Archive: 10/13/2006
Study finds thyroid damage from nuke tests
A new study of people living downwind of the nuclear weapons test site in Nevada finds thyroid damage was more extensive than previously believed.
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Satellites help ensure safe sunning
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation is responsible for up to 60 000 deaths a year worldwide, according to a report released this summer by the World Health Organisation. Many of those deaths, however, could be avoided ...
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Genome ID Method Extended to Humans
A mathematical discovery has extended the reach of a novel genome mapping method to humans, potentially giving cancer biology a faster and more cost-effective tool than traditional DNA sequencing.
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FDA approves skin cancer drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug to treat a rare, slow-growing skin cancer.
Medicine & Health / Medications
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FDA approves drug for autism irritability
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Risperdal to treat irritability in autistic children and adolescents.
Medicine & Health / Medications
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Giant Pandas See in Color
They may be black and white, but new research at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Zoo Atlanta shows that giant pandas can see in color. Graduate researcher Angela Kelling tested the ability of two Zoo ...
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Vacuumed mercury forces school evacuation
School officials in Rockford, Ill., learned that vacuuming mercury, while fast, isn't healthy.
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Dengue kills at least 27 in New Delhi
At least 27 people have died of dengue in New Delhi, as health officials continue to work to control areas where mosquitoes, which spread the disease, breed.
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'Lost continent' of Atlantis stirs debate
Italian scholars in Rome are debating the controversial theory that Sardinia is the lost island of Atlantis, and whether the theory merits further research.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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China: Millions of coastal acres polluted
China's State Oceanic Administration said pollution contaminated about 34.5 million acres -- about 5 percent -- of China's coastal areas.
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Polio eradication hinges on four countries
Successfully global eradication of polio depends four countries' efforts to vaccinate children, the Swiss-based Advisory Committee on Polio Eradication said.
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Makers say drink burns calories
Some New Yorkers expressed skepticism about the hype surrounding a drink that its makers said burns calories as consumers drink it.
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Treatment sought for diarrhea strain
A mutant strain of diarrhea is pushing the condition's ongoing epidemic, the national Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta said.
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Rapid Growth of Huge Northern Bog Complex May Have Helped Kick-Start Past Global Warming
Methane gas released by peat bogs in the northern-most third of the globe probably helped fuel the last major round of global warming, which drew the ice age to a close between 11,000 and 12,000 years ago, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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Tissue Geometry Plays Crucial Role in Breast Cell Invasion
Apropos of National Breast Cancer Awareness month, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have created a first-of-its-kind model for studying how breast tissue ...
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