Archive: 05/06/2009
Ponzi scheme theme in 'Made Off' videogame
Is there a bit of Bernie in you? Mobile phone users worldwide will soon be able to play Ponzi scheme scammers in a new videogame based on the financial ruin wreaked by jailed US fraudster Bernard Madoff.
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Entomologists name 'diving beetle' for Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert
"What has six legs and is way cooler than a spider?" asks a riddle on the cover of a birthday card sent to Stephen Colbert by entomologists Quentin Wheeler at Arizona State University and Kelly Miller at the ...
May 06, 2009 |
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Providers test the limits of access to Internet with new pricing systems
Your days of all-you-can-eat Internet buffet may be coming to an end. Probably not tomorrow, but soon enough, industry analysts say.
May 06, 2009 |
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Google and others urge inventory of national airwaves
In a rare show of unity over national communications policy, Google, the wireless industry and consumer advocates have come together to support a bill that would require the federal government to take a complete inventory ...
May 06, 2009 |
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OnLive to distribute video games digitally
Distributing content digitally over the Internet, rather than in physical form, seems to be the wave of the future.
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Gadgets: Upgrade, don't trash your old iPod
Getting an iPod upgrade doesn't always have to lead you to the Apple store for a new model, though that is appealing.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 06, 2009 |
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Listening to music can change the way you judge facial emotions
A research project led by Dr Joydeep Bhattacharya at Goldsmiths, University of London has shown that it is possible to influence emotional evaluation of visual stimuli by listening to musical excerpts before the evaluation.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 06, 2009 |
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SCAAR registry provides reassurance on drug eluting stent safety
A study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine (1), analysed the outcomes of 47,967 patients entered into the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR) between 2003 and 2006.
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ISU researcher develops vaccine for H1N1 flu virus in swine
The H1N1 virus has now been found in a Canadian swine herd, and an Iowa State University researcher has developed an H1N1 flu vaccine for pigs.
May 06, 2009 |
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Health-care providers should explain vaccine refusal risks
Physicians and nurses need to explain the risks of vaccine refusal while respectfully listening to parents' concerns, a special article in the May 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine urges.
May 06, 2009 |
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Feds: Mountain-dwelling pika may need protection
(AP) -- A tiny mammal that can't handle warm weather could become the first animal in the lower 48 states to get Endangered Species Act protection primarily because of climate change.
May 06, 2009 |
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Mom blogs dole out advice -- with corporate backing
(AP) -- Bedtime stories and beloved teddy bears? Snack-time silliness and bath-time hijinks? For "mommy bloggers" across the country, the rules are clear: If it relates to your kid, go ahead and blog about ...
May 06, 2009 |
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Study shows attitudes toward tobacco industry linked to smoking behavior
A new study by UCSF researchers concludes that media campaigns that portray the tobacco industry in a negative light and that appeal to young adults may be a powerful intervention to decrease young adult smoking.
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Tear research focused on contact lens risks, benefit
Contact lenses are great for sight, but do they have an impact on general eye health? Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Optometry are working to answer that question by analyzing tears.
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Study shows asthma self-management programs improve drug adherence, disease control
Asthma patients who spend as little as 30 minutes with a health care professional to develop a personalized self-management plan show improved adherence to medications and better disease control, according to a new study ...
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