11/23/2008
New hope in fight to combat killer virus (The Advertiser)
A VACCINE for the deadly Hendra virus has been tested on cats but it will take at least five years to determine its suitability for humans, researchers say.
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11/23/2008
Virus of communal violence needs to be checked in time: Manmohan (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Nov 23 : Addressing the conference of Directors General and Inspecters General of Police here on Sunday, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said the virus of communal violence that threatens the secular fabric of our country needs to be checked in time.
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11/21/2008
Virus strikes some Pentagon computers: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Some Defense Department computer networks have been infected with a "global virus" and steps are being taken to mitigate it, the Pentagon said Friday.
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11/21/2008
New Type of Ebola Virus Discovered (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A new species of the deadly Ebola virus has been identified by American and Ugandan scientists.
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11/21/2008
Man jailed for passing HIV virus (BBC News)
A haemophiliac feared died in the Asian tsunami is jailed for infecting his ex-girlfriend with the HIV virus.
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11/22/2008
Pentagon flash drives banned; virus risk cited (Arizona Daily Star)
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks.
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11/21/2008
Baby virus could be key to childhood asthma (Scientific American)
Asthma, a respiratory disease whose prevalence skyrocketed in the latter part of the 20th century, is believed to have a genetic component, and environmental triggers--including pollution and pests-- are also blamed. Now a common infant virus--respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)--is being fingered as a possible cause. [More]
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11/22/2008
Coroner: Virus Likely Killed PA Teen (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey)
var nopreviewimage = "1"; if (nopreviewimage == ""){ document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); } The coroner says a virus is likely to blame for the death of a Bucks County teenager. Shawn Duffy collapsed during soccer practice back in August. He later died at the hospital. The coroner says Shawn had an inflamed heart muscle that was likely caused by an intestinal ...
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11/21/2008
Coroner: Virus likely killed Pa. teen athlete (Philly.com)
A coroner says an inflamed heart muscle likely brought on by an intestinal virus is what killed a 14-year-old Quakertown student who collapsed during soccer practice in August.
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11/21/2008
DoD confirms computer virus in networks - Navy News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Navy Times (Navy Times)
The Defense Department confirmed Friday that a virus has infected some of its computer networks but declined to identify the infection, say whether it was a direct attack on the networks or confirm published directives that ban the use of portable storage media such as thumb drives.
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