobeThe Ministry of Health confirmed on Friday that a man who was initially thought to have died as a result of contracting bird flu was instead killed by complications caused by the H1N1 virus, formerly known as swine flu. Rohmad, 18, from Tangerang, and more »

  • Seasonal flu shot no help with swine flu - UPI.com

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:16 pm
    CTV.caSeasonal flu shot no help with swine fluUPI.com27 (UPI) -- The seasonal flu vaccine provides little protection against the novel (swine) H3N2 strain of flu, Canadian researchers say. The swine H3N2 virus, which includes the M gene of the 2009 H1N1 virus, has recently sickened 12 in five states Older adults may be vulnerable to new swine flu virusCTV.caStudy suggests older adults may have little defense against swine H3N2 virusesCIDRAPSeasonal flu updateOutcome Magazineall 13 news articles »

  • Swine Influenza Death Toll Reaches Nine in Mexico - ThirdAge

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:23 am
    ThirdAgeSwine Influenza Death Toll Reaches Nine in MexicoThirdAgeThe swine influenza outbreak in Mexico claimed its ninth life Tuesday as H1N1 continues to account for 90 percent of detected cases of flu in the country. According to Big Pond News, the total confirmed number of swine flu cases in the country

  • More Swine Flu Screening as Cases Increase in Mexico - Fox News

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:57 am
    CBC.caMore Swine Flu Screening as Cases Increase in MexicoFox NewsGetty Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Related Stories CDC surveys find swine flu vaccination rates highest in New England, lowest in the South 4 People Die From Swine Flu in Northern Mexico Swine flu provides test run for next epidemic, Mexico ups swine flu screening as cases increaseCBS Newsall 197 news articles »

  • Mexico says swine flu cases up this year, institutes screening program for schools - Newser

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:03 pm
    Mexico says swine flu cases up this year, institutes screening program for schoolsNewserBy KATHERINE CORCORAN | AP | Jan 26, 2012 6:40 PM CST in Three years after swine flu closed Mexico City and caused an international scare, the Mexican government and local media are at odds over the severity of this season's flu virus.
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  • Deception Diet: How Optical Illusions Can Trick Your Appetite

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:12 am
    Everything from the size of your plate to the color of your food may be telling you to eat more than you actually need. The good news is you can use psychology to your advantage, if you learn a few tricks of the trade.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Scratching An Ankle Is Hard To Beat

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:25 pm
    Scratching an itchy ankle is more satisfying than relieving an itch on your back or arm. Even if you thought you knew that, scientists now have evidence to back up your hunch.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Stem Cell Eye Therapy Shows Promise

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Reporting inThe Lancet, researchers write that a preliminary study shows embryonic stem cell therapy in two patients with macular degeneration was safe. Results suggest the patients' vision improved slightly. Dr. Robert Lanza, Chief Scientific Officer of Advanced Cell Technology and co-author of the study, discusses the trial.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Magnetic Soap May Help Clean Up Spilled Oil

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    BP released millions of gallons of dispersants to break up oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. But what if dispersants could be sucked up again after doing their job? Chemist Julian Eastoe talks about an iron-containing soap he's created that can be recaptured using a magnet.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Ode To Ice

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Discover the secret life of ice--what makes it cloudy or clear, why cracks form on ponds. Science Friday visited Queens ice sculptor Shintaro Okamoto in his studio and spoke with ice researcher Erland Schulson, of Dartmouth University, to find out why ice is an interesting subject for artists and scientists.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
 
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  • California orders hike in number of super clean cars

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The state's air board issues new rules to automakers as part of its effort to cut greenhouse gases.California, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free vehicles on the road in coming years.

  • U.S. seems to have largely escaped winter

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:10 pm
    A combination of factors has trapped winter's cold air over Canada and Alaska, making for unseasonably warm weather in the Lower 48.The temperature in Minneapolis didn't fall to zero degrees this winter until Jan. 12. On Jan. 5., the daytime high in Rapid City, S.D. (a record-setting 71 degrees), was higher than in balmy Miami (69 degrees). And just a couple of days before New Year's, visitors to Park City, Utah, skied on man-made snow and dined al fresco — without their parkas.

  • An exquisite Mexico beach, cursed by plastic

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:45 pm
    Sea currents act like a conveyor belt, depositing trash on a remote stretch of sand in an ecologically rich region of coral reef and mangrove forests. Locals can only pick up the pieces, bit by bit.Just off a rutted dirt road, a beach as white as flour pops into view from behind a wall of sea grape and rustling palms. Pelicans slice over turquoise waters, and not a single person stirs the quiet.

