Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker The Guardian | Analysis suggests the hacker was in east coast of America and operated over a number of days, but much remains unknown | Hacker in staged photograph surrounded by computers. Photograph: Corbis | Figuring out who was behind the hack of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Angl...
Avoiding Errors in Radiation Therapy The New York Times | To the Editor: | Re "A Lifesaving Tool Turned Deadly: Radiation Offers Powerful New Cures, and Ways to Do Harm" ("The Radiation Boom" series, front page, Jan. 24): | The treatment errors described in your article about radiation therapy are tragic. But it is important to remember that they are als...
Blast Victims Served Their Communities The New York Times | MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Their obituaries will call them pipe fitters, and they will not be wrong, but they certainly will not be exactly right. The work these men did went far beyond threading and brazing, welding and rigging — they were co...
Paralyzed CNN scribe wins $55m from UK medic Hong Kong Standard Former Hong Kong-based CNN correspondent Andrew Brown has won almost HK$55 million in damages after being paralyzed at a British hospital. | //--> Tuesday, February 09, 2010 | Former Hong Kong-based CNN correspondent Andrew Brown has won almost HK$55...
China's Defiance on Rights Stirs Fears for Dissident Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | BEIJING -- A year ago this week, Chinese security agents made a midnight visit to the home of Gao Zhisheng, one of China's most high-profile human rights lawyers, and led him away. They told his family he was wanted for a brief chat. | In the month...
China's Defiance on Rights Stirs Fears for Dissident The New York Times | BEIJING - A year ago this week, Chinese security agents made a midnight visit to the home of Gao Zhisheng, one of China's most high-profile human rights lawyers, and led him away. They told his family he was wanted for a brief chat. | In the months...
Beijing Bites:TCM doctor sells lethal medicine China Daily | TCM doctor sells lethal medicine | A traditional Chinese medicine doctor surnamed Wang with more than 20 years of experience has been charged with the accidental murder of two patients, the Beijing Times reported yesterday. | Wang bought plasters a...
Nearly half of Chinese born by C-section CBC | Nearly half of all births in China are delivered by caesarean section, the world's highest rate, according to a survey by the World Health Organization that reflects a shift toward modernization that isn't necessarily a good thing. | The boom in un...
China's rate of births by C-section soars The Boston Globe | HANOI - Nearly half of all births in China are delivered by caesarean section, the world's highest rate according to a survey by the World Health Organization, which warned that a boom in unnecessary surgeries is jeopardizing women's health. | Rate...
Overseas Sales Give McDonald's a Lift in January The New York Times | OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - McDonald's, the world's largest fast-food chain, said Tuesday that a crucial measure of sales rose 2.6 percent in January, as strong overseas sales more than offset a decline in the United States. | Sales in stores open at least 13 months fell 0.7 percent in the United States and rose 4.3 percent in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Mi...
Diabetes can harm your heart Deccan Chronicle Diabetes can harm your heart | Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with a marked increase in the risk of atherosclerotic disease, including coronary artery disease (CAD) or narrowing of arteries supplying blood to the heart leading to heart attacks, peripheral arterial disease leading to amputations and cerebrovascular disease leading to stroke....
