Stomach cancer rate set to fall further 25 percent over next decade
Aug 14, 2007 |
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New cases of stomach cancer are set to plummet a further 25 per cent in the West over the next decade, indicates research published ahead of print in the journal Gut.
Drop in breast cancer incidence linked to hormone use, not mammograms
Aug 14, 2007 |
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A recent decline in breast cancer incidence is unlikely to be caused by a decrease in mammography screening, according to a study published online August 14 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. It is more likely ...
University’s aerial survey finds sharks in Cornwall's waters
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Aug 14, 2007 |
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Recent surveys around Cornwall’s coast have revealed the presence of large numbers of giant basking sharks. Scientists from the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus and the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) spotted 18 sharks ...
Testosterone patch benefits women with low sexual desire
Aug 14, 2007 |
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Novel research published in the current issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine supports the claim that women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder or HSDD (persistent or recurrent deficiency and/or absence of sexual fanatasies/thoughts, ...
Interaction of just 2 genes governs coloration patterns in mice
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Aug 14, 2007 |
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Biologists at Harvard University and the University of California, San Diego, have found that a simple interaction between just two genes determines the patterns of fur coloration that camouflage mice against their background, ...
Radiologists encouraged to look beyond cancer for clinically unseen diseases
Aug 14, 2007 |
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Radiologists can diagnose venous thromboembolic disease (VTED) in cancer patients earlier by looking more carefully at CT scans of the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis which are regularly done to determine the extent or stage ...
Puerto Rican dairy injunction issued
Aug 14, 2007 |
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An injunction has been issued against two Puerto Rican dairies because of alleged drug residue found in cows, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
Use of certain lipid measures not more effective in predicting coronary heart disease
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The lipid measure apolipoprotein (apo) B: apo A-I ratio is not a better predictor of coronary heart disease risk than traditional lipid ratios that include total cholesterol and HDL-C, according to a study in the August 15 ...
Team finds way to create cancer stem cells
Aug 14, 2007 |
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MIT scientists and colleagues have found a way to create in the lab large amounts of cancer stem cells, or cells that can initiate tumors. The work, reported in the August 13 issue of Cancer Cell, could be a b ...
New NASA Software Monitors Space Station Gyroscopes
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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NASA has added a new computer program to help monitor the four gyroscopes that keep the International Space Station properly oriented without the use of rocket fuel. During a spacewalk on Monday, two astronauts from the space ...
ISS Crew Members Flex Robotic Arms to Install Stowage Platform
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Aug 14, 2007 |
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With the use of Canadian-built robotic arms, STS-118 astronauts installed a new stowage platform on the exterior of the International Space Station.
ISS component sets a record
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Aug 14, 2007 |
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Zarya, the International Space Station's first component, completed its 50,000th orbit Tuesday at 11:17 a.m. EDT.
Possibly contaminated herring is recalled
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of "7 Uzlov" brand herring because of possible botulism contamination.
FDA OKs 50th & 51st anti-retroviral drugs
Medicine & Health / Medications
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has tentatively approved nevirapine tablets and a pediatric medication used to treat the human immunodeficiency virus.
