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Beware the bird flu spammers
News Medical experts have warned Internet users about spam which links to a Web site supposedly selling avian flu antiviral drugs. An increasing amount of junk mail has been detected which claims to sell Tamiflu, the antiviral medication believed to be...
[October 26, 2005, 17:00]
Grid project hunts for bird flu cure
News Scientists in the UK and Asia have deployed a computing grid to find a potential cure for avian flu. The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) said on Thursday that it put up a grid computing project, which was originally designed...
[May 5, 2006, 8:55]
Motorola & HP ruffled by flu-like virus
News The Motorola night-shift worker infected with a deadly flu-like virus has been discharged from hospital, days after news of her illness caused the worried company to tell over 500 of her co-workers to stay home.
[March 31, 2003, 12:07]
Google site tracks spread of flu in US
News Google on Tuesday unveiled a site to track the progress of flu in the US. Using the same keyword-tracking technology found in Google Trends, the Google Flu Trends site monitors people searching for queries involving the word 'flu' and tracks them...
[November 12, 2008, 13:58]
Google: EU data rules could hinder flu tracking
Blog When we released data about Mexico flu trends we had a whole debate," he said. Meanwhile, the WHO has announced that nearly 10,000 cases of swine flu have now been diagnosed across 40 countries. EU plans to make Google cut the length of time it...
[May 19, 2009, 17:17]
S3 gets the flu, axes jobs
News Asian Flu took down another victim this week in the shape of graphics company S3 - maker of the Savage 3D. The company reported a Net loss of $11.6m (£7.07m) for the quarter, or $0.23 per diluted share compared to net loss for the same quarter last...
[July 27, 1998, 15:14]
Google and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Blog Google have used their mapping technology to track the spread of the H1N1 Swine Flu Virus. View H1N1 Swine Flu in a larger map An interesting use of the technology though perhaps a little scary. If you are interested you can use the following link...
[April 27, 2009, 16:41]
IBM service assesses pandemic risk
News IBM is introducing a service that seeks to answer a question that few would like to ask: Are we ready for a flu pandemic? In the past year, the bird flu has spread through bird populations in Asia and Europe, and scientists fear it could spread to...
[June 6, 2006, 9:50]
Mandriva fires Adam Williamson
Blog Dear Friends, Mandriva may have caught flu but is alive and very much kicking. It looks to me like the "flu" has fogged their brains, and the only thing they are "kicking" is some of their most valuable staff.
[December 10, 2008, 8:26]
Businesses urged to plan for Digital Britain
Blog He gave the example of what businesses would need to think of if everybody was at home due to a flu pandemic. Some people would be working from home, and some people would be off work due to flu," said Brown.
[April 28, 2009, 17:05]
Liven up eLearning course to engage learners with funny quiz
Blog List the Signs and symptoms about H1N1 flu. Describe how to prevent H1N1 flu. Supposing you are going to explain the details about H1N1 flu in one course, you list would look something like this: Course objective for H1N1 flu knowledge: learners...
[June 8, 2009, 15:05]
First Aid Guide from MobileReference - FREE Basic Aid, First Aid Techniques, Bites Aid in the trial
Downloads Head-to-toe examination Conditions that require first aidBites: Insect and animal bites and stings | Snakebite | Spider bite | Removing an insect in the ear canalBleeding: Hemorrhage (heavy bleeding) | Nosebleed | Wounds Bone: Bone fracture...
[March 27, 2006, 7:00]
PC survival time 'down to 20 minutes'
News Baumhardt drew an analogy with the human body catching the 'flu. Imagine if your body said 'Hmm, I have the flu, I’ve never had this before, so I‘ll die. The time that an unpatched PC can survive connected to the Internet has dropped to an average...
[August 17, 2004, 17:35]
The Week in Review: Fooling the tech industry
News Of growing concern is the outbreak of SARS, a flu-like illness that has affected more than a thousand people in China and has no treatment -- although it is not always fatal. Motorola & HP ruffled by flu-like virus
[April 4, 2003, 16:52]
Whistler
Downloads Whistler tracks product and food recalls, health updates including the latest swine flu news, car component recalls, environment issues and disaster news straight from your most reliable US government health, environmental, and industrial agencies.
[May 15, 2009, 12:35]
Webcast: Why Remote Access is Critical to Your Disaster Recovery Plan
White Papers Although business continuity planning is often driven by natural disaster risks such as hurricanes, tornadoes, or even a potential bird flu pandemic, it's much more likely that your company's next "disaster" will actually be caused by a hardware...
[December 5, 2006, 11:57]
Wanted: UK minister for disasters
News A flu pandemic is the biggest threat at the moment. The UK Government should appoint a minister with responsibility for managing business and IT disasters across the private and public sector, according to the Business Continuity Institute.
[March 17, 2005, 15:00]
Streamline to Success: The Real Mid-Market Experience: Life Sciences
White Papers From avian flu to digital imaging, innovation is guiding the life science industry toward a healthier future. The IT industry is furthering understanding of important health issues such as genetics, diseases and cures.
[February 2, 2007, 10:37]
Peter Coffee: Forbodings about Y2K weekend
News I expect to watch the world endure the first two weeks of the year 2000 the way I get through a bad case of the 'flu. International Y2K problems won't be The End Of The World As We Know It (TEOTWAWKI, pronounced "Tee-oh-twau-kee"), but on this...
[December 30, 1999, 6:05]
Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia
Downloads Britannica's Elementary Encyclopedia provides easy-to-understand articles on everything from treatments for the flu (influenza) to how lightning develops to the dinosaurs that roamed the earth during the Mesozoic era to how many square miles...
[December 11, 2004, 6:00]
