People infected with the virus that causes AIDS should start treatment earlier than currently recommended, the World Health Organization says.
The UN agency issued new guidance yesterday advising doctors to start giving HIV positive patients AIDS drugs a year or two earlier than usual.
The advice could double the number of people worldwide who qualify for treatment, adding an extra three to five million patients to the five million already awaiting AIDS drugs.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
SMOKING KILLS FIVE MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR
Tobacco use kills at least five million people every year, a figure that could rise if countries don't take stronger measures to combat smoking, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.
In a new report on tobacco use and control, the UN agency said nearly 95 per cent of the global population is unprotected by laws banning smoking. WHO said secondhand smoking kills about 600,000 people every year.
In a new report on tobacco use and control, the UN agency said nearly 95 per cent of the global population is unprotected by laws banning smoking. WHO said secondhand smoking kills about 600,000 people every year.
MOBILE PHONES SECURITY CODES CRACKED
Not content with being able to break into email in-boxes and hijack social networking profiles, hackers have just found a new weapon to add to their arsenal - eavesdropping on mobile phone calls.
Billions of mobile phone users around the world are at risk of having their calls intercepted and recorded after hackers broke the encryption used to protect 80 per cent of the world's mobiles.
People regularly trading in confidential information, such as Government officials and executives, would be the most likely eavesdropping targets
A German computer engineer, Karsten Nohl, told a hacker conference in Berlin that he and his team decoded the Global System for Mobile Communication encryption algorithm to draw attention to gaping security holes in the technology and drive mobile operators to patch them.
Billions of mobile phone users around the world are at risk of having their calls intercepted and recorded after hackers broke the encryption used to protect 80 per cent of the world's mobiles.
People regularly trading in confidential information, such as Government officials and executives, would be the most likely eavesdropping targets
A German computer engineer, Karsten Nohl, told a hacker conference in Berlin that he and his team decoded the Global System for Mobile Communication encryption algorithm to draw attention to gaping security holes in the technology and drive mobile operators to patch them.
Monday, December 21, 2009
IT IS CRIMINAL WHAT THE AMERICAN BANKS ARE DOING NOW
I am very disappointed with the American Banks. Four couples that I have known for many years are walking away from their homes. They have been in these homes for over thirty years. There have been many improvements made.
Where is a sense of justice? I know this is leaving a bitter taste in their mouths. When they told me I was shocked and surprised.The banks are not going to help anyone if there is nothing in it for them.I think the people will rebel if the government tries to help another bank.
Where is a sense of justice? I know this is leaving a bitter taste in their mouths. When they told me I was shocked and surprised.The banks are not going to help anyone if there is nothing in it for them.I think the people will rebel if the government tries to help another bank.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
PAKISTAN IS DELAYING HUNDREDS OF US VISAS
This is adding to tension between the key allies in the war on terrorism. Islamabad's ambassador to Washington, Husain Haqqani, said the visa delays should not be considered Pakistani harassment. It is the surge of US diplomats and experts going to Pakistan and the need to comply with rules and procedures.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
FRANCE AND GERMANY HAVE REFUSED REQUESTS FOR MORE TROOPS.
President Barak Obama hoped that allies would match his troop surge. Britain has already offered an extra 500 troops and Italy has said it will send some, but Poland and other countries are waiting to see what happens in Afghanistan. The leaders want only to send police trainers and civilian aid experts.
SIX PASSENGERS FAINTED ON US FLIGHT TO LONDON
The British Airways Boeing 777 aircraft carried 216 passengers and 14 crew members. Upon landing at Heathrow, emergency crews checked the plane for hazardous materials. Nothing was found suspicious by the police. No cause for the fainting has been determined.
ZULU'S REINTRODUCING CIRCUMCISION TO COMBAT AIDS
The King of South Africa's Zulu's, Goodwill Zwelithini, said on Saturday at a traditional festival his intention to revive the practice. Studies have shown that circumcision can cut chances of the HIV virus in half.
Zulus practiced the ritual circumcision until the 19Th century when King Shaka stopped it. Shaka felt the procedure kept his men away for months at a time. The head of Kwa Zula -Natal's regional government Zweli Mkhize, said it will assist in the fight against AIDS but will not prevent the spread of sexual transmitted diseases.
