Recap

N. Korea, Cyber War & New Weapons

Guest host Ross Mitchell (email) talked with cyber tech expert Charles R. Smith about the current situation with North Korea as well as how cyber warfare and cutting edge weaponry have changed the nature of conflict around the world.

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Bird Flu Update

In the first hour, Dr. Marc Siegel provided a bird flu update. According to Siegel, government health officials and the media have tended to present worst case scenarios regarding avian influenza, instilling fear of the disease in the general population. The reality is that less than 200 human deaths over the past nine years are credited to bird flu, he explained. Still, Siegel believes we need to get control over the H5N1 flu strain in birds, which may be only "several mutations away from being able to pass easily from human to human," he warned.

New Chipping Program

As part of a new pilot program, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey plans to implant 280 patients suffering from chronic diseases with microchips containing their medical data. It is hoped that the rice-sized implants will help doctors avoid errors, such as duplicating medical tests. The microchips would also allow emergency room staff to access a patient's medical records should the individual be unable to communicate. Read the complete AP article at LiveScience.com.