Doctors remove gallbladder through vagina
Apr 20, 2007 |
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Doctors in New York have removed a woman's gall bladder vaginally with minimal external incisions.
Eating less salt could prevent cardiovascular disease
Apr 20, 2007 |
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People who significantly cut back on the amount of salt in their diet could reduce their chances of developing cardiovascular disease by a quarter, according to a report in British Medical Journal today.
Robot created to treat ailing hearts
Apr 20, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists have created a robotic device that can be inserted onto a heart using minimally invasive surgery to deliver medical treatment.
Stretching DNA to the Limit: DNA damage in a new light
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 20, 2007 |
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It has long been known that UV light can damage DNA, reducing its ability to replicate and interact with proteins, and often resulting in the development of skin cancers. However, not much is known about how the elasticity ...
Medical Textiles No Longer for 'External Use Only'
Apr 20, 2007 |
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If you’ve ever had a broken arm – or a paper cut – you probably appreciated the healing role textiles played in your recovery. New types of materials are now being used to treat internal illnesses and injuries, making surgeries ...
Chronic family turmoil and other problems cause physical changes
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 20, 2007 |
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Adolescents who are chronically exposed to family turmoil, violence, noise, poor housing or other chronic risk factors show more stress-induced physiological strain on their organs and tissues than other young people.
Will lemmings fall off climate change cliff?
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Apr 20, 2007 |
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Contrary to popular belief, lemmings do not commit mass suicide by leaping off of cliffs into the sea. In fact, they are quite fond of staying alive. A bigger threat to the rodents is climate change, which ...
Thunderbird 2 Flies Ahead, Racing Web Mail
Apr 20, 2007 |
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The new version of Thunderbird, the free, open-source mail client from the organization behind the Firefox Web browser, is a nicely polished application that makes it easy to sort, view and generally manage your daily e-mail ...
UD scientist wins NSF career award for tissue engineering research
Apr 20, 2007 |
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Xinqiao Jia will never forget a visitor to her professor's lab at Fudan University in Shanghai, China, when she was working on her master's degree in polymer chemistry and physics. The lab was working to synthesize ...
Microsoft Trials Office 2007 on Hotmail
Apr 20, 2007 |
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Microsoft integrates Office 2007 functionality into MSN in what it says is a one-day trial.
Joost Accepts Blame For Outages
Apr 20, 2007 |
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Comcast this week denied message board rumors that it was blocking access to Internet-based TV service Joost, claiming that issues faced by consumers were likely the result of a Joost service upgrade.
Microsoft: Samsung Deal Could Improve Xbox, Zune
Apr 20, 2007 |
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Microsoft executives said the patent deal struck with Samsung Thursday morning could have implications for the Zune MP3 player and the Xbox, as well as for Windows PCs. ...
Google: No Filtering Software, Just Strong Revenue
Apr 20, 2007 |
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Google's revenue reached $3.66 billion for the first quarter, a 63 percent jump from this time last year and a 14 percent jump from fourth quarter of 2006, company executives announced Thursday.
British dentists warned of vCJD risk
Apr 20, 2007 |
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British dentists are being told not to re-use dental instruments from root canals because it could put patients at risk for mad cow disease.
Smith Micro Launches File Recovery Software Tool
Apr 20, 2007 |
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Smith Micro has released its MediaRECOVER 4.0, a file-recovery software tool that enables users to recover their lost or corrupted digital media files.
