Global health funding soars, boosted by unprecedented private giving
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Well-heeled donors, private corporations and average citizens sending money to their favorite charities are changing the landscape of global health funding, according to a new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and ...
School program cuts problem behaviors in fifth graders in half
Jun 19, 2009 |
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A study by Oregon State University researchers suggests that school-based prevention programs begun in elementary school can significantly reduce problem behaviors in students.
Antibiotics take toll on beneficial microbes in gut
Jun 19, 2009 |
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It's common knowledge that a protective navy of bacteria normally floats in our intestinal tracts. Antibiotics at least temporarily disturb the normal balance. But it's unclear which antibiotics are the most ...
EU calls for US to loosen grip on Internet governance body
Jun 19, 2009 |
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The European Commission on Thursday called for the ICANN Internet body to open up to greater number of countries, loosening the United State's grip over the private group.
RIM 1Q profit tops view, shares wobble on outlook
Jun 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. on Thursday reported a better-than-expected 33 percent jump in first-quarter profit as the company continues to boost market share among non-corporate customers.
New iPhone goes on sale with less drama
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The new iPhone went on sale Friday morning, greeted by much smaller lines and less hoopla than previous models.
Neural noise created during binocular rivalry
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Neural "noise" may cause you to miss important changes in your environment when you are concentrating on something else, new research indicates.
Young offenders' health critical to rehabilitation
Jun 19, 2009 |
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The physical and mental health needs of juvenile offenders should be treated as a priority if offenders held in detention have any real hope of rehabilitation, according to new research from the University of Adelaide, Australia.
Generation of a severe memory-deficit mutant mouse by exclusively eliminating the kinase activity of CaMKIIalpha
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 19, 2009 |
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A Japanese research group, led by Dr. Yoko Yamagata of the National Institute for Physiological Sciences, has successfully generated a novel kinase-dead mutant mouse of the CaMKIIalpha gene that completely and exclusively ...
NOAA report finds threats to California's Cordell Bank Marine Sanctuary
Jun 19, 2009 |
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A new NOAA report on the health of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary indicates that the overall condition of the sanctuary's marine life and habitats is fair to good, but identifies several emerging threats to sanctuary ...
Many floors in U. S. homes have 'measurable' levels of pesticides
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Insecticides used in and around homes — including products voluntarily removed from the market years ago — were measured on the floors of U.S. residences, according to the first study large enough to generate ...
3 to 6 months to lose weight gained in pregnancy is normal
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Once the baby arrives, many new mothers want to return to their former weight quickly -- just like film stars who appear in the media in bikinis just weeks after giving birth. But according to the German Institute for Quality ...
Study of agricultural watersheds and carbon losses
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) losses from tile drains are an underquantified portion of the terrestrial carbon cycle. This is particularly important in the eastern corn belt where tile drainage dominates the agricultural ...
Cable venture suspends first advertising product
Jun 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A joint venture formed by the nation's six largest cable operators is suspending trials of its first advertising product before it even gets off the ground.
Canada proposes six chemicals ban in toys, new lead limits
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Canada's Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq on Friday proposed banning six commonly-used chemicals in soft vinyl toys and child-care articles, as well as new strict limits for lead in products.
