Review of 1918 pandemic flu studies offers more questions than answers
Feb 28, 2007 |
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Scientists and public health officials, wary that the H5N1 avian influenza virus could trigger an influenza pandemic, have looked to past pandemics, including the 1918 "Spanish Flu," for insight into pandemic planning. However, ...
Scientists Expand Microbe 'Gene Language'
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Feb 28, 2007 |
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An international group of scientists has expanded the universal language for the genes of both disease-causing and beneficial microbes and their hosts. This expanded "lingua franca," called The Gene Ontology ...
Nicotine gum warnings scaring away smokers
Feb 28, 2007 |
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Some public-health experts are urging U.S. food and drug officials to tone down the warning labels on nicotine medicines.
Transportation study receives outstanding paper award
Feb 28, 2007 |
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Got a train to catch? The walk to the nearest stop has been put under scientific scrutiny, looking at distances involved and the environment along the way.
Celebrity endorsement efficacy questioned
Feb 28, 2007 |
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British and Swiss researchers have found advertisements featuring celebrity endorsements might be less effective than those featuring ordinary people.
Change urged in analgesic prescriptions
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 28, 2007 |
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The American Heart Association wants U.S. physicians to change the way they prescribe analgesics for patients with, or at risk for, heart disease.
Magnetic resonance microscopy research lands professor NSF award
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A Montana State University professor has won a prestigious $400,000 Career Award from the National Science Foundation for her work in magnetic resonance microscopy, a technique that allows researchers to see ...
Envisat still going strong after five successful years
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 28, 2007 |
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Launched from Kourou in French Guiana on the night of 28 February 2002, ESA’s Envisat spacecraft marks its fifth year in space. Having orbited Earth more than 26 000 times, the world’s largest and most complex ...
New guide to sharks and rays of Indonesia
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At least 20 new species have been discovered in the first comprehensive survey of Indonesia's sharks and rays since the 1850s.
