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Health tech may have exposed many to hepatitis

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:18 GMT

A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds or thousands of surgical patients to hepatitis C when she replaced clean needles filled with the powerful painkiller fentanyl with her own dirty needles filled with saline solution.

Jackson memorial may be world event

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:13 GMT

Thousands of fans are expected in Los Angeles on Tuesday to mourn Michael Jackson and some are predicting it could be one of the most-viewed events of all time. "This will obviously be a huge media event," said Toni Fitzgerald of Media Life.

Suu Kyi trial postponed as U.N. chief arrives

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:48 GMT

Officials in Myanmar delayed the resumption of the trial of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, a spokesman for her political party said. No reason was given.

Obama honors WWII-era women pilots

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:14 GMT

President Obama on Wednesday signed a measure awarding the 300 surviving Women Airforce Service Pilots from World War II the Congressional Gold Medal.

U.S. may need 600M swine flu vaccine doses

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:44 GMT

Questions abound about how to best inoculate the world against swine flu as health officials plan for a campaign that could dwarf any previous flu vaccination effort.

New map shows 99 percent of Earth's terrain

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:30 GMT

NASA and Japan improved our world view this week, or at least our view of the world.

Michael Jackson's music tops charts again

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:16 GMT

In death, Michael Jackson is topping charts all over the world again.