Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday accused his opposition of using his cancer treatment to depict him as incapable of governing, in order to gain an advantage in next year’s presidential election. They are trying “to generate uncertainty in the country and take advantage of my illness from the political point of view,” he said [...]
Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. (TKM.T) has been awarded a new contract from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Chemical and Biological Defense Program to develop a drug to treat Ebola virus infection. The company said the product will…READ MORE HERE.
2010 Jul 17 | Posted in
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The brazilian government plans to invest $ 215 million dollars on campaigns, treatment and suppression of trafficking. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed on Thursday (20) a decree establishing the Comprehensive Plan to Combat Crack. In the event that signed the decree, Lula said he was especially concerned with the scope of the drug [...]
Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first synthetic living cell. The researchers constructed a bacterium’s “genetic software” and transplanted it into a host cell. The resulting microbe then looked and behaved like the species “dictated” by the synthetic DNA. The advance, published in Science, has been hailed as a scientific landmark, but [...]
Adriana Pires, a human resources manager in Rio de Janeiro, had a pleasant surprise when she prepared her income taxes: the 8,000 reais ($4,575) she paid for breast implants and liposuction are tax-deductible, reported Bloomberg today. As Brazilians race to meet today’s filing deadline, the federal government this year for the first time will allow [...]
2010 Apr 30 | Posted in
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Are you looking to get more out of your workouts? Are you just starting a strength training program? While it may be tempting, using steroids and illegal substances is not the way to build muscle. You can get ripped, get stronger pumps and achieve better workouts naturally, said ARA in a report. UFC Lightweight Champion [...]
2010 Apr 24 | Posted in
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Within five days of last year’s April 23 flu announcement, Mexico City would essentially shut down, streets empty of traffic and almost every business shuttered by government order. Only a few wary, masked silhouettes plied the streets, and a pall of fear and mistrust settled over the city. One year later, the fear is gone [...]
2010 Apr 23 | Posted in
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Scientists at John Hopkins medical school are taking a new look at hallucinogens like psilocybin (psychoactive ingredient found in certain mushrooms) , which became taboo among regulators after enthusiasts like Timothy Leary promoted them in the 1960s with the slogan “Turn on, tune in, drop out.” Now, using rigorous protocols and safeguards, scientists have won permission [...]
New Health U.S. Care Bill Summary: Pros and Cons Of The Historic Health Care Bill This is a historic moment for the american people. the Health Care Bill will bring them more security, better health care, better treatment and better health care and improved life style for the weak in society. Here [...]
Critics have alleged that the health care reform bill set to be voted on by the House Sunday is a job killer. What’s the reality? It could affect some businesses heavily but many others not at all Maybe you own a dry cleaning shop. Or a restaurant. Or a small factory that makes, oh, [...]
