New
Drug Could Cut TB Treatment Time in Half
10/12/04
On
a global scale, tuberculosis is behind only AIDS as the leading cause of death
from infectious disease. Findings published online today in the journal Science
offer fresh hope for treating the deadly scourge: a new drug candidate treats TB
in mice twice as fast as conventional treatments do.
Source:
Scientific American
To
the Beat of Drums, African Woman Receives Nobel Peace Prize
10/12/04
The
first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, environmental activist Wangari
Maathai, received her award Friday to the beat of drums and dancers that broke
with the usual stodgy ceremony, and she urged her audience “to embrace the
whole creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder.”
Source:
Environmental News Network
Working
for Peace in Mountains
10/12/04
Mountains
cover one quarter of the earth’s land surface. They are home to 12 percent of
the world’s population. However, mountain people are affected by conflict
disproportionately to their numbers and the land they occupy.
Source:
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
‘’Tigers
At Risk From Pig Hunters
12/12/04
Tigers,
leopards, bears and other rare and endangered creatures are at risk of being
caught up in an Indonesian hunt for wild pigs, conservationists say.
Source:
BBC News
Breast
Implant, Suicide Link Explored
13/12/04
Women
who get breast implants are more likely than other women to commit suicide, new
research suggests.
Source:
WebMD.com
Beijing
Puts Foot Down in Bid to Beat the Traffic
13/12/04
The
half million new cars that have hit the road in Beijing over the past two years
are causing severe congestion and air pollution, but the local government is
convinced it can lick the problem in time for the 2008 Olympics.
Source:
Environmental News Network
Ten
Percent of Bird Species to Disappear, Study Concludes
14/12/04
Ten
percent of all bird species are set to disappear by the end of this century --
and with them the services they provide such as cleaning up carcasses and
spreading seeds, U.S. researchers said Monday.
Source:
Environmental News Network
Gut
Problems? Try the Worm Diet
14/12/04
There’s
the Scarsdale diet, the Atkins diet, and many other diets. But now there’s a
brand new diet... the diet of pig whipworms.
Source:
News24.com
Slick
Trick Could Save Marine Ecosystems
14/12/04
A
cheap valve system added to supertankers could prevent devastating oil slicks if
the ship goes down.
Source:
New Scientist
‘’Mystery
of Chirping Pyramid Decoded
14/12/04
Acoustic
analysis shows how temple transforms echoes into sounds of nature.
Source:
Nature
Deadlines
Raise Heart Attack Risk Six Fold
