Archive: 01/14/2009
Plant life not a villain in methane emissions debate
(PhysOrg.com) -- A comprehensive investigation of plant emissions led by University of South Australia molecular biologist Dr Ellen Nisbet has put pay to the assertion that plants are producing and releasing ...
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Study examines live birth rates following in vitro fertilization
Thirty years ago last summer, the world's first "test-tube" baby was born, and since then more than 1 million infants have been successfully conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF), the technique in which a woman's ...
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New tool could prevent needless stents and save money, cardiologist says
Doctors may be implanting too many artery-opening stents and could improve patient outcomes — and ultimately save lives — if they did more in-depth measurements of blood flow in the vessels to the heart. That's the finding ...
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Results show surgical safety checklist drops deaths and complications by more than one third
An international pilot study involving the Toronto General Hospital (TGH), a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto, and other hospitals from around the world, has found that using a Surgical Patient ...
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Survey: Americans eager to reduce their energy use
Many Americans have already taken action to reduce their energy use and many others would do the same if they could afford to, according to a national survey conducted by Yale and George Mason universities.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
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Pediatric vaccine effectively prevents pneumococcal meningitis
A standard pediatric vaccine used to prevent several common types of life-threatening infections also effectively reduced the rates of another disease, pneumococcal meningitis, in children and adults, according to a multi-center ...
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Online tool for tracking family health history gets upgrade
Consumers now have a new tool to organize and share their family health histories. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday released an updated version of its "My Family Health Portrait."
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Some United flights to offer Wi-Fi
Some friendly skies are about to become a Wi-Fi hot spot.
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Flash developers in demand
Steve Cucinotta's job lets him work with state-of-the-art software, create the latest Facebook applications and collaborate with equally cutting-edge co-workers. And if that's not enough, consider this: His office has a Foosball ...
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Consumer Electronics Show goes spry-tech
High-tech gadgets aimed at older people are becoming more mainstream. This year, a section of the floor at the massive International Consumer Electronics Show featured products and services aimed at seniors and older baby ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
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Future of school textbooks written in cyberspace
Northwest Missouri State University students started spring semester classes Monday, but many aren't lugging thick textbooks around campus.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
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Books, cell phones a match made in heaven
Boy, do I have high-tech idea for those of you who got a shiny new smart phone for Christmas: Try reading a book on it.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
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Enderle, analyst extraordinaire, is everywhere in Silicon Valley
Rob Enderle answers the door at his house in the East San Jose foothills and he's on the phone. Of course he is. It's what he does. Talk. Talk. Talk.
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Energy-efficient water purification
Water and energy are two resources on which modern society depends. As demands for these increase, researchers look to alternative technologies that promise both sustainability and reduced environmental impact. Engineered ...
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Exercise improves walking in peripheral arterial disease patients
Charles Meadows measured his life in footsteps. How far to walk to reach the milk in the grocery store? Could he make it to the dairy case before cramps knifed through his left leg, immobilizing him and leaving him breathless ...
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