ALANBAA English28 Thursday, 12 July, 2012

Entertainment Health September 11 Bird flu vaccine now? attacks, Katrina top list of memorable More than a shot in the dark (Reuters) - Culls of hun- The scientific case for U.S. TV moments dreds of thousands of chick- pre-pandemic vaccination Victoria ens, turkeys and ducks to looks sound, given stud- (Reuters) - Watching news coverage of the stem bird flu outbreaks ies led by Karl Nichol- Beckham September 11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina disas- rarely make international son of Britain's Leicester ter, and the O.J. Simpson murder verdict proved headlines these days, but University showing that Happy Birthday, Harper Beck- to be the most impactful TV moments of the they are a worryingly com- even people immunized ham! David and Victoria’s past 50 years in the United States, according mon event as the deadly with a different flu strain Baby Turns 1 http://eonli.ne/ to a recent study. virus continues its march still had "immune mem- LEG2qL Television researcher Nielsen and Sony Elec- across the globe. ory" and some protection tronics partnered to find which TV events were As scientists delve deeper from a new virus many the most memorable for audiences. The Chal- into H5N1 avian influenza, years later. lenger space shuttle disaster in 1986 and death they have discovered it is "It's called the priming of Osama bin Laden rounded out the top five. only three steps way from effect," said Nikki Shindo, "What we were trying to measure was per- mutating into a potential- a medical officer in the de- ception," Paul Lindstrom, a senior vice presi- ly lethal human pandemic partment of pandemic and dent at Nielsen told Reuters. "The most signifi- form, adding new urgen- epidemic diseases at the cant things, when it comes to television, weren't cy to a debate over how WHO in Geneva. the events, but the moments shared with people. to protect humans. In theory, at least, she Things like ‘watching baseball with my dad,' In 2009, during the H1N1 said pre-pandemic vaccina- seeing the Olympics together, all those types of swine flu pandemic, vac- tion was "a great idea". Taylor things brought emotional memories together." cines only became avail- for better preparedness for far western region of Xin- Shindo and other ex- The study questioned 12,000 participants on- able months after the vi- A global next time. jiang just last week. As of perts believe priming the Lautner line over three days in February. Respondents rus had spread around the Annual flu vaccination July 6, the WHO counts immune system has the were provided a list of choices selected by me- world - and even then there campaign programs have also gained 607 cases of people infect- potential to make the ill- Taylor Lautner Hits Film Set dia experts that ranged from news coverage was only enough for one impetus in recent years, ed by bird flu globally. Of ness suffered by those who With Taylor Swift’s (Potential) such as the assassination of President John F. in five of the world's 7 bil- might take with the result that season- those, 358 died, a fatality catch pandemic flu far less New Squeeze! http://eonli.ne/ Kennedy in 1963 to pop culture events such as lion people. al campaigns are well-es- rate of 59 percent. severe, cutting the num- RPMHNG the airing of final episodes of "Friends," "Sein- Next time, experts say, we three to five tablished in many devel- Faced with that risk, Rino ber of hospital admissions, feld," and "Cheers." need another approach. oped and some developing Rappuoli, a scientist at the reducing death rates and News-oriented items that crossed genera- Talk is centered on "pre- years countries and structures Switzerland's Novartis - one possibly also slowing on- tions proved to be the most influential TV ex- pandemic vaccination" - im- therefore exist to immu- of the several drugmak- ward transmission of the periences, and stories of a communal nature munizing people years in nize lots of people. ers including Sanofi and virus. or with widespread relevance also resonated advance against a flu pan- So why not bring all those GlaxoSmithkline that have Getting the idea off the with viewers. demic that has yet to hap- elements together and run H5N1 vaccines approved drawing-board, however, Princess Diana's funeral, the Columbine High pen, and may never come, a pre-pandemic vaccina- for use - made the case for is another matter and there School shootings in Colorado, the BP oil spill rather