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A report from the Office of the Inspector General has found NASA is vulnerable to cyber attacks.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed that Nani would be out for the next three games, including the FA Cup tie against Arsenal.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTX) reported positive interim results on March 2 from a Phase 2 two-part study of 'telaprevir' combination therapy for treatment of hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus, also known as HCV-HIV co-infection. The shares of the drugmaker touched a new 52-week high of $51.10 on Friday.

Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTX) touched a new 52-week high of $50.83 on Thursday. The company announced positive interim results on Wednesday from a Phase 2 two-part study of 'telaprevir' combination therapy for treatment of hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus, also known as HCV-HIV co-infection.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTX) announced positive interim results on Wednesday from a Phase 2 two-part study of 'telaprevir' combination therapy for treatment of hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus, also known as HCV-HIV co-infection. The shares of the drugmaker touched a new 52-week high of $47.82 on Wednesday.

Nearly one third of internet users in European Union caught a computer virus last year, according to recently released figures from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Doctors hope to treat this year's severe flu epidemic in Hong Kong by harvesting antibodies from patients who have recovered, medical experts said on Tuesday.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Conexant Systems, Herley Industries, Exide Technologies, Vical, and Motricity. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: ADDvantage Technologies Group, PennantPark Investment, Breitburn Energy Partners, Allot Communications, and Glu Mobile.

The Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) is considering a major overhaul of revenue-sharing that will see South Africa keeping a far bigger slice of pooled customs receipts, according to a policy document.

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is recovering well from a respiratory infection that led to his hospitalisation last week but doctors are worried there may be too many people trying to visit him.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: NPS Pharmaceuticals, DepoMed, Xenoport, Sohu.com, and Glu Mobile. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Mattson Technology, Partner Communications, Savient Pharmaceuticals, Silicom, and CIENA.

A computer worm that first appeared more than two years ago is still a threat, even though security experts were successful in mitigating possible damage.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Ener1, Eagle Bulk Shipping, Sinovac Biotech, LM Ericsson Telephone, and Silicon Laboratories. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: MIPS Technologies, RF Micro Devices, Pacific Sunwear of California, CIENA, Gilead Sciences, and Yahoo!.

With the reopening of clinic where a hyperbaric chamber exploded killing a woman and her grandson, the debate over the dependability of these medical devices has risen again. Hyperbaric Chambers, life-saving devices or killer machines?

Zsa Zsa Gabor and her husband Frederic Prinz von Anhalt are planning to sell their Bel Air, Calif., mansion for about $28 million. An option of lease and buy is also available, said John Blanchette, a publicist for Gabor.

British scientists have developed genetically modified (GM) chickens that cannot transmit bird flu infections -- a step that in future could reduce the risk of avian flu spreading and causing deadly epidemics in humans.

Rockville-based biopharmaceutical company Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced the start of a early-stage clinical trial for its third generation Anthrax vaccine candidate called NuThrax.

Foodborne disease, commonly called food poisoning, is any illness resulting from the consumption of contaminated food. Salmonella was the leading cause of foodborne disease in the U.S., according to a study.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: CyberDefender, Lattice Semiconductor, support.com, Cost Plus, Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Cogo Group, Sky-mobi, LJ International, Entropic Communications, and Novavax.

German researchers say they have cured a man of HIV infection that could prove to be a scientific advance but researchers familiar with the work feel it is not necessarily a treatment advance.

The World Health Organization has endorsed a new, rapid tuberculosis (TB) test that can diagnose the killer disease within two hours.