Level 6 Alert? and Stabilize Warming and More for Monday, May 4, 2009

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WHO head indicates full flu pandemic to be declared


http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5431di-us-flu-who-pandemic/


More than 1,000 swine flu cases worldwide: WHO


http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/05/04/swine-flu-world-health119.html



Swine Flu Update: At Least 18 Countries Affected; Human-to-Pig Infection Reported In Canada


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090503190223.htm


Halving Carbon Emissions To Stabilize Warming?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090502092019.htm

Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found In Forest Fire Smoke

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430091057.htm

Pinus ponderosa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponderosa_Pine

Alkaloid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaloid

Climate Change Threatens Unique Ecosystems of World's Largest Lake, Lake Baikal

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501090925.htm

Lake Baikal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Baikal

Global Warming Data Buried in Mud

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7454828

Researchers flag increasing levels of fresh water in Labrador Sea

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/05/04/labrador-sea-504.html

Labrador Sea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrador_Sea

Brain Can Recognize Objects Much Faster

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429132231.htm

Man chooses grizzly bear as 'best man' at wedding

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1066923

Ursus arctos horribilis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursus_arctos_horribilis

Wolves come off endangered species list in northern Rockies

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1066925

Canis lupus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_lupus

Mummified puppy found in Egyptian tomb

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30519834/

Isolated Birds Evolve 'Normal' Species Song

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090503132617.htm

Mexico to review flu restrictions

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8032582.stm

China denies flu discrimination

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8032157.stm

Mexicans defy swine flu advice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8032248.stm

Swine flu: mapping the outbreak

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8021547.stm

China bans Alberta pork after virus infects pig herd: media report

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/05/03/china-haltspork.html


Can masks help stop flu spread?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8024605.stm

Rare raccoon roundworm blinds teen

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30558815/

Procyon lotor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procyon_lotor

Toxocaridae (Raccoon roundworm)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxocaridae

Matrix Protein Key To Fighting Viruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429091336.htm

Toxic mercury levels in seal meat linked to melting Arctic ice

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/04/tech-090504-seal-meat-mercury.html

How Mercury Emissions Reach Tuna And Other Seafood, And Why Mercury Contamination Is Likely To Worsen

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501195628.htm

Thunnus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunnus

Mercury

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(element)

New Southern California Beetle Killing Oaks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501154147.htm

Agrilus coxalis

http://cisr.ucr.edu/goldspotted_oak_borer.html

Quercus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_(genus)

Date Palm Genome Drafted

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501162809.htm

Phoenix dactylifera

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_dactylifera

Why Invasive Plants Take Over

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090502082952.htm

Euphorbia esula

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafy_spurge

Pueraria lobata

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu

New Technique For Modifying Plant Genes Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429132233.htm

Analysis Finds Strong Match Between Molecular, Fossil Data In Evolutionary Studies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090428171004.htm

Backyard scientists use Web to aid research

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/04/citizen.science.climate.change/index.html

Ducklings tour White House

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2009/05/03/vonat.white.house.ducklings.cnn

Irreversible Climate Change and More on MRSA and More For Friday, March 13, 2009

Carcharodon carcharias image licensed under Creative Commons by minuk

Researchers: 'Irreversible' climate change

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/12/irreversible.climate/index.html

Hospital Mobile Phones 'Superbug' Scare

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305204324.htm

MRSA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRSA

Masks in smoggy cities a good idea, study says

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/03/13/masks-pollution.html

Recalled foods still making people sick

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29619415/

Nation’s first E. coli vaccine for cattle approved

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29665562/

E. Coli 0157:H7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._coli_0157_H7

High IQ Linked To Reduced Risk Of Death

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312140009.htm

FDA hazy on e-cigarettes' safety

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/13/ecigarettes.smoking/index.html

Spotless Mind? Human Fear Memories Weakened

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090311103611.htm

Propanolol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propanolol

Aspirin Improves Survival In Women With Stable Heart Disease, According To Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312092440.htm

Microbicide Promising As HIV Prevention Method For Women, Clinical Trial Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305121735.htm

Biomarkers Detected For Chikungunya Fever

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090304131222.htm

Chikungunya

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikungunya_fever

How Cranberry Products Prevent Urinary Tract Infections

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090309121937.htm

Vaccinium

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranberry

Live Fast, Die Young? Maybe Not

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090309162121.htm

Drink Green Tea For Healthy Teeth And Gums

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305183128.htm

Green tea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_tea

New List Of HIV Mutations Vital To Tracking AIDS Epidemic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305204330.htm

Intensive care errors 'frequent'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7938320.stm

Man Says Spider Bite Helped Him Walk

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/13/national/main4863762.shtml

Loxosceles reclusa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_recluse



Climate scenarios 'being realised'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7940532.stm

Deep water fish decline concerns

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7935733.stm

Baby gorilla rejected by mom, named by dad

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29676261/

Gorilla gorilla gorilla

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_lowland_gorilla

American Carnivores Evolved To Avoid Each Other, New Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090310100835.htm

Celebrity hippo calf won't be fed to zoo's tigers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29676241/

Hippopotamus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus_(genus)

Monkeys teach their babies to floss

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7940052.stm

Preserved Shark Fossil Adds Evidence To Great White's Origins

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312174733.htm

Carcharodon carcharias

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_White_shark_(Carcharodon_carcharias)

Video: Divers recount struggle with shark

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Divers questioned about shark encounter

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/03/13/am.intv.man.vs.shark.cnn

Galeocerdo cuvier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_shark

How Mosquitoes Could Teach Us A Trick In The Fight Against Malaria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305141641.htm

