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Google search service goes for a toss

Sun, 02/01/2009 - 21:53 by Jaspreet Kaur

California, February 1: Internet search engine giant Google’s services were disrupted for about 55 minutes Saturday morning causing a lot of inconvenience to users across the globe. The web links did not function and the search results contained fake safety warnings.

Ethical debate brews over octuplets' birth

Sat, 01/31/2009 - 16:54 by Pragati Khond

Los Angeles, January 31: Ethicists are opining about several ethical and moral concerns raised with the recent birth of octuplets on Jan. 27 at the Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center in California.

Wikipedia set to tighten editing rules

Thu, 01/29/2009 - 17:07 by Shubha Krishnappa

New York, January 29: The world’s most popular online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, has expressed its intention to tighten its rules, after some incorrect changes were made to its entries, on who can edit the online encyclopedia.

Apple finally gets IBM’s Papermaster

Wed, 01/28/2009 - 17:58 by Harleen Kaur

New York, January 28: Former IBM executive Mark Papermaster is all set to lead Apple’s iPhone group following legal settlement between the two companies, revealed Apple officials on Tuesday.

Ice Storm claims 5 lives in Oklahoma, emergency declared

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 18:05 by Harleen Kaur

Oklahoma, United States, January 27: An ice storm of fierce intensity lashed across Oklahoma city, throwing normal life out of gear. The growing ice storm has already spread in major parts of the city, resulting in 5 deaths and leaving a trail of destruction all around.

Northampton County convicts indict prison over MRSA infection

Sun, 01/25/2009 - 12:37 by Jaspreet Kaur

Northampton, January 25: Around 30 of the former as well as present inmates of the Northampton County Prison are taking legal action against the jail and its health-care provider in federal court, after they contracted MRSA infections, thanks to the terribly dirty conditions in the prison coupled with absence of adequate cure.

U.S. approves first embryonic stem-cell trial

Fri, 01/23/2009 - 17:46 by Harleen Kaur

California, January 23: Geron Corp.’s first embryonic stem-cell trial got a green signal from the FDA, revealed the company’s officials.

Beijing proposes $124 billion health care revamp

Fri, 01/23/2009 - 12:32 by Jaspreet Kaur

Shanghai, January 23: The government of China has proposed to spend around $124 billion over the next three years to revamp the country’s health care structure by spreading out insurance cover, refurbishing public hospitals and improving accessibility to medication.

Tree deaths outpace replacements

Fri, 01/23/2009 - 10:28 by Samia Sehgal

Reston, United States, January 23: Exacerbation of environmental changes in the western United States and Canada is playing havoc with the greenery. According to a recent study, trees in the west are deteriorating at a more than double the rate of their deaths 30 years ago.

$635 million pledged to eliminate polio

Thu, 01/22/2009 - 16:42 by Pallavi Kulkarni

San Diego, January 22: The governments of Germany and United Kingdom, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Rotary International have together donated $635 million towards the efforts, which began nearly two decades ago, to wipe out polio.

Pure air increases life expectancy in U.S. cities

Thu, 01/22/2009 - 12:47 by Jaspreet Kaur

Boston, January 22: A latest study indicates that limiting air pollution in various cities of the United States has helped in increasing the life expectancy of their natives by an average of 5 months.

Bird flu upsurge improbable, says China's Health Ministry

Wed, 01/21/2009 - 14:42 by Jaspreet Kaur

Beijing, January 21: Despite having reported 4 cases of bird flu this month, among which 3 were deadly, the Health Ministry of China has said that the chances of an upsurge in such cases looks unlikely.