Zulus practiced the ritual circumcision until the 19Th century when King Shaka stopped it. Shaka felt the procedure kept his men away for months at a time. The head of Kwa Zula -Natal's regional government Zweli Mkhize, said it will assist in the fight against AIDS but will not prevent the spread of sexual transmitted diseases.
Monday, December 7, 2009
TWO DEATHS IN FRANCE FROM MUTATED H1N1
The World Health Organization is investigating reports of mutations in the swine flu for virus, after 6 countries recorded cases in which the virus was transforming. Experts in France have analyzed 1200 strains and this was the first drug resistant case.
The mutation could increase the ability of the virus to affect the respiratory tracts and lung tissue, a statement from the French government's Health Surveillance Institute said.
The mutation could increase the ability of the virus to affect the respiratory tracts and lung tissue, a statement from the French government's Health Surveillance Institute said.
THINGS THESE SUPERSTARS HAD IN COMMON
Kobe Bryant, Michael Jackson and now Tiger Woods. The things they had in common was a lack of good old common sense. I guess these superstars think they can handle every aspect of their career. They must think they can do the jobs of PR people, agents, managers, and handlers. They believe in their own press. The larger they become they listen less to these professionals.
I guess Michael thought he was bigger than life and could not be brought down with his dealings with children and he ignored pleadings form his handlers.
Kobe thought he would never be found out because he was in an out of the way place and no one would ever know.
Tiger thought these women would be discreet and never utter a word. All Tiger and Kobe had to do was place a call to one of his seasoned handlers, or people in the business and a call would have been placed to a madam and a plane load of lovely women would have been at their beck and call.
These women working at these clubs are mostly low income wage earners and the men thought they could get by free. They should have known better. These women are out for their fifteen minutes of fame. There are women out there who would never tell, some are in this for a business and not for fame.
I just feel Tiger made poor judgements and his friends should have told him the consequences of taking these high risk moves. Now because of his poor judgements, his wife and kids will suffer for years to come. But he will not have a squeaky clean image anymore. Now he has street cred. Tiger will bounce back. He just must now face the many people who had so much confidence in him.
I guess Michael thought he was bigger than life and could not be brought down with his dealings with children and he ignored pleadings form his handlers.
Kobe thought he would never be found out because he was in an out of the way place and no one would ever know.
Tiger thought these women would be discreet and never utter a word. All Tiger and Kobe had to do was place a call to one of his seasoned handlers, or people in the business and a call would have been placed to a madam and a plane load of lovely women would have been at their beck and call.
These women working at these clubs are mostly low income wage earners and the men thought they could get by free. They should have known better. These women are out for their fifteen minutes of fame. There are women out there who would never tell, some are in this for a business and not for fame.
I just feel Tiger made poor judgements and his friends should have told him the consequences of taking these high risk moves. Now because of his poor judgements, his wife and kids will suffer for years to come. But he will not have a squeaky clean image anymore. Now he has street cred. Tiger will bounce back. He just must now face the many people who had so much confidence in him.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
JOE JACKSON SEEKS A FAMILY ALLOWANCE FROM MICHAEL JACKSON'S ESTATE
Joe Jackson does not stand to inherit any of his son's assets and cannot challenge the appointment of the executors chosen by the singer to handle his will, according to the judge.
Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff said Joe Jackson was not named in the will but he could pursue a motion to receive a family allowance because he claimed Michael supported him.
His expenses exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents. The 2002 will of Michael Jackson omitted any mention of his father. The court documents said Joe Jackson receives $1,700 monthly from Social Security, and he relied on his son for support for many years.
The documents stated, "He does not have a regular source of income, and he was dependent upon the money provided by his son, Michael Jackson, through his wife, Katherine Jackson, for his support.
The judge has scheduled a hearing for December 10 on Joe Jackson's request for the family allowance. Katherine Jackson's new probate attorney Adam Streisand suggested that she would support that request.
Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff said Joe Jackson was not named in the will but he could pursue a motion to receive a family allowance because he claimed Michael supported him.
His expenses exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents. The 2002 will of Michael Jackson omitted any mention of his father. The court documents said Joe Jackson receives $1,700 monthly from Social Security, and he relied on his son for support for many years.
