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  • Czechs to test German beef, pork imports for E.coli

    2011-06-07 16:14

    The Czech Republic has started testing beef and pork imports from Germany following an E.coli outbreak that so far has killed at least 22 people in Europe, a state veterinary administration official said on Tuesday.

  • Canada has first case of E. coli linked to Europe

    2011-06-07 15:25

    An Ontario man has Canada's first suspected case of E. coli linked to the outbreak in Europe.

  • Parkinson's disease linked to melanoma

    2011-06-07 14:28

    US researchers have found the bidirectional association between Parkinson's disease and melanoma, according to a new study to be published in the upcoming issue of Neurology.

  • Sony unveils next-gen portable device 'Vita'

    2011-06-07 11:18

    Sony Corp. on Monday took the wraps off its next generation portable gaming machine, PlayStation Vita, a touch-interface and motion-sensitive handheld that outdoes its workhorse PlayStation Portable and will go on sale before the winter holidays. Company executives have called the device Sony's biggest product launch since the PlayStation 3 five years ago.

  • Soft plastic major villain for marine turtles: researchers

    2011-06-07 10:48

    Australian researchers on Tuesday said 36 percent of marine turtles are affected by marine rubbish, with soft plastic being the major villain.

  • People with HIV face higher rate of cancer

    2011-06-07 10:02

    For reasons not yet clear, people with HIV face a higher rate of cancers not usually associated with HIV, a new study suggests.

  • Schoolyard bullies more likely to abuse partners

    2011-06-07 09:42

    Boys who are bullies at school are at increased risk of abusing their partner later in life -- a link that US researchers say could hold potential for curbing domestic violence, which affects about a fourth of all US women.

  • Space mission to measure saltiness of sea

    2011-06-07 08:26

    An international mission will chart the saltiness of the ocean - from outer space.

  • Apple's Jobs takes stage to talk iCloud

    2011-06-07 06:42

    Apple Inc took a big step toward getting people to store and access their data on the Internet as CEO Steve Jobs emerged from medical leave to present the iCloud music-streaming service.

  • Drugmakers cut vaccine prices for poorer nations

    2011-06-06 23:07

    Several leading drugmakers are cutting their prices on potentially life-saving vaccines for people in developing countries in an effort to sustain supplies via the GAVI international vaccine alliance.

  • Germany: No proof sprouts caused E. coli outbreak

    2011-06-06 23:01

    In a surprising U-turn, German officials said initial tests published Monday provided no evidence that sprouts from an organic farm in northern Germany were the cause of the country's deadly E. coli outbreak.

  • E. coli outbreak blamed on German veggie sprouts

    2011-06-06 07:25

    The terrifying E. coli outbreak in Europe appears to have been caused by vegetable sprouts grown on an organic farm in Germany, an agriculture official Sunday as the toll climbed to at least 22 dead and more than 2,200 sickened.

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