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Robotic arm to help kids with motor deficit - Oct 20, 2009
Crave Children with dyspraxia are currently working with the robotic arm weekly to help them develop better coordination. A robotic arm is lending a hand to children with dyspraxia, a motor-skills ... Read story »World Health Organization declares global A(H1N1) pandemic alert - Jun 11, 2009
Blogs The World Health Organization (WHO) just announced that it has raised the pandemic alert level from five to six, declaring a swine flu pandemic, meaning that a global outbreak of A(H1N1) ... Read story »World health officials gather in Mexico for global A(H1N1) summit - Jul 3, 2009
Blogs While stressing that most A(H1N1) cases so far have been mild, World Health Organization director-general Margaret Chan warned that the new influenza strain colloquially referred to as "swine flu" is "unstoppable". ... Read story »First A(H1N1) incident in Philippines confirmed - May 21, 2009
Blogs Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque has confirmed that the Philippines is now included in the list of countries with the A(H1N1) virus. A 10-year-old girl who flew in with her ... Read story »Philippine Airport on alert Level 3 due to swine flu problem - Apr 27, 2009
Blogs The officials of the Philippine Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have issued an alert Level 3 due to the declaration of the World Health Organization (WHO) that the swine influenza A/H1N1, more ... Read story »WHO guns ablaze, lawyers a-threatening on claims of e-cig endorsement - Sep 23, 2008
Blogs Electronic cigarettes have passed the phase where they were a niche product and into the mainstream of many societies as an acceptable replacement for the real deal. However, certain companies are ... Read story »Researchers still uncertain if cell phones are safe - Sep 15, 2009
Features The question over whether cell phones pose a health risk has been debated for years, and researchers say the final answer could still be years away. Read story »A suit that protects you from H1N1? - Oct 8, 2009
Crave The new anti-H1N1 suit doesn't just make you look dapper, it supposedly also helps keep you disease-free. If the new swine flu vaccine doesn't give you the right dose of ... Read story »H1N1--Malaysia inadvertently gets tainted. Here's a comprehensive update - May 18, 2009
Blogs Malaysia's health authorities were well aware that this would eventually occur. So now, the country has two confirmed cases of the H1N1. One in Kuala Lumpur, in the center of Malaysia, ... Read story »Swine Flu: Where to find virus, track outbreak, learn symptoms, more - May 5, 2009
Crave The swine flu, officially the Swine Influenza A (H1N1) virus, is spreading rapidly around the world. Here's a guide to what's going on, what you can do and where to stay ... Read story »Swarovski disease now officially a pandemic - Aug 23, 2008
Crave As we've been reporting for some time now, Swarovski disease has been spreading fast. But with the arrival of iRiver's Swarovski-encrusted Mickey Mouse-shaped audio player (site in Japanese), we fear the ... Read story »How cell phone radiation works - Jun 3, 2002
Features Cell phones have been blamed for everything from headaches to increased body temperatures. Are the accusations justified? Read story »Phone radiation levels compared - Nov 5, 2004
Features Don't fry your brains! Find out how much radiation a phone gives off before picking up one. Read story »Which cell phone radiation level is correct? - Aug 5, 2008
Crave Samsung Soul Q: I'm thinking of buying the Samsung Soul and I'm concerned with its radiation level. But when I looked at the user manual there were multiple SARs listed. Is ... Read story »Jump to page: [1]
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