New study shows benefits of quitting smoking
Mar 26, 2007 |
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Giving up smoking can reduce the risk of dying from the disease by up to 70 percent, new research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology this week shows.
'Triple negative' breast cancers linked to the young, minority
Mar 26, 2007 |
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So-called “triple negative” breast cancers, tumors that do not contain any of three significant tumor markers, are aggressive, deadly cancers that affect young, poor minority women, according to a new study.
Creatine Parkinson trial begins
Mar 26, 2007 |
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A large-scale national clinical trial has started to learn if the nutritional supplement creatine can slow the progression of Parkinson's disease.
iPods help docs improve stethoscope skills
Mar 26, 2007 |
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Patients rely on their physicians to recognize signs of trouble, yet for common heart murmurs, that ability is only fair at best. Fortunately, the solution is simple: listening repeatedly. In fact, intensive ...
Migratory birds: Innocent scapegoats for the dispersal of the H5N1 virus
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Mar 26, 2007 |
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A review to be published shortly in the British Ornithologists' Union's journal, Ibis, critically examines the arguments concerning the role of migratory birds in the global dispersal of the highly pathogenic ...
Bacterial response to oxidation studied as toxin barometer
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 26, 2007 |
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Common bacteria with an overt reaction to toxins that cause oxidative stress show promise as a biosensor to predict public health threats.
Russians look for safer route to Everest
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 26, 2007 |
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Five Russian climbers left Kathmandu, Nepal Monday with the goal of finding a less treacherous approach to Mount Everest.
Novell Defends Microsoft Deal
Mar 26, 2007 |
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Novell took the unusual step at its annual BrainShare conference here of holding a "fireside chat" between its own Chief Technology Officer Jeff Jaffee and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft, as ...
Compellent Adds Server Management to Its Storage Software
Mar 26, 2007 |
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This new software will give the company's customers an easier way to automatically boot servers from their SANs.
IBM, 3Com Collaborate on VOIP
Mar 26, 2007 |
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The two vendors are integrating IP telephony with e-mail, messaging and core business process applications in a new offering based on IBM's System i server platform.
Fault-Tolerant Servers Get Quad-core Makeover
Mar 26, 2007 |
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Stratus and NEC are each rolling out new fault-tolerant servers based on Intel's newest quad-core processors.
Nanoparticles can track cells deep within living organisms
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 26, 2007 |
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To the delight of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, living cells gobbled up fluorine-laced nanoparticles without needing any coaxing. Then, because of the unusual meal, the cells were easily ...
