Archive: 05/05/2009
Tea for the treatment of type-2 diabetes
The researchers have harvested the ingredients for the tea in Africa, totalling approximately fifty kilos of leaves and three hundred kilos of fruit from the wild nature of Nigeria. Afterwards the tea has been produced exactly ...
May 05, 2009 |
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US attorneys meet with Craigslist on ad concerns
US attorneys general met with Craigslist on Tuesday to discuss concerns that the free online classified service is being used to advertise prostitution.
May 05, 2009 |
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US confirms first swine flu death (Update + Latest snapshot of swine flu crisis)
US health officials confirmed the first death of a US citizen from swine flu Tuesday and announced a spike in the number of confirmed cases, but assured there was no cause for alarm.
May 05, 2009 |
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Health insurers offer another concession
(AP) -- The health insurance industry has offered to end its practice of charging higher premiums to women.
May 05, 2009 |
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Administration addressing ethanol, climate change
(AP) -- The Obama administration renewed its commitment Tuesday to speed up investments in ethanol and other biofuels while seeking to deflect some environmentalists' claims that huge increases in corn ethanol use will hinder ...
May 05, 2009 |
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Nation's first face transplant patient shows face
(AP) -- Five years ago, a shotgun blast left a ghastly hole where the middle of her face had been. Five months ago, she received a new face from a dead woman.
May 05, 2009 |
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Tiny particles make LED light more pleasing
(AP) -- Light-emitting diodes are prime candidates for replacing inefficient incandescent bulbs, but have a few things working against them. They can provide a pleasing warm light or they can be energy-efficient, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 05, 2009 |
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EA posts smaller 4Q loss as costs decline
(AP) -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a smaller net loss Tuesday for its fiscal fourth quarter as it further slashed costs in a quarter that had fewer hit game launches.
May 05, 2009 |
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Experts: Mild swine flu could quickly turn deadly
(AP) -- A flu virus is a powerhouse of evolution, mutating at the maximum speed nature allows. A mild virus can morph into a killer and vice versa.
May 05, 2009 |
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New study reinforces significant role of walnuts in diet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has found that keeping the diet for type 2 diabetes under control gets a lot of help from including daily amounts of foods with the right kind of fats such as walnuts.
May 05, 2009 |
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Genetic make-up influences biased economic decision-making, study shows
How would you respond if you were told that you had an 80% chance of surviving an operation - would you give consent? How about if you were told you had a 20% chance of dying? The answer may partly depend on your genetic ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 05, 2009 |
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Estrogen controls how the brain processes sound
Scientists at the University of Rochester have discovered that the hormone estrogen plays a pivotal role in how the brain processes sounds.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 05, 2009 |
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Flu pandemic in prison: A model for public health preparedness
When pandemics occur, correctional facilities are not immune. With more than 9 million people incarcerated across the globe 2.25 million in U.S. jails and prisons alone it is vital that correctional officials and health professionals ...
May 05, 2009 |
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High-energy Electrons Could Come from Pulsars -- or Dark Matter
(PhysOrg.com) -- Something in our galactic neighborhood seems to be producing large numbers of high-energy electrons, according to new data gathered by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The electrons could ...
May 05, 2009 |
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Random picks better than complicated process in gene identification
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Purdue University have found a way to save time, money and a little frustration in searches for specific genes that shed light on the biological processes associated with all forms of life.
May 05, 2009 |
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