Tamiflu Intended for Poorer Countries with Swine Flu Outbreak

June 17, 2009

The World Health Organization is distributing Tamiflu to different areas of the globe after recently announcing that the H1N1 virus should be treated as a pandemic. Tamiflu was given as a donation to the organization from ...

YAZ Birth Control Maker Develops World’s First Natural Pill

June 16, 2009

Bayer Schering Pharma, the pharmaceutical giant that makes the YAZ contraceptive pill, claims that they have developed the first 'natural' birth control pill in the world. They have already launched the pill, Qlaira, in the UK ...

Dilaudid linked to Deaths of Danny Gans and Elvis Presley

June 15, 2009

Elvis Presley and Danny Gans have been found to have something in common - they have both been linked to Dilaudid after their deaths. Dilaudid is a highly addictive opiate, which is nicknamed 'drug store heroin.' Last ...

H1N1 Virus Continues to Spread Around the World

June 15, 2009

Last Thursday, the World Health Organization announced that the swine flu has now become a pandemic as it continues to spread across the globe. People who have H1N1 symptoms have been advised to seek medical attention ...

‘True Blood’ Returns for Second Season

June 15, 2009

The HBO series 'True Blood' relaunched for a second season last night at 9pm, and the characters were as cool and creepy as before. This new season has also taken the series up a notch. As a ...

Son of James von Brunn says Shooting was Cowardly

June 15, 2009

The son of James von Brunn, the Holocaust Museum shooter, issued an apology on Friday to the family of Stephen Johns, the 39-year-old slain security guard, and called the actions of his father unforgivable. Erik von ...

Swine flu peaks over a thousand in UK

June 14, 2009

Department of Health (DoH) officials have released the latest stats of swine flu cases in the UK and the figure has now gone over one thousand. A further 67 cases in England have now been confirmed with the total now ...

Leprosy Hospital Closing causes Hunger Strike among Patients

June 12, 2009

More than 27 in-house patients at the Ansuya Leprosy Hospital went on a hunger strike on Monday, protesting the decision made to shut the hospital down. However, the matter was friendly settled later after the hospital ...

World Health Organization Declares Swine Flu Pandemic

June 12, 2009

Yesterday, the World Health Organization Declared a swine flu pandemic, with the virus spreading to distinct regions of the world, infecting nearly 30,000 people on all seven continents. However, the organization does say that the pandemic ...

South Dakota Cowboy Neal Wanless Wins $232 million Powerball Lottery

June 8, 2009

Neal Wanless, a 23-year-old rancher in South Dakota in one of the country's poorest areas, has won the Powerball prize of $232 million, which is one of the largest jackpots in the history of the US lottery. ...