Emergency Workers Will Respond

Headlines screamed in the days following Hurricane Katrina: Police Quitting, Overwhelmed by Chaos. Pundits squawked about the flight of the “notoriously corrupt” New Orleans police force. City and emergency planners outside the devastated...

Researchers Discover Protein That May Help Prevent the Spread of Cancer

A protein capable of halting the spread of breast cancer cells could lead to a therapy for preventing or limiting the spread of the disease. “Cancer researchers want to design new therapeutic strategies in which the metastasis or spreading stage...

New Test Detects Early-Stage, Asbestos-Related Pulmonary Cancer

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have investigated a novel protein test to detect early-stage, asbestos-related pulmonary cancer. The test can accurately identify proteins secreted from cancerous tumors caused by asbestos exposure. The study...

Crack Down in South Africa on Lead-based Paint

The Department of Health in South Africa is to launch an investigation following reports on the ongoing availability of hazardous lead-based paint, despite the ban of its manufacture and sale.

President of Uzbekistan Congratulates Emergency Ministry on Its 15th Anniversary

The President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov has congratulated the staff and the veterans of the Emergency Ministry with the body’s 15th anniversary, which is marked on March 4th. “Creation of a reliable and efficient national system of protection of...

Northern Cape Schools Shut Down for Asbestos Contamination

Two schools have been shut down by the Department of Labour for contravening the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The schools, near Kuruman in the Northern Cape, were closed by labor inspectors on Tuesday.

Cancer Treatment in Development Using a Method That Causes Cancer Cells to Self-destruct

Tulane University researcher W T. Godbey has developed a treatment for cancer using a method that causes cancer cells to self-destruct while sparing surrounding healthy cells.

Put Safety First, Says Labour Minister Mdladlana

The time has come for workers to start prioritizing workplace health and safety issues, says Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana.

‘Co-conspirator’ Cells Could Hold Key to Melanoma Prediction, Prevention

New research on how skin cancer begins has identified adjacent cancer cells that scientists are calling “co-conspirators” in the genesis of melanoma, in findings that could someday hold the key to predicting, preventing and stopping this hard-to-treat...