The documents stated, "He does not have a regular source of income, and he was dependent upon the money provided by his son, Michael Jackson, through his wife, Katherine Jackson, for his support.
The judge has scheduled a hearing for December 10 on Joe Jackson's request for the family allowance. Katherine Jackson's new probate attorney Adam Streisand suggested that she would support that request.
PHILIPPINES TRY TO CONTAIN DEADLY DISEASE LEPTOSPIROSIS
This is an infection caused by exposure to water contaminated with rat and other animal urine. The World Health Organization and UN health experts have begun field investigations.
This outbreak is the result of massive storms that claimed more than a thousand lives.
This outbreak is the result of massive storms that claimed more than a thousand lives.
SWISS HOMEOPATHIC DOCTORS NIX SWINE FLU VACCINE
The Swiss Society of Homoepathic Physicians said pregnant women shouldn't take either of the two vaccines licensed by Switzerland. They claim the effects on mothers and their unborn children have not been thoroughly studied.
A CHICKEN IN EVERY POT AND A CAR IN EVERY GARAGE
I think that's what the masses thought when they voted for Barak Obama. But instead, times got worse. There were no chickens to eat and cars being repossessed.
I guess the people thought that an office would open on the street corners in every state where they could apply for jobs. Instead, the president gave the money to the states to do what they wanted.
The governor's remodeled their mansions, gave out jobs to selected people, put out fictitious figures about people hired, no one gained. I think 2010 will be disappointing to the Democrats. They inherited this mess but are going about the wrong way to fix it.
The Democrats are just throwing things up in the air to see what sticks. This slogan about a chicken in every pot was a 1928 presidential slogan by Herbert Hoover. Many people thought that Barak Obama was their last hope and their dreams still went down the drain.
There are so many people hurting right now. Some of them were million dollar car salesmen and now they can't make a living and have to rely on food stamps and are at risk of losing their home. They can't afford insurance for their kids and have to go to the discount store to buy eyeglasses.
I guess the people thought that an office would open on the street corners in every state where they could apply for jobs. Instead, the president gave the money to the states to do what they wanted.
The governor's remodeled their mansions, gave out jobs to selected people, put out fictitious figures about people hired, no one gained. I think 2010 will be disappointing to the Democrats. They inherited this mess but are going about the wrong way to fix it.
The Democrats are just throwing things up in the air to see what sticks. This slogan about a chicken in every pot was a 1928 presidential slogan by Herbert Hoover. Many people thought that Barak Obama was their last hope and their dreams still went down the drain.
There are so many people hurting right now. Some of them were million dollar car salesmen and now they can't make a living and have to rely on food stamps and are at risk of losing their home. They can't afford insurance for their kids and have to go to the discount store to buy eyeglasses.
WILL LOU DOBBS BE THE NEXT MAVERICK ON THE FOX NETWORK ?
It seems like Lou Dobbs will be the next maverick on the Fox News Network. There he will not be held back from expressing his views. He is "Going Rogue" like Sarah Palin. Glenn Beck is happier since he is not with all those women on Headline News.
Lou Dobbs met with Roger Ailes, the chairman of the Fox News Channel in September. I wonder if it was because of his dissatisfaction with HLN ? Well, time will only tell. Dobbs said he is considering a number of options and directions, since abruptly leaving CNN.
Lou Dobbs met with Roger Ailes, the chairman of the Fox News Channel in September. I wonder if it was because of his dissatisfaction with HLN ? Well, time will only tell. Dobbs said he is considering a number of options and directions, since abruptly leaving CNN.
Friday, December 4, 2009
TIGER IS FINALLY GOING TO GROW UP
Tiger now has to face problems himself. His PR people and agents can't smooth over these problems. I have heard how he throws his club , pounds them into the ground,and uses profanity at the tournments. I think it is disgusting because many people bring their kids to watch him play.
Many people are surprised at this happening, but look at his friend who was arrested for a DUI and the horrible slurs he made about women. I thought he would be penalized from his TV show, but he went on to work as usual. I am glad this came about because I don't think that individual should run and be elected to a political office.
Many people are surprised at this happening, but look at his friend who was arrested for a DUI and the horrible slurs he made about women. I thought he would be penalized from his TV show, but he went on to work as usual. I am glad this came about because I don't think that individual should run and be elected to a political office.
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