Archive: 08/15/2007
UCLA develops new model to predict the spread of a 'super-bug' in L.A. county jail
Researchers at UCLA have developed a mathematical model that mimics a particularly nasty and ongoing outbreak in the Los Angeles County Jail (LACJ) of the flesh eating bacteria Staphylococcus Aureus.
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Aug 15, 2007 |
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Plain soap as effective as antibacterial but without the risk
Antibacterial soaps show no health benefits over plain soaps and, in fact, may render some common antibiotics less effective, says a University of Michigan public health professor.
Aug 15, 2007 |
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New target for anti-flu drug development
Scientists at Cure Lab, Inc., a biotechnology company based in Canton, Massachusetts, in collaboration with researchers at Boston University and Harvard Medical School have discovered a potential new target for the development ...
Aug 15, 2007 |
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Health care disparities start at the local pharmacy, study shows
Despite years of effort in reaching out to their local communities, the role pharmacists play as health care providers still remains unclear to the people who need them the most – elderly Americans with multiple medications ...
Aug 15, 2007 |
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Mars equipment is field-tested in Norway
An international group of space scientists and engineers are in Svalbard, Norway, field-testing instruments for future Mars missions.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 15, 2007 |
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Ian's frozen turkey products recalled
The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the voluntary recall of approximately 12,894 pounds of Ian's frozen turkey products due to mislabeling.
Aug 15, 2007 |
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ESA places two satellites into orbit
The European Space Agency successfully launched an Ariane rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana on a mission to place two satellites into orbit.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 15, 2007 |
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Lake Superior might hit record low levels
Lake Superior is nearing a record low level for the month of August and might set records for September and October, U.S. government hydrologists said.
Aug 15, 2007 |
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Earth records 7th warmest July on record
Scientists said the month of July brought record and near-record warmth to the Western United States and was the seventh warmest July in recorded Earth history.
Aug 15, 2007 |
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Humans fostering forest-destroying disease
Enjoying your August vacation? Well, (as they say in the summer movies) there’s a killer in the woods. Its strike has been consistently quiet, sudden, and deadly. Unknowingly, we have all been playing into its hands… But ...
Biology /
Aug 15, 2007 |
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Study asks how safe is high school football?
Football, one of the most popular sports in the United States, is also the leading cause of sports-related injuries. During the 2005-06 season, high school football players sustained more than half a million ...
Aug 15, 2007 |
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Male elephants get 'photo IDs' from scientists
Asian elephants don’t carry photo identification, so scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and India’s Nature Conservation Foundation are providing the service free of charge by creating a photographic archive ...
Biology /
Aug 15, 2007 |
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Comet May Have Exploded Over North America 13,000 Years Ago
New scientific findings suggest that a large comet may have exploded over North America 12,900 years ago, explaining riddles that scientists have wrestled with for decades, including an abrupt cooling of much ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 15, 2007 |
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Astronauts Move Carts, Upgrade Communications System; Spacewalk Continues
Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson are rolling through their scheduled activities as they work outside the International Space Station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 15, 2007 |
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Low levels of key protein may indicate pancreatic cancer risk
A protein that dwindles in response to obesity and a sedentary lifestyle may one day help doctors predict which people are at increased risk for pancreatic cancer, new research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and collaborating ...
Aug 15, 2007 |
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