Steve Jobs was still running Apple Computer from his father’s garage in Los Altos, Calif., in 1976 when he got his first call from Microsoft–offering to sell him a version of the BASIC computer language for the prototype Apple I. No thanks, Jobs said.
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Infectious Diseases: Flu & Paraflu
The symptoms seemed to extend from coast to coast—sore throat, a cough, runny nose, varying degrees of fever—and there were sensationalized press reports of a “deadly threat to the elderly'' and a “nationwide epidemic.” Thousands of Americans, mostly in the Eastern states, were down last week with something loosely described as flu. The U.S
Surviving the New Killer Bug
Jewaun Smith, a 9-year-old boy from Chicago, is lucky to be alive.
BRITAIN: The Man Who Will Be King
If Charles Philip Arthur George Mount-batten-Windsor did not exist, who could invent him?
Malaria Drugs: Artemisinin-Resistant Strain Appears
Every year, thousands of workers arrive at the sapphire and ruby mines of Pailin, Cambodia, risking their lives to unearth gems in the landmine-ridden territory. Soon, however, they could be the ones to put millions of others at risk.
With HIV/AIDS Deaths on Rise, China Struggles to Improve Outreach
It’s hard to fight an epidemic when no one wants to talk about the cause. In China, a country whose last decade has been defined by economic growth and social opening, silence still enshrouds many aspects of the nations’ sex life, and not, health experts say, without consequences
New research warns penicillin ‘becoming obsolete’
New research suggests penicillin is becoming obsolete, and antibiotic resistance could lead to a “major health crisis” unless governments act to promote research into new drugs.
Going ‘Gaga’ in Macau with pop’s musical misfit
There are no downsides to fame, said Lady Gaga, the singer and currently one of the hottest things in pop.
Active Twitter user celebrates 104th birthday
Tuesday is her 104th birthday, but that hasn’t stopped Britain’s Ivy Bean from being an avid Twitter user and possibly the oldest person on the social networking site.
Treatment for bird flu succeeds in mice
Antibodies taken from humans could provide protection from lethal strains of influenza, including the bird flu and the 1918 Spanish flu strain, according to research published this week.