Topic: Bird Flu

Avian Anxiety

BY Jennifer Reingold
Relevancy Score: 80
Wed Mar 29, 2006 at 9:56 AM

Yesteray, The New York Times devoted its entire science section to the threat of Avian flu becoming a global pandemic. It took something of an on-the-one hand, on-the-other perspective, but the stories, particularly those about the ...READ»

ADVERTISING + PR | 5 comments

Sauerkraut's Sweet Spot

Relevancy Score: 63
Thu Dec 22, 2005 at 10:50 AM

Sauerkraut--it’s not just for Christmas Eve dinner anymore. Love it or hate it, cabbage is getting plenty of press for its potential to fight illness ranging from cancer to bird flu. It all began a few months ago when South Korean ...READ»

TEAMWORK | Comment

Mastering Disaster

BY Jennifer Reingold
Relevancy Score: 61
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:12 AM

The worst is yet to come--and, believe it or not, someone is preparing for it.READ»

HEALTHCARE + MEDICINE | 2 comments

Doctors, Help Us Heal Ourselves

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 39
Wed May 17, 2006 at 3:58 PM

I just learned about a fascinating initiative in which 20 global health organizations and universities are working with IBM to see whether an open-source approach might help clip the wings of bird flu. Building on the work of Larry ...READ»

EPICARD | Comment

Technology That Can Make You a Hero

BY Francisco Dao
Relevancy Score: 34
Wed Aug 20, 2008 at 5:20 AM

Twin brothers Evan and Eric Edwards grew up in constant fear that the next thing they ate would kill them. Diagnosed with severe food allergies, they knew that with one wrong bite they would have only seconds to react if they wanted ...READ»

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 4 comments

Please Sir ... May I Have Some More?

BY Peter Rees
Relevancy Score: 31
Thu Aug 12, 2004 at 1:11 PM

I don't know about you ... but food is on my mind. Well, to be exact, food systems in Vancouver and the opportunity to nurture a social enterprise. Greater Vancouver recently experienced a lack of eggs - a result of avian flu ...READ»

GUEST HOST: JOHN THACKARA | 8 comments

Gone Plogging

Relevancy Score: 31
Fri May 27, 2005 at 12:34 AM

A new book is published every 30 seconds, so the hopeful author has to invent marketing wheezes at a similar rate if she is to remain visible for more than a few seconds. The hard part these days is to plug (= English for promote) ...READ»