Archive: 10/18/2007
NASA launch countdown to begin Saturday
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced the final schedule of events in preparation for next week's launch of space shuttle Discovery.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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FDA OKs urinary infection injectable drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Thursday of doripenem (Doribax) injections for the treatment of complex urinary tract infections.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Massive reanalysis of genome data solves case of the lethal genes
It is better to be looked over than overlooked, Mae West supposedly said. These are words of wisdom for genome data-miners of today. Data that goes unnoticed, despite its widespread availability, can reveal extraordinary ...
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Immune cells promote blood vessel formation in mouse endometriosis
A discovery in mice of immune cells that promote the formation of new blood vessels could lead to new treatments for endometriosis, a painful condition associated with infertility that affects up to 15 percent of women of ...
Oct 18, 2007 |
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What's been causing your knee to ache? Smurfs!
A new clinical trial seeks to predict who is most likely to experience osteoarthritis, and to test whether an experimental treatment can prevent it altogether. Physicians are setting their sights on people who sustain a knee ...
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Exposure to sunlight may decrease risk of advanced breast cancer by half
A research team from the Northern California Cancer Center, the University of Southern California, and Wake Forest University School of Medicine has found that increased exposure to sunlight – which increases levels of vitamin ...
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Some Kahlua-brand ice cream is recalled
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of certain packages of Kahlua Brownie and Double Fudge Brownie ice cream due to a labeling error.
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Appetite hormone works in two brain areas
British scientists have discovered that a major hormone regulating appetite in humans operates through two areas of the brain.
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Space shuttle mission Web coverage offered
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said it will provide a TV webcast and podcasts of the STS-120 mission to the International Space Station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Accounting professor: Transparency won’t necessarily control CEO pay
In late August, the Securities and Exchange Commission sent about 300 letters to companies requesting more disclosure regarding executive pay. The move has many asking if transparency will actually make a difference
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Buy early, be flexible for best holiday airfare prices, expert says
Many people will be taking to the skies during the holidays, and though the festive season is weeks away, buying tickets soon is a traveler's best chance to get a good price, says a Purdue University aviation professor.
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Probing Question: How do songbirds learn to sing?
"Poor Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody!"
"Please, please, pleased to meetcha!"
"Who cooks for you?"
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Oct 18, 2007 |
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When Ants Go Sweating: Zoologists to Study Climate Change Effects
A North Carolina State University zoologist is the lead researcher on a five-year, $3 million study that will turn up the heat on a number of ant species to learn more about the effects of climate change.
Biology /
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Audi Unveils iPhone-like Car Phone
Audi has recently introduced a new concept car phone, cramming a ton of features into a tiny device. Called the Audi Mobile Phone, the handheld interface controls a number of systems on the car, while also ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Are women at greater risk from angioplasty?
Research will be reported at TCT 2007, the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), that demonstrates that early intervention saves lives in women who have a heart attack or unstable chest ...
Oct 18, 2007 |
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