New study may explain Vioxx side-effects
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Vioxx and related pain medications were taken off the market in 2004 because they caused dangerous heart problems in some people. A group of scientists, led by Timothy Hla at the University of Connecticut, may now have figured ...
Horse gut reveals new bacteria
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Aug 27, 2007 |
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Two new species of bacteria have been discovered in the gut of horses.
China hatches 150 African ostriches
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Aug 27, 2007 |
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Breeders have successfully hatched one batch of African ostriches in the County of Nileke, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
NRL Developing Space 'Tow Truck' Technology For Satellite Operations
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2007 |
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The Naval Research Laboratory's Naval Center for Space Technology has achieved a key milestone toward the development of autonomous servicing of unaided spacecraft. Working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ...
Troubled teens no match for real role-models
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Suspension and outdoor sports are not a cure all for boys with behavioural problems, according to new research.
Early treatment can reverse heart damage
Aug 27, 2007 |
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University of Minnesota researchers have discovered that treating people who have early cardiovascular abnormalities, but show no symptoms of cardiovascular disease, can slow progression and even reverse damage to the heart ...
Stopping statins after stroke raises risk of death, dependency
Aug 27, 2007 |
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People who stopped taking cholesterol-lowering drugs after being hospitalized for a stroke are at greater risk of death or dependency within three months of the stroke, according to a study published in the August 28, 2007, ...
Alcatel-Lucent builds first commercial Universal 802.16e–2005 WiMAX Network in Germany
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Alcatel-Lucent is deploying Germany’s first commercial universal WiMAX network - based on the 802.16e–2005 standard (also known as Rev-e) - in the Saar region for VSE NET, a regional telecommunications service provider in ...
'Supersymmetry' physicist Wess dead at 72
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Julius Wess, one of the world's most prominent theoretical physicists, has died in Germany at age 72.
Methamphetamine study suggests increased risk for HIV transmission
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 27, 2007 |
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New findings that one in 20 North Carolina men who have sex with men (MSM) reported using crystal methamphetamine during the previous month suggests increased risk for spreading HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases ...
European hot spots and fires identified from space
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Hot spots across Southeastern Europe from 21 to 26 August have been detected with instruments aboard ESA satellites, which have been continuously surveying fires burning across the Earth’s surface for a decade.
Survey finds elevated rates of new asthma among WTC rescue and recovery workers
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Findings released today by the Health Department shed new light on the health effects of exposure to dust and debris among workers who responded to the World Trade Center disaster on September 11, 2001. The data, drawn from ...
