In Oregon U.S.A., health investigators are blaming a 2012 outbreak on a baby diaper changing station in a car dealership. It happened during an employee meeting, where catered sandwiches were served. State health officials immediately suspected the restaurant that provided the sandwiches, because of their poor health inspection record. However, inspectors got a surprise. […] Continue Reading…
12 May 2013 (23:11 UTC-07 Tango 11 May 2013)/02 Rajab 1434/22 Ordibehest 1391/03 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In the United Kingdom dogs are dying from a mystery illness. At least 12 dogs have died after being walked in the New Forest National Park.
In Worcestershire, two more dogs have just died. They got sick after the Worcestershire […] Continue Reading…
12 May 2013 (22:46 UTC-07 Tango 11 May 2013)/02 Rajab 1434/22 Ordibehest 1392/03 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
A Texas U.S.A. TV station reporting two unexplained deaths. KHOU reporting that two teenagers, from different counties, died from unknown causes. They had symptoms similar to H7N9: Fever, cough, respiratory failure, pneumonia. At least 30 tests were conducted, all […] Continue Reading…
12 May 2013 (22:03 UTC-07 Tango 11 May 2013)/02 Rajab 1434/22 Ordibehest 1391/03 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
On 11 May 2013, France reported that three people tested for the new MERS were negative. What many reports didn’t tell you is that there are at least two more possible cases.
Beside the man who came back from […] Continue Reading…
08 May 2013/27 Jumada t-Tania 1434/18 Ordibehest 1391/29 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
U.S. led ISAF/NATO investigates its own personnel for misconduct during operations in Zabul Province at the end of April. U.S. officials gave no further details. Apparently it’s the result of an internal ISAF/NATO complaint.
In Farah Province, Karwangah area at Bala Bolok District, Mujahideen […] Continue Reading…
10 May 2013 (11:51 UTC-07 Tango)/29 Jumada t-Tania 1434/20 Ordibehest 1392/01 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
Health officials in the city of Shanghai have terminated the Influenza Pandemic Contingency Plan (Level III). They claim there have been no new human cases of H7N9 in the past 20 days.
While there are newer cases in Shanghai hospitals, they […] Continue Reading…
09 May 2013 (13:14 UTC-07 Tango)/28 Jumada t-Tania 1434/19 Ordibehest 1391/30 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has temporarily banned the vaccine Quinvaxem. Since Novmeber 2012 nine infants have died from the vaccine.
The vaccine is made by a capitalist South Korean company, and is marketed as a preventative for diphtheria (D), tetanus (T), […] Continue Reading…
09 May 2013 (12:44 UTC-07 Tango)/28 Jumada t-Tania 1434/19 Ordibehest 1392/30 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
The UN World Heath Organization reporting 131 cases, and 32 deaths.
A 79 years old woman in Jiangxi Province is the latest case, and a 56 years old man died in China’s Henan Province, three weeks after symptoms began. He claimed […] Continue Reading…
09 May 2013 (03:50 UTC-07 Tango)/28 Jumada t-Tania 1434/19 Ordibehest 1392/30 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
According to Defence for Children International, more than 7500 Palestinian children have been imprisoned and tortured by Israel, in the past 11 years.
According to the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Israel systematically (try the word ‘ritually’) abuses Palestinian children: “Ill-treatment […] Continue Reading…
08 May 2013 (17:07 UTC-07 Tango)/27 Jumada t-Tania 1434/18 Ordibehest 1392/29 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
Quietly, in the middle of April, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency over the new H7N9 virus. On the surface the declaration allows the use of testing kits that are not approved […] Continue Reading…