Topic: James Elder

Like my recent tennis match, there's a continual back and forth volley being reported in the news about economic progress versus environmental impact. The recent oil spill and eruption of the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajokull ,would seem to provide evidence of a ...

Sri Lanka 'reviewing' UN official expulsion

Sri Lanka is reviewing a move to expel a senior United Nations official over comments he made during the final weeks of the country's decades long ethnic war, a senior official said Monday.James Elder, communications chief for the United Nations ...

Sri Lanka 'reviewing' expulsion of UN official

Sri Lanka is reviewing a move to expel a senior United Nations official over comments he made during the final weeks of the country's decades long ethnic war, a senior official said Monday.James Elder, communications chief for the United Nations ...

Sri Lanka expels UN official over war comments

The Sri Lankan government said on Sunday it had ordered a senior United Nations official to leave the country over comments he made about the recently ended war against Tamil Tiger separatist rebels.James Elder, spokesman for the United Nations Children's ...

Sri Lanka expels UN official over war 'bias'

Sri Lanka said Sunday it had ordered a senior United Nations official to leave the country, accusing him of being biased towards the Tamil Tiger rebels in the final months of the country's civil war.James Elder, spokesman for the United ...
Sri Lankan official expelled by Sri Lanka reportedly over comments on suffering Tamil childrenA United Nations official has been banished from Sri Lanka reportedly after discussing how the government's decades-long battle with Tamil Tiger rebels took its toll on children in ...

Gene link seen to psoriasis

Scientists in the United States have pointed the finger at seven genes that appear to play a role in psoriasis, a study published on Sunday says.The work could unlock new drug targets and tailored treatments for this painful, disfiguring skin disease ...

Researchers Identify Gene Which Causes Susceptibility to Psoriasis

Researchers Identify Gene Which Causes Susceptibility to Psoriasis . Scientists partly funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases have identified a gene called PSORS1 that plays a role in determining who gets psoriasis. The allele HLA-Cw6, with a ...