Note: The following topic is under heavy investigation, no conclusions have been made at this time. We do not yet know the full extent of the variation (mutation). No one has died from the strain at this time. It is also worth noting that this may be more scare tactics in order to further push and pad the pockets of the vaccine industry. The CDC in Atlanta admits 12 people in 5 states have been infected,... 

It is called Murray Valley encephalitis, it is very rare, it can infect humans, it is deadly and it has been found among chickens in Australia’s New South Wales State, in the first appearance since the 1970s. The population in the areas infected in this State and the State of Victoria is being warned to protect itself. Murray Valley encephalitis is more commonly found in north-western Australia... 

Rain of dead birds: Is Beebe Arkansas haunted or bewitched? Now this cannot be a coincidence. Almost a year to the day after we reported in this column a rain of thousands of dead birds in Beebe Arkansas, there are reports of a repeat of the event in 2012. The birds seemed to be crazed, as if they were driven by super-natural forces. What is happening in Beebe? Remember the story “What is going... 

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and will undergo surgery in January, her spokesman says. Government spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro broke the news on Tuesday, adding that the cancerous cells had not spread to other parts of her body. Scoccimarro said the president will have an operation on January... 

McDonald’s leaves Bolivia healthier forever! After 14 years of presence in the country, and despite all the existing campaigns and having a network, the chain was forced to close the eight restaurants that remained open in the three main cities: La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It is a question of the first Latin-American country that will remain without any McDonald’s,... 

One of the worst times of the day for those diabetes sufferers who have to inject themselves with insulin may be about to come to an end – the breakthrough which leads to an oral administration of insulin sees light at the end of the tunnel as investigators from Portugal’s Coimbra University remove an important obstacle. There are two main barriers against the oral administration of insulin,... 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) apparent war on Amish raw dairy farmers increased on December 6 when they filed a “motion for summary judgment,” with Pennsylvania judge Lawrence Stengler asking for a permanent injunction against dairy farmer Dan Allgyer to forbid him from selling fresh milk out of state. FDA regulation 21 CFR §1240.61 criminalizes any selling of milk intended... 

Australia is introducing a single design model for cigarette packs of all the brands sold in the country. The respective law has been adopted by the country’s parliament, and after approval by the Governor-General it may come into force. Tobacco corporations have already sent their representatives to courts, and a number of countries are observing the attempt to null the cigarette brands. Australia... 

New study shows that tumor cells use protein recycling to fuel their growth. A new research carried out on a variety of human tissues, suggests that recycling of protein in the body could be an important part of tumor formation. According to the report published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers found that protein recycling was accelerated in more than 30 types of cancerous cell. Scientists... 

New finding points to possible malaria vaccine Scientists say they can use their information about how malaria parasite invades human red blood cells to develop an anti-malaria vaccine. Researchers at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge (UK) pinpointed a single receptor for a protein that is critical for the parasite to gain entry into red blood cells before multiplying and spreading. Blocking the receptor... 

Deadly: The death toll from the listeria outbreak that's been traced back to Colorado cantaloupes has now climbed to 29. The death toll from the listeria outbreak that’s been traced back to Colorado cantaloupes has now climbed to 29, making it the deadliest food-bourne illness outbreak ever recorded in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the increase... 

Eating strawberries while drinking alcohol may minimize the damage to the mucous membrane of the stomach. A team of Italian, Serbian and Spanish scientists confirmed the protective effect of strawberries as they conducted tests on rats, Bagnet reports. The rodents were given 40 milligrams of strawberry extract per one kilogram of their weight. The rats ate the dose of the extract for ten days. Afterwards,... 

Scientists at the University of Bristol found that even one cannabis joint could trigger schizophrenia Smoking just one cannabis joint can bring on symptoms of schizophrenia, a study has found. Researchers at the University of Bristol have, for the first time, looked in detail at the changes in the brains of cannabis users. They found the drug disrupts the same parts of the brain as the psychotic illness,... 

Breakthrough: The blood made from stem cells would transform blood transfusions by preventing shortages in hospitals and prove a lifesaver on battlefields and at the scene of car crashes Artificial blood created from stem cells could be tested on Britons within two years. The scientists behind the research, which could provide industrial scale quantities of blood, believe it will transform transfusions... 

Doctors treating Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have confirmed that he has been cured of cancer and enjoys optimal health conditions now, Press TV reports. Doctors at the Military Hospital in Caracas, where Chavez has undergone chemotherapy, have rejected claims of Salvador Navarrete, a Venezuelan surgeon, that the president has an aggressive form of cancer, a Press TV correspondent reported Tuesday. Navarrete...