New Zealand to flex its muscle at The Big 5 (AME Info)

New Zealand's construction and manufacturing sector will be making its mark at this year's Big 5 building and construction show, with 25 exhibiting companies and a supporting programme organised by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE), the country's national economic development agency.

Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, Cardiac Pioneer, Dies at 90 (New York Times)

Dr. Kantrowitz performed the first human heart transplant in the United States and pioneered the development of devices to prolong the life of patients with heart failure.

Researchers confident of viral link to MS (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)

Researchers at the University of Queensland may have found a link between the Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and the development of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Security sector gathers muscle as economy weakens (Gulf Times)

NEW DELHI: In just 10 years, Satinder Singh has gone from clumping to work as a menial guard in broken boots to running his own security firm employing more than 100 people.

Cash-Rich Drugmakers Eye Mergers or Acquisitions (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)

Andrew Witty, the new chief executive of giant GlaxoSmithKline , surveys the wreckage of the global financial meltdown and sees an upside. With pharmaceutical stocks at record lows, it's a good time to acquire biotech companies and other assets that could drive Glaxo's growth for years. Its midsize rival Wyeth is also on the prowl -- but there's a difference. Faced with a shrinking market ...