Internet creator Berners-Lee knighted LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

361 Manatees die in Florida waters MIAMI, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Comet catcher closing in on target BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Health Tips ... from UPI By ELLEN BECK United Press International , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Long-term use of inhaled or nasal steroids is not linked to a risk of fractures, women should learn more about celiac disease -- an intolerance of gluten, and other news of modern health.

USDA bans downer cows from food supply By STEVE MITCHELL United Press International WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a series of sweeping changes in its mad cow surveillance and prevention programs Tuesday, some of which will take effect immediately.

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News , Dec. 30 (UPI) -- FDA moves to ban ephedra ... Mars Express prepares to listen for Beagle ... Swaziland awash in fake AIDS cures ... Warning: Legionnaires in potting soil ... China clamps down on SARS research safety

Former Aral Sea bottom growing new forests By MARINA KOZLOVA United Press International TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Uzbek and German scientists are planting new forests on the former bottom of the Aral Sea in an effort to help promote the ecological recovery of the region.

Mars Express prepares to listen for Beagle LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The Mars Express orbiter soon will be able to join the search for a signal from the Beagle 2 lander, European Space Agency officials said Wednesday.

Health Biz: Old problems ring in New Year By ELLEN BECK United Press International WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Part 2 of a special HealthBiz series looking ahead to 2004. The new year will bring new challenges to the healthcare industry, such as dealing with lower reimbursements and tight finances, but the old headaches, including malpractice premiums and personne

Health Tips ... from UPI By ELLEN BECK United Press International , Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Understanding saturated and trans-fats is important for losing weight, rye is a good source of dietary fiber, and other news of modern health.

Warning: Legionnaires in potting soil WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

New drug could beat anthrax poison BOSTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) --

Mad cow meat sent to 42 additional locales By STEVE MITCHELL United Press International WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- An Oregon woman said Monday she unwittingly consumed some of the recalled beef that may have contained meat from the mad cow detected in Washington earlier this month, as federal officials announced the questionable meat had been sent to 42 more facilitie

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News , Dec. 29 (UPI) -- FDA approves new Eli Lilly bipolar drug ... Inject the garlic -- cure the cancer ... Mid-life crisis may cause Alzheimer's ... Beagle's signal remains undetected

FDA approves new Eli Lilly bipolar drug INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 29 (UPI) --

Mad Cow: Follow the feed By STEVE MITCHELL United Press International WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. officials said last week tracking down the source of infection of the country's first documented case of mad cow could prove elusive and even impossible.

Inject the garlic -- cure the cancer REHOVOT, Israel, Dec. 29 (UPI) --

Mad Cow: USDA urged to deploy rapid test By STEVE MITCHELL Medical Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The report on Dec. 24 of a single cow in Washington state infected with mad cow disease has raised concerns about the possibility of additional cattle in U.S. herds harboring the deadly illness.

Mid-life crisis may cause Alzheimer's LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 (UPI) --

Mad Cow: Linked to thousands of CJD cases? By STEVE MITCHELL United Press International WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. government's monitoring system for cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a fatal human brain illness, could be missing tens of thousands of victims, scientists and consumer advocates have told United Press International.

Mad Cow: Prion research misguided? By STEVE MITCHELL United Press International WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- So far, scientists have been unsuccessful at demonstrating that prions -- the proteins suspected of causing mad cow disease and its human equivalent, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- are infectious. This leaves open the possibility, as a growing body

Health Tips ... from UPI By ELLEN BECK United Press International , Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Having a soft drink before exercise could help people with McArdle's disease, another reason to quit smoking is that it causes hardening of the arteries in the legs, and other news of modern health.

Beagle's signal remains undetected LONDON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- For the fourth straight day, no radio signal has been detected from Britain's Beagle 2 Mars lander, mission scientists reported Monday.

