Archive for December, 2007
Egypt records 19th bird flu death
Two Egyptian women die of bird flu, bringing the number of confirmed deaths from the virus in Egypt to 19.
Czechs grumble at doctors’ fees
Czech patients are to start paying doctors for visits, in a controversial healthcare shake-up.
i-Snake ‘will transform surgery’
Experts are developing a flexible surgical robot - the i-Snake - which they say could revolutionise keyhole surgery.
Dolly the sheep pioneer knighted
Professor Ian Wilmut, the man who led the team which created the clone known as Dolly the sheep, is knighted.
French cafes set to ban smoking
France is extending a smoking ban to bars, cafes and restaurants - but after New Year parties.