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Hacker Can Send Fatal Dose to Hospital Drug Pumps
A hacker could change the dosages of drugs delivered to patients and alter the display screens on the pumps to indicate a safe dosage was being delivered when it wasn't.
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Serious iOS bug makes it easy to steal users’ iCloud passwords
Researcher publishes proof-of-concept code demonstrating how attack works.
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Rise of robotic killing machines has a cautious world talking
They're called lethal autonomous weapons, or LAWs, and their military mission would be to seek out, identify and kill a human target independent of human control...
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Eighth Movie-Plot Threat Contest Winner
By Bruce Schneier
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Tech Companies Fly High on Fantasy Accounting
A troubling aspect of the exuberance for technology stocks is the degree to which companies promote financial results and measures that exclude the actual costs of doing business. By Gretchen Morgenson.
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What Could Go Wrong?
The government is putting a pathogen-research lab in Tornado Alley. By Laura H. Kahn.
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‘We Assume the Bad Thing Has Already Happened’
EMC is one of the world’s largest makers of data storage systems. Like other companies, it’s also being hacked with alarming frequency. Meet the team fighting back—before it’s too late.
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Ominous new cracks found on [San Francisco] Bay Bridge rods
Tiny cracks found on some of the rods on the new Bay Bridge tower potentially endanger the rest of the more than 400 remaining fasteners that secure the tower to the foundation in an earthquake, Caltrans officials said Tuesday...
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Anthrax Lab’s History of ‘F-ing Around’ With Explosives
The facility that accidentally shipped live samples of the deadly pathogen was mixing powerful bomb-making ingredients with kitchen tools, investigators found.
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Surgery Risks: Why Choosing the Right Surgeon Matters
A ProPublica analysis of nearly 17,000 surgeons finds stark differences in complications rates for some of the most routine elective procedures.
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Pentagon Blames Anthrax Fiasco on No One
For over a decade, the U.S. military shipped a deadly biological agent around the globe. But the Pentagon can’t find a single ‘root cause’ for this monumental goof.
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Is your fear of radiation irrational?
Radioactivity stirs primal fears in many people, but Geoff Watts argues that an undue sense of its risks can cause real harm.
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Why neglecting your teeth could be seriously bad for your health
It’s no secret that a lackadaisical approach to dental care leads to fillings and gum disease, but the latest evidence suggests it could also cause diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
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For “smaller” eruptions, Yellowstone can wake up quickly
Even after a 220,000-year break, the caldera can get rolling in just a few years. By Scott K. Johnson.
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Is it safer to cook rice in a coffee percolator to avoid arsenic?
It cuts the risk of arsenic poisoning, researchers say. Why, asks Jon Kelly.
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Why President Obama and Congress turned their backs on food safety
Congress passed a landmark law. Then everyone walked away. By Helena Bottemiller Evich. (July 14)
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The World’s Most Dangerous Volcano May Kill Another City
What can be done to prepare Naples for the volcano in their midst?
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The Chemicals in a Plastic Doll
A mother’s difficult quest to discover what her children's playthings are made of—and whether they are safe and environmentally friendly. By Jamie Passaro.
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DuPont and the Chemistry of Deception
Concerns about the safety of Teflon and C8 first came to wide public attention more than a decade ago, but the story of DuPont’s involvement with C8 has never been fully told. Internal documents reveal that DuPont long suspected C8 was harmful and yet continued to put the company's workers and the public at risk. By Sharon Lerner.
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Ten scary hacks I saw at Black Hat and DEF CON
While cyber security is increasingly important, researchers show how little of it we actually have. By Lucian Constantin.
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