Pelicans Mysteriously Falling from West Coast Sky

Hundreds of pelicans have been falling from the sky on the west coast of the United States - literally. Some have crashed into cars and boats, while others are found miles inland and some are even run over on the...

Angola Closes Border to Avoid Ebola Spread

It was just last month that the Philippines meat markets suffered a blow from the "Ebola" scare. Later knowing that the strain believed to have infected swine has a non-lethal effect to humans, the Reston...

ScareWare Shut Down by US...............

We have all seen the add "Is your computer running slow- even a brand new computer - click on our web site and we can scan it and tell you viruses found, extra programs that you do not need., etc., etc.        England has known about this company for over a year and has...

2008 a great year for hi-tech crooks

Crime thrives in the hi tech world. 2008 has seen the amateur days of tempting you to open an unknown email with promises of enlarged body parts, unimaginable sexual delights or cheap mortgage money die away. Now...

'Black Friday' Ambulance Crisis

Christmas office party goers are set to swell the already full ambulances of Britain as the Ambulance Service prepares itself for it's own 'Black Friday'. Office workers all over the country will get drunk,...

Viral Therapy May Provide a New Weapon in Cancer Fight

A virus that many people have been exposed to by the end of their teens could provide a massive breakthrough in the fight against cancer.The reovirus is being used to produce the drug Reolysin and viral therapy...

Infectious Virus Attacks Facebook... Again

The notorious Koobface worm is back with a vengance.Facebook users have been advised to be on high alert after it emerged that the computer invading Koobface worm had resurfaced. Having previously targeted users of...

'Koobface' Virus Attacks Facebook

"Attention new viewers: those 5000 "friends" you have on Facebook? They might not actually be your friends. In fact, some of them might be scammers trying to infect your computer with a new virus dubbed "Koobface". Koobface, which already made the rounds on MySpace, is now...

Alzheimer's link to cold sore bug

A discovery that could see some simple anti-viral drugs being used to help prevent Alzheimer's disease has been found. The virus that causes cold sores has been found in plaques in the brains of people suffering with...

S. African Man in Brazil May Have Had Arenavirus

Brazilian authorities put the country on alert after a S. African business man died in Rio de Janeiro. " A businessman may have died in Rio de Janeiro from a deadly rodent-borne arenavirus that he may have...

Doctors Urge HIV Tests for All Patients Over 13

On World AIDS Day 2008, The American College of Physicians is recommending that all patients over age 13 get tested for the HIV virus which causes AIDS."The organization, which represents more than 126,000...

Pop stars, fans say goodbye to MTV's 'TRL'

" "If it wasn't for 'TRL,' I don't think I would have this launching pad for my career," said a cigar-smoking Kid Rock, who came to prominence as a raucous rap-rocker on "TRL" with his baudy hit "Bawitdaba" but has...

OPINION... Stem Cell Research NOW

I was a Funeral Director and embalmer in California in the 1980's when a meeting was held by the firm I worked for.  Employees from five firms were represented.  We were told about a new contagious disease...

AIDS Patient Is Reported Cured

Bone Marrow Transplant Cured AIDS Patient BERLIN — A man suffering from AIDS, not knowing that he had been infected with the AIDS virus for more than 10 years appears to have been cured of the disease after...

Bluetongue vaccination programme compulsary in Scotland

Scottish farmers will now be forced to vaccinate their sheep and cattle against the deadly bluetongue disease; the first compulsory vaccination programme in the UK. England and Whales have already done this...

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