Archive: 08/07/2007
FDA approves antiretroviral drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the antiretroviral drug maraviroc for use in adult human immunodeficiency virus patients.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 07, 2007 |
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Study suggests nonpharmaceutical interventions may be helpful in severe influenza outbreaks
An analysis of non-pharmaceutical interventions used in the U.S. during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic, such as closing schools and banning public gatherings, found an association between these interventions and reduced ...
Aug 07, 2007 |
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Osteoporosis screening and treatment may be cost-effective for selected older men
It may be cost-effective to screen and treat selected older men with osteoporosis, depending on their age and if they have had a prior fracture, according to a study in the August 8 issue of JAMA.
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Heat wave may stress nation's power system
Increasing demands on an aging U.S. power infrastructure are likely to make headlines this week as temperatures in the Midwest and South approach 100 degrees. The nation’s economic growth since the 1950s has “outstripped ...
Aug 07, 2007 |
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Link Between Sunspots, Rain Helps Predict Disease in East Africa
A new study shows that sunspot cycles can be used to predict heavy rains, flooding and subsequent disease outbreaks in East Africa.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 07, 2007 |
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NASA Undersea Mission Begins
Three astronauts and a Constellation Program aerospace engineer began a 10-day NASA mission in the ocean depths off the Florida coast Aug. 6. They will test lunar exploration concepts and a suite of long-duration ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 07, 2007 |
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Lost forest yields several new species
An expedition led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to a remote corner of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has uncovered unique forests which, so far, have been found to contain six animal ...
Biology /
Aug 07, 2007 |
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Lenovo and Novell to Offer Linux Preload on ThinkPad Notebooks
Lenovo and Novell today announced an agreement to provide preloaded Linux on Lenovo ThinkPad notebook PCs and to provide support from Lenovo for the operating system.
Aug 07, 2007 |
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Weed gave up sex long ago
The ability of plants to self-pollinate – a big factor in the spread of weeds – is much older than previously thought in one widely studied species, leading biologists say. The findings show that at least in plant evolution, ...
Biology /
Aug 07, 2007 |
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Apple Unveils New iMac
Apple today unveiled an all new all-in-one iMac line featuring 20- and 24-inch widescreen displays encased in elegant and professional aluminum and glass enclosures.
Aug 07, 2007 |
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Side-to-side shaking of nanoresonators throws off impurities
Tiny vibrating silicon resonators are of intense interest in nanotechnology circles for their potential ability to detect bacteria, viruses, DNA and other biological molecules.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 07, 2007 |
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New World Record For Superconducting Magnet Set
A collaboration between the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University and industry partner SuperPower Inc. has led to a new world record for a magnetic field created by a superconducting magnet.
Aug 07, 2007 |
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Researchers find vitamin B1 deficiency key to vascular problems for diabetic patients
Researchers at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, have discovered that deficiency of thiamine – Vitamin B1 - may be key to a range of vascular problems for people with diabetes. They have also solved the mystery ...
Aug 07, 2007 |
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Working Families Rely Heavily on "Convenience" Foods for Dinner, But Save Little Time
Two-income families in Los Angeles don't live so much in a fast food nation as they do in a Hamburger Helper hamlet on the edge of a packaged lettuce greenbelt, according to the first academic study to track American families ...
Aug 07, 2007 |
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Hold your nose and head for the hills: Titania is opening
Get a whiff of this: Titania, UC Botanical Garden's corpse flower, is being pollinated today. The plant's skirt of petals now measures 44" in diameter. Visitors to the garden's Tropical House will be treated ...
Biology /
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