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A group of SARS patients in Hong Kong have unusual symptoms that make doctors think the virus may be mutating and becoming more severe. The 300 patients at the quarantined Amoy Gardens apartment building there have more serious cases of SARS than most other patients. Also, SARS seems to be targeting younger, healthier people, unlike the early cases, which mostly killed the aged or infirm. And it’s been confirmed that infants can catch SARS in the womb from their mothers.
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Prices slashed on the Path and the Key, both books now $14.95. The autographed hardcover of the Superstorm now $7.95 WHILE THEY LAST. Everything else $1.00 to $4.00 off! PLUS if you buy ALL EIGHT Whitley books, you get an ADDITIONAL discount of 20%!

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We recently put up a story describing the discovery of Saddam’s shagadelic love nest, decorated in 1960s Playboy mansion style. Now you can see some of Saddam’s art for yourself.

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Scientists once told us not to cook with aluminum pans or foil in order to avoid Alzheimer’s, but then decided it had no effect on the disease. Now the subject has come up again, since researchers have found the disease is more common in regions of Italy with high levels of aluminum in their drinking water. The confusion comes because there are two types of aluminum. Monomeric?single molecule?aluminum is the dangerous kind that kills human cells. The kind of aluminum used in pots and pans is made of multiple molecules and does not appear to affect human cells. “There is almost no evidence that the cookware is dangerous,” says researcher Paolo Prolo.
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