Blue whales found near NY, off their usual path
May 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- There's a monster lurking off the coast of New York. Experts in a Cornell University acoustics program said Thursday that blue whales have been positively identified in the area for the first time.
Treating gum disease helps rheumatoid arthritis sufferers
May 28, 2009 |
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Here's one more reason to keep your teeth healthy.
UF makes gene therapy advance in severe genetic disorder
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A dog born with a deadly disease that prevents the body from using stored sugar has survived 20 months and is still healthy after receiving gene therapy at the University of Florida — putting scientists a step closer to finding ...
Children's lead poisoning drops
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In 2007, 416 children were reported to have elevated blood lead levels in Los Angeles County, a dramatic improvement from 10 years earlier, when fewer children were tested but 1,184 reports of children with ...
Report finds smoke-free Legislation doesn’t hurt bars or restaurants; gaming industry impact unclear
May 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Smoking bans have not negatively affected revenues of restaurants and bars, but the impact is less clear at gambling institutions, a new University of Michigan report indicates.
Dell profit falls 63 percent as PC sales stay soft
May 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Dell Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 63 percent as the recession continued to crimp computer sales around the world.
Semiconductor revenue to fall 22 pct in 2009: Gartner
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Worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to decline by 22 percent this year, market research firm Gartner said Thursday.
Houndstongue is a controllable problem on range and wild lands
May 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Houndstongue--also known as beggar's lice, dog's tongue, sheep bur and woolmat--is not only a general nuisance to those of you who find its sticky seeds stuck in your shoelaces or the hair of your dogs and ...
Small molecule inhibitor shows promise in trastuzumab-resistant metastatic breast cancer
May 28, 2009 |
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Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers report that a combination of trastuzumab and neratinib (HKI-272) a novel small molecule inhibitor of the HER2 receptor (ErbB2) appears active in women with HER2-positive metastatic breast ...
Stroke group expands time for clot-busting drugs
May 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A change to stroke treatment guidelines is expanding the time that some patients can get clot-busting drugs. Current recommendations limit the use of the medicine to within three hours after the start of stroke symptoms. ...
Future of newspapers is digital: Murdoch
May 28, 2009 |
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News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch said on Thursday that the future of newspapers is digital, but it may be 10 to 15 years before readers go fully electronic.
Scientists follow live infection by food-poisoning bacteria Listeria
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Scientists in Portugal and France managed to follow the patterns of gene expression in food-poisoning bacteria Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) live during infection for the first time. The work ab ...
Twitter charity a fistful of Twollars
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You don't have to be a Twillionaire to donate to a charity in the Twittersphere.
