China closes research base as a precaution to protect pandas from swine flu
New machine designed by Georgia Tech students lets Zoo Atlanta take gorilla blood pressure more images Study tracks flu’s sometimes sticky tricks as it evolves to evade the immune system
Taiwan’s Ma seeks to ease storm over lifting US beef ban amid ongoing mad cow scares
Taiwan’s Ma seeks to calm uproar over US beef Virginia officials to study impact of increasing elk population; cattlemen worry about diseaseVa. to size up impact of increasing elk population RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia game officials will study the consequences of increasing the number of Rocky Mountain elk in the state’s remote southwest corner, a move opposed by cattle farmers fearful of the spread of disease. Inspired by Kentucky’s success, Va. weighs plan to bring back elk to its southeastern hillsVa. may fill its own hills with Rocky Mountain elk RICHMOND, Va. — More than 150 years after Virginia’s last native elk was killed, game officials may try to populate the state’s southwest corner with its bigger, buff-colored cousin — the Rocky Mountain elk. Plum Organics recalls apples and carrots baby food because of possible botulism contaminationBaby food recalled, may be tainted with botulism WASHINGTON — Plum Organics of Emeryville, Calif., is recalling some of its apple and carrot portable pouch baby food because of concerns over possible botulism contamination. Results without much effort? Fitness experts weigh in on 4 new productsExercise shortcuts: How well do they measure up? When it comes to exercise, most of us are looking for a shortcut, a way to lose weight and firm up without spending endless hours in the gym. Report finds nearly 13 million babies worldwide born premature, 1 million dieReport: 13 million babies worldwide born premature WASHINGTON — They call it kangaroo care: A premature baby nestles skin-to-skin against mom’s bare, warm chest. In Malawi, mothers’ bodies take the place of too-pricey incubators to keep these fragile newborns alive. Police await DNA findings in Yale student slaying; medical examiner says she was suffocatedMedical examiner says Yale student was suffocated CROMWELL, Conn. — Police were awaiting the results of DNA tests on evidence taken from a Yale University animal research technician before determining whether to charge him with killing a graduate student who worked in the same lab. Goat found in the Bronx, third in more than a month; their origin remains a mysteryGoat wanders into nursing home in the Bronx NEW YORK — It’s another case of the wandering goat. Officials say an emaciated-looking Nubian goat wandered onto the property of a nursing home in the Bronx, where two other goats were discovered in July. |
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