Italian Media Company Sues Google, YouTube For $780 Million
July 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - An Italian media company by the name of Mediaset has filed a lawsuit against YouTube, as well as its parent company Google for a total of $780 million.
The lawsuit states that YouTube is responsible for hosting and illegally distributing their programs. Read more
Hacker Manages To Kill Official Scrabble On Facebook
July 31, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - A hacker, apparently upset about the fact that Scrabulous had to be removed from the social networking site Facebook, went on an attack and managed to take down the official Hasbro Inc. Scrabble game.
It was just a few days ago when Hasbro Inc. managed to use the power of their lawsuit to get the creators of Scrabulous, Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla, to remove their game from the social networking site Facebook. Read more
Ancient Greek Computer Was A Calendar For The Olympic Games
July 31, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - According to researchers, a 2,100-year-old early computer they found in a shipwreck in Rome was likely used as a calendar for the Olympic Games.
The report has been published in the journal Nature, and was carried out by researchers. Read more
Study Shows Public Bans On Smoking Improve Overall Health
July 31, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that public bans on smoking improve the overall health of people, cutting down on secondhand smoke.
The study was carried out in Scotland as health experts looked over public smoking bans, and what type of impact they had on the health of people. Read more
New Bush Regulation Would Classify The Pill As Abortion
July 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - The Bush Administration has put forth new regulations as to how abortion would be defined. The new regulations have caught a great deal of attention and opposition, as they would make the use of any contraception, such as using the pill, as a means of abortion.
The regulation is not complete to this point, as it is still being revised and debated over for the time being. Read more
Court Rules Against Push To Stop California Health Care Cuts
July 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Hospitals, pharmacists, as well as doctors have been pushing to block the planned 10% California health care cut, but have been rejected by a state court.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William Highberger ruled against the request to block the cuts on Wednesday. Read more
FDA Orders Amgen To Change Label Of Anemia Drug, Aranesp
July 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come out and ordered Amgen Inc. to change the label of their anemia drug, Aranesp.
The labels for this particular anemia drug, as well as other similar drugs are going to be changed to address many issues the FDA has with risks they pose to cancer patients. Read more
Will The Fast Food Restaurant Ban In L.A. Help Fight Obesity?
July 31, 2008
Los Angeles (dbTechno) - The Los Angeles City Council has taken a major step towards trying to fight obesity, and improve the health of those living in South Los Angeles, California. As a result of this, they have put in place a ban on any new fast food restaurant from opening for the next year.
According to reports, over 30% of adults are now considered obese, a number which is shocking to say the least Read more
House Votes To Make Tobacco A Drug, Give FDA Control
July 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - The House has passed a bill which will give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) control to regulate tobacco products in the country.
There has been a great deal of opposition to this new bill, including opposition from the White House, as well as President Bush himself. Read more
FDA Finds The Smoking Gun, Root Of The Salmonella Outbreak
July 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) came ou t Wednesday and reported that they have found the smoking gun responsible for the nationwide salmonella outbreak at a farm in Mexico.
Federal officials made it clear Wednesday that they have managed to find what they believe is the root of the food-borne illness. Read more