than rushing to cre- tion campaign to prime pre-pandemic vaccination appears to be limited ap- in the Gulf of Mexico, the 2010 earthquake in ate vaccines once a new potential victims with a in a paper in the journal petite in government cir- Japan and football star O.J. Simpson's famous pandemic starts. preparatory shot? Science last month. cles right now for cost- car chase by police also scored in the top 10. "Even if you change man- This could boost the im- "Given that licensed ly insurance-policy type Sara "What's interesting for me is not what's on the ufacturing to higher-yield munity of millions of peo- H5N1 vaccines are avail- vaccination. list, but what's not on the list," said Brian Sie- technologies, you're still ple to a pandemic bird flu able, we have the option That is perhaps under- Ramirez gel, vice president of television for Sony Elec- going to be chasing the vi- strain that might otherwise to vaccinate individuals standable. Spending cash tronics. "There wasn't entertainment - no Super rus," David Salisbury, Brit- kill tens of millions. The at greatest risk or to vac- on a health emergency that Grey’s Anatomy Star Sara Bowl, no "Friends" finale. It was all news and ain's director of immuniza- 1918-19 Spanish flu out- cinate more broadly, in- hasn't yet happened is po- Ramirez Gets Married http:// events ... Memories that are ubiquitous among tion, who chaired a global break killed an estimated cluding the populations litically tricky, particularly eonli.ne/RQCIYt all of us." group on vaccines during 20 million to 50 million of individual countries, of in an age of austerity. Sony commissioned the study to assess emo- the H1N1 flu pandemic, people worldwide. continents, or even the en- "I don't think the world tions that audiences attach to TV with an eye said in an interview. The last flu pandemic tire globe," he wrote. would be ready to pay for toward boosting its program development and "The bottom line is that was widely viewed as a "It is just a question of something like that now. marketing. current production will nev- mild strain and the WHO, evaluating the cost, the lo- The time is just not eco- Following is a list of the top 20 most impact- er solve the problem. You'll along with drugmakers and gistics and the risk of im- nomically right," said Mark ful TV moments of the past 50 years, accord- always get at least one, if governments, was criti- plementing such a vacci- Clark, a pharmaceuticals ing to the study. not two waves of infection cized in some quarters for nation campaign. It is not industry analyst at Deutsche 1 September 11 attacks 2001 before you can get suffi- scare-mongering over the impossible." Bank. 2 Hurricane Katrina - the levees break 2005 cient quantities of vaccine threat. A global campaign might As well as paying to 3 OJ Simpson murder verdict 1995 to do anything significant Yet a fresh analysis last take three to five years, protect against an as yet 4 Challenger space shuttle disaster 1986 ... If you want to get ahead month showed it may still he said. non-existent disease, gov- Corey 5 Death of Osama bin Laden 2011 of it, you've got to have a have killed as many as Pharmaceutical compa- ernments might also have 6 OJ Simpson high-speed car chase 1994 different strategy." 580,000 people, far more nies would certainly like an uphill battle persuading Clark 7 Earthquake/tsunami in Japan 2011 Scientists and vaccine than the 18,500 cited as a new opportunity to put the public to have a shot Ex-American Idol Contes- 8 Columbine school shooting 1999 makers have already pro- the number of laboratory- their flu vaccine manufac- that could potentially cause tant Corey Clark Sues MTV 9 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico 2010 duced pre-pandemic H5N1 confirmed deaths. turing capacity to better mild fever, injection site for $40 Million http://eonli.ne/ 10 Funeral of Princess Diana 1997 vaccines and some are stock- A mutated human pan- use - potentially triggering pain and the occasional OSvyD7 11 Death of Whitney Houston 2012 piled by wealthy countries demic form of H5N1 bird flu a re-run of the $7 billion- allergic reaction. 