Archive: 06/13/2009
700,000 callers phone digital TV hot line
(AP) -- Nearly 700,000 calls were received by a federal hot line this week from people confused about the nationwide switch from analog to digital TV broadcasts that occurred Friday.
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Testing begins to save legendary Vietnam turtle
Researchers have begun testing mechanical "SediTurtles" they say will protect a legendary Vietnamese turtle while cleaning the historical lake in which the creature lives.
Jun 13, 2009 |
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Pediatricians take on bullies, dating violence
(AP) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to take an active role in preventing bullying in schools and violence among dating teenagers.
Jun 13, 2009 |
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Calif. to probe latest HIV case in porn industry
(AP) -- State health officials are looking into the latest HIV case reported in California's multibillion-dollar porn industry, fearing that reckless practices on film sets might be raising the risk of new infections.
Jun 13, 2009 |
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Minn woman who lost music-share suit gets replay
(AP) -- The Minnesota woman who became the nation's only music file-sharing defendant so far to go to trial is getting a replay two years after losing the case.
Jun 13, 2009 |
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Company alleges Chinese software has stolen code
(AP) -- A California company claims that the Internet-filtering software China has mandated for all new personal computers sold there contains stolen programming code.
Jun 13, 2009 |
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Total Laparoscopic Aortic Surgery Is Feasible, Shows Satisfactory Results
Recently the use of laparoscopy for vascular procedures has been limited by difficulties in aortic exposure and anastomosis techniques, as well as the concurrent competitive progress of endovascular surgery. For aortic repair, ...
Jun 13, 2009 |
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Boosting Newborns' Immune Responses
Newborn babies have immature immune systems, making them highly vulnerable to severe infections and unable to mount an effective immune response to most vaccines, thereby frustrating efforts to protect them. ...
Jun 13, 2009 |
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Chronic Infection Now Clearly Tied to Immune-System Protein
The reason deadly infections like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C never go away is because these viruses disarm the body’s defense system. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have ...
Jun 13, 2009 |
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Historic anti-smoking bill aims at stopping teens
(AP) -- No more "light" cigarettes or candy-flavored smokes. Bigger, scarier warning labels. Fewer ads featuring sexy young smokers.
Jun 13, 2009 |
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US expects China to cut emissions after a 'peak year'
The United States wants China to accept slow increases in its greenhouse gas emissions until it hits a "peak year," beyond which a real decrease must occur, US negotiator Todd Stern said Friday.
Jun 13, 2009 |
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A New Way of Treating the Flu
What happens if the next big influenza mutation proves resistant to the available anti-viral drugs? This question is presenting itself right now to scientists and health officials this week at the World Health ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 13, 2009 |
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RNA snippet suppresses spread of aggressive breast cancer
High levels of a tiny fragment of RNA appear to suppress the spread of breast cancer in mice, according to researchers at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.
Jun 13, 2009 |
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New website to help translate genetic data into medical therapies
Princeton researchers have created a Rosetta Stone for the human body, a website that offers clues to the role DNA plays in aging and disease by helping scientists make sense of the vast jumble of information emerging from ...
Jun 13, 2009 |
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Twitter dabbling with verifying identities
Authenticity badges were popping up at Twitter on Friday as the popular micro-blogging service tested a way to verify that people tweeting are who they claim to be.
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