Malaria

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria

Danger Lurks Underground For Oak Seedlings

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090303161419.htm

Quercus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus

Microtus pinetorum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Vole

Dust Deposited In Oceans May Carry Elements Toxic To Marine Algae

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090309191457.htm

Solar Water Heating Pays For Itself Five Times Over

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090309105021.htm


Simple Upgrades In Rural Sanitation Could Save 1.2 Million Lives Annually

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090309223207.htm

New ‘Pollution Radar’ Developed To Provide Unprecedented Picture Of Urban Smog

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090309122159.htm

Researchers Study Cave’s 'Breathing' For Better Climate Clues

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090309210846.htm

Australia declares oil spill a disaster zone

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29656572/

Swire Group

http://www.swire.com/

Sumatran Tiger Killings and More for Friday, February 27, 2009

Panthera tigris sumatrae image licensed under Photos8.com

Tigers Get A Stimulus Plan

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227081835.htm

Fourth Sumatran tiger killed in Indonesia: official

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090227/wl_asia_afp/indonesiaenvironmentwildlifeanimal;_ylt=AqCAYOpUuQrOAQTbxXDxJtkPLBIF

Panthera tigris sumatrae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_Tiger

Lost skiers fought off wolves to stay alive: brother

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/02/26/rescue.html

Wolves (and dogs) are in-your-face poopers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29409988/

Canis lupus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_Lupus

Canis lupus familiaris

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_lupus_familiaris


RSPCA hits out at circuses for using elephants

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090227/wl_uk_afp/britainentertainmentwildlifeelephants;_ylt=Ak2m8EMU6D9eNpc7yxFvPIsPLBIF

Baby giraffe nursed with cow's milk at Mass. zoo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_fe_st/odd_baby_giraffe;_ylt=AocwiaIwTcAqGitoPmg9A43tiBIF

Giraffa camelopardalis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe

'Nestcams' to protect rare goshawks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7914134.stm

Accipiter gentilis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goshawk

Birds' Movements Reveal Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220191837.htm

Heat Could Be Stifling Turtles’ Swimming Abilities In Australia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227095000.htm

Fishy Mystery: Tubular Eyes, Transparent Head

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223150331.htm

Octopus pulls plug, floods aquarium

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/02/27/octopus.floods.aquarium.kcal

Octopoda

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus

Study Predicts When Invasive Species Can Travel More Readily On Airplanes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225161040.htm

Undersea bombs threatening marine life

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/26/undersea.munitions.cleanup/index.html

'Bog oaks' reveal ancient forest

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7914029.stm

Protecting Wine Grapes From Heat And Drought With Particle Film

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217125555.htm

Log on to Track Rita the Manatee

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Travel/story?id=6968429&page=1

Trichechus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manatee

Genome Sequencing Of Fungus May Lead To Improved Bioethanol Production From Wood

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227072644.htm

FDA slaps warning on heartburn drug tied to spasms

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_bi_ge/heartburn_drugs_fda_warning;_ylt=AoFbDdebU2ELMzy4IV8QTdGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkbjl1MDkwBHBvcwMxNDAEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA2ZkYXNsYXBzd2Fybg--

Metoclopramide

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reglan

AP Source: Obama to rescind Bush abortion rule

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_he_me/abortion_rule;_ylt=At84vy5ERwAMNeIeMJYC6dSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlMjhjaGxkBHBvcwM3NgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3BvbGl0aWNzBHNsawNhcHNvdXJjZW9iYW0-

Obama calls for generic biotech drugs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_budget_generics;_ylt=AnrcWvqhiDeLBw5UAuPkAKqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkNjE1dG8wBHBvcwMxNDEEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA29iYW1hY2FsbHNmbw--

Health Canada asks for quarantine of drugs from Indian plant

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/27/drug-quarantine.html

Paonta Sahib

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paonta_Sahib

Immune Molecule That Attacks Wide Range Of Flu Viruses Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226141118.htm

New drugs needed to fight flu pandemic

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29427094/

Experimental Vaccine Protects Animals From Deadly Ebola Virus; May Prove Effective In Developing The First Human Vaccine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227081134.htm

Secrets Of C. Difficile's Protective Shell Revealed, Paving The Way For New Superbug Drugs And Vaccines

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227072652.htm


Alzheimer's plaques 'big impact'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7910513.stm

Just Eat Less! Heart-healthy, Low-cal Diets Promote Weight Loss Regardless Of Fat, Protein And Carb Content

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225172635.htm


SCAN: Delivering Bone Disorder Diagnosis, Fracture Healing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218114320.htm

Unhealthy Lifestyle More Than Doubles Stroke Risk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219202727.htm

Hormone Linked To High Blood Pressure And Blood Vessel Disease In African-Americans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217104437.htm

Brain Mechanism Recruited To Reduce Noise During Challenging Tasks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225132245.htm

Exploring New Pathways To Language

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217141526.htm

Trust Your Heart: Emotions May Be More Reliable When Making Choices

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221450.htm

If Something Is Difficult, Most People Believe It Must Be Important To Achieving Goals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220102249.htm

Mental Fatigue Can Affect Physical Endurance

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224132915.htm

'Switch Off, Light On': Molecular Biologist Discovers New Control Mechanism In Cell Signaling

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217080015.htm

Stem cell research supporters offer Senate bill

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51p7zq-us-stemcells-usa/

Electronic Cigarettes: Are They Safe?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/27/earlyshow/health/main4833343.shtml

Self-digestion As A Means Of Survival

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227093556.htm

Environmental Footprint Of Information Technology Much Higher Than Expected, Researcher Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224133147.htm

CO2 Drop, Global Cooling Made Antarctic Glacier

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226141146.htm

Threats To Biodiversity Rise In World’s Mediterranean-Climate Regions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217080019.htm

Earliest 'human footprints' found

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7913375.stm

A sliver of chance for life on Mars

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29410808/