12 Capture and execution of Saddam Hussein like the United States and could be a whole different plus sales windfall seen "All of these strategies 2006 European governments for ball game. H5N1 does not in 2009-10. are worth thinking about," 13 Barack Obama acceptance speech 2008 front-line medical staff. yet pass easily from birds During that pandem- said Salisbury, who like 14 Prince William, Kate Middleton wedding Pharmaceutical com- to people but when it does ic, industry capacity was Clark thinks governments 2011 panies have also invest- it kills around 60 percent ramped up to around 900 are a long way yet from 15 Assassination of John F. Kennedy 1963 ed heavily in ramping up of those infected. million doses, but to sustain making a decision. 16 Oklahoma City bombing 1995 flu vaccine production ca- The virus continues to this drug companies need "It's got loads of com- 17 Bush/Gore election results 2000 pacity - partly due to the spread among birds in Asia, a regular flow of business mon sense about it and it's 18 Los Angeles riots/Rodney King beating H1N1 pandemic and partly with China reporting the and demand for flu vaccines got loads of science behind 1992 in response to World Health latest cull of more than is only around 480 million it," he added. "But it is a 19 Casey Anthony murder trial verdict 2011 Organisation (WHO) calls 150,000 chickens in the doses right now. big step." Tom 20 Funeral of John F. Kennedy 1963 Cruise Tom Cruise & Katie Holm- Science es Reach Divorce Settlement http://eonli.ne/NfgvlF Batman could fly, but he'd crash and die Bob Marley gets (Reuters) - Holy crash landing Batman! The crime-fighting caped crusader could fly but if he did, he would smash into the ground and his own species probably die, a group of British physics stu- (Reuters) - Reggae im- gnathiid populations. dents have calculated. mortal Bob Marley has Gnathiids, like the spe- Dashing the dreams of comic fans across the joined Barack Obama and cies named for Marley, world, four students from the University of Le- Elvis Presley in the elite are the most common icester said that while Batman could glide us- club of those who have external parasites found Gwen ing his cape as he does in the 2005 film "Bat- biological species named on coral reefs. They are man Begins", his landing would almost certainly in their honor. ecologically similar to Stefani prove fatal. In Marley's case, it's land-based, blood-suck- Does Gwen Stefani ever not The superhero is back in cinemas later this a small parasitic crusta- ing ticks or disease-car- look perfect?! PHOTO: http:// month in "The Dark Knight Rises" and they sug- cean blood feeder that rying mosquitoes, the bi- eonli.ne/NfjxGG gested Batman should go shopping before try- infests fish in Caribbean ologist said. ing a similar attempt to become airborne over coral reefs, now known Bob Marley, who died Gotham City. as Gnathia marleyi. in 1981, was an iconic "If Batman wanted to survive the flight, he "I named this species, exponent of the Jamai- would definitely need a bigger cape," said Da- which is truly a natural can-born music known as vid Marshall, 22, one of the students in the fi- wonder, after Marley be- reggae. One of his stan- nal year of their four-year Master of Physics cause of my respect and dards is "No Woman, No degree. admiration for Marley's Cry." "Or if he preferred to keep his style intact he music," Paul Sikkel, a President Obama has could opt for using active propulsion, such as marine biologist at Ar- a lichen named for him jets to keep himself aloft." kansas State Universi- and Elvis has a wasp. In a paper titled "Trajectory of a falling Bat- ty, said in a statement algae, launching surprise weeks on their last feed- Sikkel and his research Kanye man", the group argued that if he jumped from a on Tuesday. attacks on fish, which they ings as juveniles. team described all the life 150-metre (492-foot) high building, the 4.7 me- "Plus, this species is then infest, eating enough Caribbean coral reefs stages of Gnathia mar- West ter (15-foot) wingspan of Batman's cape would as uniquely Caribbean to fuel their growth to are vulnerable to diseases, leyi in the current edition Aw! Kanye West Sings to Girl- allow him to glide 350 meters (1148 feet). as Marley." adulthood. and Sikkel said his team is of the journal Zootaxia. friend Kim Kardashian at At- However, he would reach a speed of 68 miles Young Gnathia mar- Adults don't eat at all, studying the relationship The research was funded lantic City Concert http://eonli. per hour (109 km per hour) before hitting the leyi hide among coral Sikkel said, but manage between the health of cor- in part by the National ne/RPyJvf ground at a life-threatening speed of 50 mph. rubble, sea sponges or to survive for two to three al reef communities and Science Foundation.