Researchers have recently reported the largest ever Salmonella outbreak which has been blamed on turtles nationwide. 107 people have been affected till date, which has said to be the result of petting small turtles which were banned in 1975.

The Food and Drug Administration delayed its approval decision on Amgen Inc.'s (AMGN) osteoporosis treatment denosumab, as it seeks more information from the drug maker.

It is unclear how long it will take for Amgen to meet the requests, but Roger Perlmutter, executive vice president of research and development, said in a statement that the company plans to respond to the requests in the "near term." The next step will be whether the FDA requires a two-month or six-month review prior to making its decision.

Autistic children have the same mercury levels as normal children, a recent research by California's UC Davis has confirmed. The team reported that the study shows that children with autism do not metabolize mercury any differently than those who do not have autism.

Consumers are gripped by concerns over safety of consuming pork and pork products after the first case of a pig contracting the H1N1 virus has come to light in Minnesota. The sample was taken from a pig displayed at the Minnesota State Fair. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this is the first time that the Virus has been found in a U.S. pig.

The Industrial production index (IPI) of Malaysia, in August, displayed steady drop of 5.7% year-on-year which is the least in 10 months.  The data is showing growing signs of the revival of country's economy. 

In July, the IPI fell a revised 8.1%.  Senior Economist at Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd, Azrul Azwar Ahmad Tajudin said, "This is further evidence that domestic manufacturing activity is picking up."

In the first quarter of next year the Packet One Networks mulls to commence  WiMAX services in Sabah and Sarawak, after permission were given, the credit of which goes to the success of meeting the targeted 25% population coverage in Peninsular Malaysia. 
 
Yesterday, Chief executive officer Michael Lai said in a statement on Bursa Malaysia told, "Residents in Kuching, Miri, Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau will be able to enjoy the freedom of P1W1MAX broadband as early as in the second quarter."

A continuous improvement was displayed by better-than-expected trade data in demand for Chinese goods. This comes as the latest indication of recovery for the world's third-largest economy.

Wednesday, the official figures were released that forwarded a plunge in China's exports in September at the slowest pace in nine months, sinking 15.2 per cent on the previous year.