Avian flu virus wiping out baby seals
August 1st, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) An avian flu virus is wiping out large numbers of baby harbour seals, after infecting these aquatic mammals with pneumonia, in New England, US.Wildlife authorities first ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Swiss Olympian kicked off team after sending racist tweet
August 1st, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- A Swiss football star was kicked off the men's Olympic team Monday after sending out a tweet deemed to be racist, sports officials said. It comes just ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Ugandan opposition leader sings praises of ex-dictator Idi Amin
February 1st, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Arua (Uganda), Feb.1 (ANI): A Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, has praised the country's former dictator and despot Idi Amin, saying that the latter had done more for the country than long-serving ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Dolphins can help scientists understand cervical cancer
February 23rd, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) Dozens of test samples from dolphins show that they could help marine biologists clue in on human cervical cancers.
Marine mammals like dolphins are our close kins, but scientific ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Dolphin clue to human cervical cancer treatment
February 19th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): Dolphins may be the ideal model for the study of cervical cancer in people, say University of Florida aquatic animal health experts."We discovered that dolphins get multiple infections ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New vaccines for West Nile and Japanese encephalitis viruses developed
May 31st, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 31 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed new vaccines, which according to them, could protect against West Nile and Japanese encephalitis viruses. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |