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Widespread computer outages in South Korea, cyber-attacks by North Korea suspected
Police and South Korean officials were investigating the simultaneous shutdown Wednesday of computer networks at several major broadcasters and banks. While the cause wasn't immediately clear, speculation centered on a possible North Korean cyberattack....
Tags: South Korea, News Agency, U.S. Military, Pyongyang (North Korea), Networking
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Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips reveals she has Bell's palsy
Wilson Phillips singer Carnie Wilson has gone public with a disorder affecting the muscles on the left side of her face: Bell's palsy. But by Tuesday, she was already celebrating progress in recovering from the condition. "A beautiful day to you all,"...
Tags: Wilson Phillips (music group), Parkinson's Disease, Acupuncture, Social Media, Kim Kardashian
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Recipient of transplanted rabies-infected organ dies
A Maryland transplant recipient has died of rabies after receiving an infected organ from a donor, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday. The CDC said that three other patients also received organs from the rabies-infected...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Rabies, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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'Functional cure' for HIV linked to early drug treatment
A French medical study involving 14 people with HIV who discontinued drug therapy for years without becoming ill may provide new clues for controlling the virus that causes AIDS. The study, published Friday in PLoS Pathogens, follows news earlier this...
Tags: HIV
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Mosquito-borne dengue virus lands in Key West
They call it "break-bone fever" because of the agonizing muscle and joint pain it causes, while extremely severe cases can trigger internal hemorrhaging. Although the mosquito-borne dengue virus was thought to be fully eradicated in the continental...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Genetic Engineering
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Dead pigs by the thousands float down Chinese river
BEIJING -- In Shanghai, China’s sparkling business capital, something unpleasant is drifting downstream. Thousands of dead pigs have been found in the Huangpu River since last week. A report on the Chinese news portal Xinmin.cn, said that 3,323...
Tags: Shanghai (China)
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Charity helps foreign troops take Afghanistan pets home
KABUL, Afghanistan — She was just an ordinary brown mutt, a stray, but Pvt. Conrad Lewis loved her. Lewis, a British paratrooper in Afghanistan's Helmand province, adopted the dog and named her Pegasus. Everyone called her Peg. In his letters...Tags: Pets, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Armed Forces, Iraq, U.S. Army
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Gender differences in autoimmune diseases: Blame them on bacteria?
Why are women more prone to autoimmune diseases like lupus, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis? A new study in mice points to a possible contributor: different types of bacteria that populate our guts. It goes like this: Different mixes of...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Ulcerative Colitis, Multiple Sclerosis, Obesity, Heart Disease
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Flu vaccine shortage reported as sniffles spread
Finally ready for a flu shot? First of all, what took you so darn long? Second, you might need a little patience. CVS Caremark and Rite Aid say they're running out of flu vaccines in some states as the unusually severe flu season drives up demand....
Tags: Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Pharmaceuticals, Flu, Preventative Medicine
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British case of new virus suggests person-to-person transmission
A newly identified virus tied to five deaths worldwide since April appears capable of transmission from one person to another, British health officials said Wednesday. The virus, part of a family called coronaviruses that range from the common cold to...
Tags: Common Cold, Pakistan, Symptoms, Elizabeth II, BBC
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Activist formerly opposed to GMOs explains his change of heart
It’s not often that you hear someone stand up in front of a microphone and tell the world they have been wrong about a high-profile issue. But that’s exactly what Mark Lynas did last week at the Oxford Farming Conference in Oxford, England,...
Tags: India, Greenpeace, Weather, Biotechnology, Technology
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