Results of rare brain tumor study due PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28 (UPI) --

USDA considers changes to mad cow program By STEVE MITCHELL United Press International WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Federal officials said Sunday they are considering changing their surveillance programs for detecting mad cow disease among U.S herds in response to the first detected case of the disease in the United States earlier this week.

Attemps to hear Beagle 2 have failed LEICESTER, England, Dec. 28 (UPI) --

USDA considers changes to mad cow program WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) --

Beagle signals not being detected LONDON, Dec. 27 (UPI) --

Beagle team still hopes for Mars signal LONDON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Friday passed without any signal from the British Beagle 2 lander Friday afternoon, signaling its safe touchdown on Mars.

Faculty stop invading purple loosestrife HOUGHTON, Mich., Dec. 26 (UPI) --

NASA to explore Jupiter's moons HOUSTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) --

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News , Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Beagle team still hopes for Mars signal ... Faculty stop invading purple loosestrife ... Report: Locking up children needs study ... Energy found in frozen gas-water mix ... News from United Press International.

Energy found in frozen gas-water mix WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) --

Mad cow investigation may come up empty By STEVE MITCHELL United Press International WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The investigation to trace down the origins of the first case of mad cow disease in the United States could take weeks to months and ultimately may be unable to determine where the animal came from or how it became infected, federal officials said Friday.

Health Tips ... from UPI By LIDIA WASOWICZ UPI Senior Science Writer , Dec. 26 (UPI) -- a new law may help contact lens wearers save time and money, stress may promote weight gain, and other news of modern health.

2004 shaping into a very Martian new year By IRENE MONA KLOTZ United Press International CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- With the arrival of Europe's first interplanetary probe at Mars and two more U.S. spacecraft on the way, the red planet will be under intense scrutiny for months as scientists attempt to figure out why a world flecked with evidence of an Earth-like past a

Health Tips ... from UPI By ELLEN BECK United Press International , Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Experts have tips for staying awake while driving during the holidays, keeping your diet in check, as well as avoiding depression and mental stress, along with other news of modern health.

Has the Beagle landed? LONDON, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The Beagle may have landed, but the first chance to hear if the British spacecraft touched down safely on Mars passed Thursday without a beep.

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News , Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Hyaluronan: next big thing after Botox ... Sundials will operate on Mars rovers ... HSUS protests use of downed animals

FDA may recall pet food due to mad cow By STEVE MITCHELL United Press International WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration might have to recall units of pet food that contained material from the first documented case of mad cow in the United States, an agency official said Wednesday.

Hyaluronan: next big thing after Botox NEW YORK, Dec. 24 (UPI) --

Senator probes mad cow at USDA, FDA By STEVE MITCHELL United Press International WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Senator Tom Harkin, the ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, plans to examine the actions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration relating to the first documented case of mad cow di

Sundials will operate on Mars rovers PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 24 (UPI) --

USDA refused to release mad cow records By STEVE MITCHELL United Press International WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Although the United States Department of Agriculture insisted the U.S. beef supply is safe Tuesday after announcing the first documented case of mad cow disease in the United States, the agency for six months repeatedly refused to release its tests for ma

More countries shun U.S. beef WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) --

The Web: School's out, the kids are online By GENE J. KOPROWSKI UPI Science News CHICAGO, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A series by UPI examining the global telecommunications phenomenon known as the World Wide Web. This week: School is out for the Christmas season, meaning kids have more free time, which, experts say, they are spending increasingly online.

Health Tips ... from UPI By ELLEN BECK United Press International , Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A diet rich in animal products increases the risk for prostate cancer, gastric bypass surgery may be a cure for type 2 diabetes, and other news of modern health.

Some may sell unlicensed flu vaccine WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) --

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News , Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Obesity, prostate cancer severity linked ... Mars probe to reveal human sleep cycle ... Broadband connections increase 18 percent ... Cold killing thousands of Britons

Obesity, prostate cancer severity linked SAN DIEGO, Dec. 23 (UPI) --