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British series Second Sight is getting a second launch - this time in the U.S.

CBS has ordered a pilot based on the series. The gothic psychological thriller follows a detective who is suddenly infected with an autoimmune virus that causes hallucinations that reflect his subconscious. He soon discovers that catching the killer depends on insight as much as eyesight.

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The U.S. adaptation comes from Homeland executive producer Michael Cuesta, who wrote the pilot along with his brother Gerald Cuesta. Both would also executive-produce, and Michael will direct the pilot. He has directed several episodes of Homeland, including the pilot and the Season 2 finale, as well as the pilots for Elementary, Blue Bloods and Dexter.

CSI executive producer Carol Mendelsohn will also serve as an executive producer, as will Julie Weitz, Nick Reed, Phil Goldfine and Paula Milne.

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Jane Pan speaking for the Hepatitis B Initiative of Washington, D.C, Oct. 23, 2011. (Tam Duong)

Viral hepatitis (Hepatitis A, B & C) is the leading infectious cause of death in the United States, but people have little awareness of the virus, including many health care providers, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Every year, viral hepatitis takes the lives of 12,000-15,000 Americans, yet it remains largely unknown to the general public, says HHS.

One particular deadly strain of viral hepatitis is Hepatitis B, which is the most common virus in the world. About 2 billion people have been infected (1 out of 3 people), 400 million people are chronically infected, 10-30 million will become infected each year, and an estimated 1 million people die each year from Hepatitis B and its complications.

Theres a stigma connected with the disease. Thats why they call it a silent killer, said Jane Pan, the executive director of Hepatitis B Initiative of Washington, DC (HBI-DC) in an interview with The Epoch Times. She thinks it is very important to notice that the disease is winning because of our silence.

The Hepatitis B Initiative of Washington, DC was established in Washington Metropolitan Area in 2002.

Because most persons who are infected dont know they have it, viral hepatitis is often referred to as a silent epidemic. The HBI-DC wants to change that. Pan said her organization organizes free education, screening and vaccination events in collaboration with faith-based and community based organizations in Washington Metropolitan Area.

In the United Sates, Hepatitis B infects an estimated 800,000-1.4 million Americans. Hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable disease. The Hepatitis B virus is transmitted through direct blood to blood contact, unprotected sex, use of unsterile needles, and from an infected mother to her newborn child, according to the HBI-DC website.

More than half of Americans with chronic Hepatitis B are Asian and Pacific Islanders (API), says the HBI-DC website. So, Asians are disproportionately impacted by the Hepatitis B virus. Most APIs in the United States were infected when they were newborns or young children.

The disease ranges in severity from being a mild ailment lasting a few weeks to a serious, even life threatening, lifelong illness, according to the HBI website. One in four with the infection will come down with liver cancer.

The mission of the Hepatitis B Initiative is providing education, says Pan. Its about educating people, particularly APIs and, more recently, African immigrants about the risks and prevention, she said.

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RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) -

On the edge of the Museum District, in the shadow of Carytown, a killer got away seven years ago.

"You're a block from Carytown, all the nice shops and things, people spending money over here. you would never think a block away, your best friend was murdered.I mean it's crazy," said Justin "Boz" Boswell.

Super Sunday, February 6, 2006: 22-year-old Michael Dobbs was walking to his car from a friend's house around 1:30 in the morning. They'd been planning a party. His Steelers were in the Superbowl.

"We were getting ready for the Superbowl that night. The Steelers were playing. He was really looking forward to it," said longtime-friend Dan Waters.

Dobbs had just graduated college and moved back home. He was a Hermitage graduate and a long distance runner. Police believe two or three people tried to rob him as he walked to his car. There was a scuffle and he tried to run.

"That's what he did best, but youcan't outrun a gun," said Waters.

Police have very few witnesses, andfewleads have trickled in over the years.

Detective Joe Fultz has been on the case from the very beginning. We've interviewed him several times over the years. It's never any easier for him to be back at the place Michael took his last breathe.

"I walked up here as I arrived on the scene.Mr. Dobbs was laying right in this spot," said Detective Fultz.

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Published: Jan. 29, 2013 at 11:21 PM

EAST LANSING, Mich., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A mushroom extract from Japan may increase white blood cells and improve the antibody response to the influenza B vaccine, a researcher suggests.

Study author Elizabeth Gardner of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Michigan State University, said Active Hexose Correlated Compound, is a natural immune-modulating ingredient derived from the roots of several subspecies of hybridized Japanese medicinal mushrooms.

Supported by more than 20 human clinical studies, AHCC has been demonstrated to help patients with liver disease, cancer, hepatitis, infections, numerous chronic conditions as well as healthy people seeking to regulate their immune systems, Gardner said.

The randomized, controlled study involved 30 healthy adults, who were given influenza shots. The analysis of white blood cells in these adults after vaccination showed that AHCC supplementation increased the natural killer cells and T cell types of white blood cells when compared to the group who didn't receive AHCC.

Antibody levels against the influenza B virus were also higher in those receiving AHCC three weeks after being given the shot.

The study, published in the Nutrition Research Journal, found adults taking AHCC had better immunity with greater levels of white blood cells and antibodies against the flu virus compared to the control group.

"This collection of data is promising as it suggests supplementing with AHCC can help boost immunity and make the vaccine more effective," Gardner said in a statement. "We recognize the importance of future studies to determine the immune enhancing potential of AHCC, particularly with the influenza vaccine in immune-compromised or aging individuals."

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Jan. 25, 2013, 12:31 p.m.

Authorities have not ruled out the possibility a devastating virus could slip through quarantine measures in New South Wales and obliterate the nations multi-million dollar oyster industry.

Tests this week confirmed Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) had reached a major tributary of the Hawkesbury River, between Sydney and Newcastle.

It was also detected in the Georges River and Port Jackson in 2010 and 2011.

The latest outbreak has inflicted a devastating blow on fourth-generation oyster farmer Rob Moxham, destroying about 90 per cent of oysters across 50 hectares.

With no resistance to the virus, oysters that had been healthy on Monday were felled - in their millions - virtually overnight.

This morning, the NSW Department of Primary Industries confirmed the virus had spread to another part of the river.

The development has sent shock waves through the nations seafood industry, particularly other Pacific oyster growing areas in NSW, Tasmania and South Australia.

Tasmanias oyster industry which directly employs more than 300 people is largely based around Pacific oyster production. The oyster industry is the second largest aquaculture sector in South Australia.

Oysters Tasmania executive officer Dr Tom Lewis said the chances the virus would spread to that state were remote givenbio-securitymeasures and the islands isolation from the mainland. But the organisation was preparing an action plan should it happen, he said.

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