  • A flaky winter in Yosemite

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Even with California's volatile weather, where exceptions are the rule, the season has been the driest in 30 years. Without snow, hotels offer rock climbing and archery to frustrated skiers.Reporting from Yosemite National Park -- Winter in the high country is usually a season of icy quiet. Birds leave, bears hibernate, and only a few hardy people on skis or snowshoes pass through en route to snow-covered granite domes.

  • HPV study finds 7% of U.S. teens, adults carry virus in mouths

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Infection with human papillomavirus heightens the risk of developing cancer of the mouth and throat. The findings indicate that most cases of oral HPV can be traced to oral sex, rather than to kissing or casual contact.A new study showing an estimated 7% of American teens and adults carry the human papillomavirus in their mouths may help health experts finally understand why rates of mouth and throat cancer have been climbing for nearly 25 years. The evidence makes it clear that oral sex practices play a key role in transmission.
 
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  • Maker recalls 2,200 tubes of Aveeno baby lotion

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:57 pm
    Johnson & Johnson announced Friday it is voluntarily recalling a single lot of Aveeno Baby Calming Comfort Lotion after a test by the Food and Drug Administration found it contained more of a form of bacteria than specifications allow.

  • FDA finds fungicide in Brazil, Canada orange juice

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:44 pm
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it had detained shipments of orange juice and concentrate from Brazil and Canada after finding traces of the unapproved fungicide carbendazim.

  • Q&A: PIP breast implant scandal explained

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:41 am
    The founder of a breast implant firm linked to a health scare has been charged. So what is wrong with the implants? What are the risks?

  • Brain bank examines hard hits

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:04 am
    The world's largest collection of athletes' brains is being used to understand exactly what hits on the field are doing to the brain.

  • Warren's church tackles obesity

    24 Jan 2012 | 9:41 am
    Rick Warren shed 60 pounds on a religious diet-lifestyle program. Now the pastor is helping his congregation at Saddleback Church lose weight too.
 
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    28 Jan 2012 | 5:09 am
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  • The family way

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:28 am
    After a survey finds more than one in three parents are scared about having their child immunised, vaccination experts address parents' fears and explain why all children should have their jabs.

  • ConstanceDON'T Drink the Water; Don't Breathe the Air

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:12 am
    Constance DON'T DRINK THE WATER; DON'T BREATHE THE AIR by Constance Daley American Reporter Correspondent St.

  • The WilliesWHY is All the News So Slow?

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:10 am
    The Hermosillo, Mexico, nursery fire that killed 42 toddlers was front and center on CNN today - four days after it happened.

  • Ar EditorialWHY You Don't Need Health Care Reform

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:06 am
    Tonight, in a remote and rural part of west-central China's Qinghai Province, a town of 10,000 mostly Tibetan people is entirely quarantined as officials try to contain an outbreak of pneumonic plague.
 
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  • Week’s Top Stories: January 21 - 27, 2012

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    27 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    January 2012 Reinsurance Renewal: United Kingdom: Reinsurance rates were generally flat at the January 1, 2012, renewal for the UK property market. While there were no local events causing reinsurance treaty losses, the effects of global catastrophes and local retention losses, such as freeze and riot, did have an impact. Read the article >> Risk Profile, Appetite, [...]

  • January 2012 Reinsurance Renewal: Central & Eastern Europe

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    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    In contrast to 2010, there were no meaningful natural catastrophe losses for 2011 in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE); and, therefore, they did not impact pricing. Catastrophe excess of loss rates on line in the region were flat to down 5 percent for loss-free programs at the January 1, 2012, renewal on an exposure-adjusted basis. [...]

  • January 2012 Reinsurance Renewal: Germany

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    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    On a risk-adjusted basis, reinsurance rates for loss-free catastrophe excess of loss programs were flat at the January 1, 2012, reinsurance renewal in Germany. Loss-affected programs sustained rate increases of 5 percent to 10 percent on a risk-adjusted basis. Aggregate primary property insurance premium rose 1.7 percent to EUR15.4 billion at the end of the third [...]

  • January 2012 Reinsurance Renewal: France

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    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Catastrophe excess of loss ROLs were flat to up 5 percent in France at the January 1, 2012, reinsurance renewal. Per risk programs - both working layer and high risk excess - were flat year over year, largely because of primary market dynamics. Faced with a deterioration of loss activity in both property and motor, primary [...]

  • January 2012 Reinsurance Renewal: Nordic

    GC Editor
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Reinsurance rates in general were flat in Scandinavia at the January 1, 2012, reinsurance renewal with the exception of catastrophe rates, which increased modestly for loss-free programs and significantly for loss-affected programs. A reduction in capacity for catastrophe business contributed to pricing in the region, whereas the capacity for non-catastrophe business was plentiful. Reinsurance structures [...]
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