Michael Jackson’s Death Spurs Spam, Viruses
Less than 24 hours after Jackson’s Death, fraudsters are exploiting public interest with their attempts to spread spam and malware. Security researchers say they’ve observed hundreds of cases of malicious messages masquerading as information about Jackson’s death. Some of them, they say, popped up within minutes of the news.
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Firefox 3.5 Released To The Public
This new version of Firefox appears to work well with Window Eyes 7.1 and Jaws 10.
When is a point update not just a point update? When it’s a point-five release, naturally. On Tuesday, Mozilla released , the latest version of the popular open-source Web browser, bringing joy into the hearts of children and adults alike.
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Posted in General News, The Technology News | No Comments » | July 5th, 2009
Treatment That Significantly Slows Progression Of Eye Damage In Persons With Type 1 Diabetes
Article Date: 03 Jul 2009 – 0:00 PDT
University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Michael Mauer, M.D., has found a treatment that significantly slows the progression of eye injury in people with type 1 diabetes , a common complication caused by this disease. By administering an antihypertensive, medication commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure, Mauer and colleagues were able to slow progression of diabetic eye damage in more than 65 percent of participants involved in the study.
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Posted in The Medical News | No Comments » | July 5th, 2009
