Palm appoints ex-Apple whiz as CEO
Jun 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Jon Rubinstein, a former executive behind Apple Inc.'s iPod, on Wednesday was named chief executive of smartphone maker Palm Inc., replacing Ed Colligan who is stepping down after 16 years with the company.
IAC to shutter Web site aimed at black community
Jun 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- IAC/InterActiveCorp will shut down the year-old RushmoreDrive, a search engine geared toward the black community.
Japan's first lunar probe ends mission
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Jun 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Japan's first lunar probe made a controlled crash landing on the moon Thursday, successfully completing a 19-month mission to study the Earth's nearest neighbor, Japan's space agency said.
Senate to vote on FDA power to regulate tobacco
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(AP) -- A tobacco control bill set to win Senate approval would give the federal government broad new powers to monitor and change a toxic substance that contributes to some 400,000 deaths every year.
Simulation helps students learn dental implant procedures
Jun 11, 2009 |
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A realistic computer game will soon be used to help dental students worldwide learn and reinforce dental implant procedures.
Screening for left ventricular dysfunction may have less value than thought
Jun 11, 2009 |
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The value and cost-effectiveness of screening for left ventricular (LV) dysfunction remains unclear, particularly since specific, evidence-based treatments are not available for the majority of patients with preserved systolic ...
Subclinical markers predict relapse in juvenile idiopathic arthritis post methotrexate withdrawal
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Elevated levels of the inflammatory biomarkers Myeloid Related Protein (MRP*) 8/14 predict an increased risk of relapse following withdrawal of methotrexate (MTX) therapy in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) ...
Can lowering body temperature prevent brain damage in children who suffer cardiac arrest?
Jun 11, 2009 |
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In the first large-scale study of its kind, researchers at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and the University of Utah will lead a multi-center study to investigate whether hypothermia-lowering body ...
Exenatide promotes weight loss when added to diet and exercise
Jun 11, 2009 |
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In combination with diet and exercise, the diabetes drug exenatide helped nondiabetic, obese individuals lose over three times more weight than those receiving a placebo, or dummy treatment, for 6 months.
Blocking a muscle growth-limiting hormone protects against obesity and atherosclerosis
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Knockout of myostatin, a growth factor that limits muscle growth, can decrease body fat and promote resistance against developing atherosclerosis, or "hardening" of the arteries, according to a new study conducted in mice. ...
First ever worldwide census analysis of caribou/reindeer numbers reveals dramatic decline
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Caribou and reindeer numbers worldwide have plunged almost 60% in the last three decades. The dramatic revelation came out of the first ever comprehensive census analysis of this iconic species carried out by biologists at ...
Bariatric surgery increases risk of fractures
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After weight loss surgery, people have nearly twice the expected risk of breaking a bone and an even higher risk of a foot or hand fracture, a new study has found.
A breakthrough in gastric carcinogenesis
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Checkpoint with forkhead and ring finger (CHFR) is a mitotic stress checkpoint gene whose promoter is frequently methylated in various kinds of cancer. In gastric cancer, CHFR promoter hypermethylation has been reported to ...
Study finds segregation decreases access to surgical care for minorities
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New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons reveals that in counties with the highest levels of segregation, an increase in the African-American or Hispanic population was as ...
Dell planning acquisition: WSJ
Jun 11, 2009 |
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US computer giant Dell is planning to acquire a"significant-sized company" in the next few months, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
