Jul 03, 2008

New approach offers chance to finally kill herpes (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday they may have found a way to flush out herpes viruses from hiding -- offering a potential way to cure pesky and painful conditions from cold sores to shingles.

Posted by Suzanna on Jul 03, 2008 | Permalink

Jul 03, 2008

From a U.S. hostage in the Colombian jungle, a marriage proposal (The Christian Science Monitor)

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force Keith Stansell, left, Thomas Howes and Marc Gonsalves, right, stand at the top of the cargo ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III, shortly before stepping onto U.S. soil at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas July 2, 2008. The three U. S. citizens employed by Northrup Grumman Corp., and held hostage for more than five years by a F.A.R.C. guerilla group in Columbia, set foot on American soil, for the first time since they were set free by a Columbian military rescue operation earlier in the day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)The Christian Science Monitor - Patricia Medina was nearly five months pregnant when her boyfriend, former US Marine Keith Stansell, left on a reconnaissance flight over a Colombian coca-growing region.



Posted by Suzanna on Jul 03, 2008 | Permalink

Jul 03, 2008

Big Sur evacuates as massive wildfire spreads (AP)

A large wildfire burns out of control above a water treatment plant in the Santa Ynez Mountains near Goleta, Calif. on Wednesday, July 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - Flames ominously licked the ridge overlooking this scenic coastal community, which appeared nearly abandoned Thursday after an explosive wildfire caused authorities to order more residents out of the area.



Posted by Suzanna on Jul 03, 2008 | Permalink