Morning News Run
February 5, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
Britain gasses and incinerates 160,000 turkeys after 2500 die in flu outbreak – Reuters
Britain aimed to complete the cull of 160,000 turkeys on Monday as a government crisis team met to tackle the nation’s first exposure to the latest deadly strain of the bird flu virus in farmed poultry. The birds were being gassed and incinerated after the discovery of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian flu on a farm at Holton in eastern England run by Europe’s largest turkey producer, Bernard Matthews.
Johns Hopkins put a computer on your fingertip: in a band-aid – Medgadget Clinicians from Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center together with engineers from the university’s Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) came up with this nifty monitor that checks a patient’s finger for symptoms of Raynaud’s disease. Early results from the evaluation of the device seem to be promising.
Researchers Alter a Virus’ Contagiousness – NPR (Audio) Researchers around the world are trying to figure out exactly what makes a virus highly contagious. A new report in the journal Science describes one way to turn a contagious virus into one that is much more difficult to transmit.
Sex Spam Deals Blow to Psyche – New York Times via WIRED The NY Times reports that overexposure to spam subject lines like “Enlarge ur Small Pen1s!” and “Loose Weight to get Romance Tonite!” can create insecurities in the recipients.
‘Organic’ Food Seals May Soon Mean ‘Clone-Free’ As Well – AP via MSNBC When the government approves food from cloned animals, expected in the next year, the Food and Drug Administration doesn’t plan special labels. Government scientists have found no difference between clones and conventional cows, pigs or goats. However, shoppers won’t be completely in the dark. To help them sort through meat and dairy products, one signal is the round, green USDA organic seal, says Caren Wilcox, who heads the Organic Trade Association.
Car Drivers ‘Risking Skin Cancer’ – BBC
Experts say repeated sun exposure through the car’s side windows is to blame, and drivers who roll down the window are at even greater risk. Most glass used for windows blocks UVB rays that cause sunburn but not deeper penetrating UVA rays. The Saint Louis University School of Medicine team presented their work to the American Academy of Dermatology.
