http://malcsblog.com Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:37:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since being declared a pandemic earlier this month, swine flu has continued to cause concern for many people across the world, not least those in high risk groups such as people with diabetes. Now renamed influenza A(H1N1), swine flu is a respiratory disease that could lead to complications such as bronchitis ... http://malcsblog.com/health/latest-swine-flu-advice-in-uk/ IT firm Computacenter said on Thursday its first-half adjusted profit would be ahead of market expectations, helped by growth in its contractual services business and significant cost cuts. The company said it was confident about growing its contractual services business in the second half, but said a return to growth in ... http://malcsblog.com/finance/computacenter-sees-profit-ahead-of-view/ Drug dealer Jesse James Hollywood, whose crimes inspired the 2007 film Alpha Dog, starring Justin Timberlake, has been found guilty of murder. The 29-year-old was convicted of kidnapping and killing teenager Nicholas Markowitz, 15, in August 2000 over debts owed by his half-brother. Hollywood fled after the slaying and was captured in ... http://malcsblog.com/entertainment/alpha-dog-drug-dealer-convicted/ Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of Michael Jackson's body, a day after the public were given a final opportunity to say goodbye to the King of Pop. His gold-plated coffin was removed from the Staples Centre in Los Angeles on Tuesday after a memorial event which saw stars and Jackson's 11-year-old daughter ... http://malcsblog.com/entertainment/jackos-body-whereabouts-a-mystery/ Shane Filan is set to become a father for the third time. The Westlife singer - who already has a daughter Nicole, three, and nine-month-old son Patrick with wife Gillian - is thrilled to be adding to his family and revealed the baby is due next year. He said: “I know a ... http://malcsblog.com/celebrity/westlife%e2%80%99s-shane-filan-expecting-third-baby/ John Mayer didn’t sing at Michael Jackson’s memorial because he isn’t as talented as the late ‘King of Pop’. The ‘Gravity’ musician - who performed an instrumental version of Michael’s hit ‘Human Nature’ at the ceremony at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Tuesday (07.07.09) - decided against tackling the vocals as ... http://malcsblog.com/celebrity/john-mayer-can%e2%80%99t-compete-with-king/ Car sales in China rose 48% in June from a year ago, boosted by government incentives and the continuing resilience of the country's economy. Sales hit 872,900 vehicles last month, the biggest increase since February 2006, said the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Chinese car sales are continuing to benefit from cuts ... http://malcsblog.com/business/china-car-sales-continue-to-soar/ Patients across the country are voicing a growing desire for greater engagement in, and control over, their own medical care. A new study led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) will examine the impact of adding new layer of openness to a traditionally one-sided element of the doctor-patient relationship ... http://malcsblog.com/health/physicians-sharing-their-notes-with-patients/ A drug discovered in the soil of a South Pacific island may help to fight the ageing process, research suggests. When US scientists treated old mice with rapamycin it extended their expected lifespan by up to 38%. The findings, published in the journal Nature, raise the prospect of being able to slow ... http://malcsblog.com/news/tests-raise-life-extension-hopes/ At least 34 people have been killed in a double suicide bomb attack in northern Iraq, police and medics say. They say about 60 people were injured when two bombers detonated their explosive vests in the town of Talafar, near Mosul. The attacks are the deadliest since the withdrawal last week of ... http://malcsblog.com/news/dozens-killed-in-iraqi-bombings/