Hydrogen-powered ice resurfacer promoted
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A U.S. Department of Energy-funded fuel-cell-powered ice resurfacer is touring ice rinks across the United States, promoting use of hydrogen fuel cells.
Study: Who claims to be a pediatrician?
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[B]Up to 17 percent of physicians who claim to be pediatricians are not board certified by ABP[/B] Ann Arbor, Mich. – How well do you know your child's pediatrician" Is he or she board certified in pediatrics, or has he ...
For many insects, winter survival is in the genes
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May 30, 2007 |
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Many insects living in northern climates don't die at the first signs of cold weather. Rather, new research suggests that they use a number of specialized proteins to survive the chilly months.
Risk of Parkinson's disease increases with pesticide exposure and head trauma
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[B]Environmental risk factors for Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism: the Geoparkinson study[/B] Exposure to pesticides and traumatic head injury may have a causative role in Parkinson's disease, according to a study pub ...
Survey shows asthma not controlled in majority of patients
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A survey of 1,812 patients with moderate-to-severe asthma revealed that the disease was not controlled in 55 percent, despite the fact that most had health insurance and visited their health care providers ...
Swabs not reliable for detecting lead dust in homes
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The quick, inexpensive test kits used by homeowners nationwide to detect lead-laced dust are prone to high error rates, according to a University of Rochester study.
Feeling a heartbeat via a computer
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The dynamics of a beating heart, the turbulence surrounding the fuselage of an airplane, or the field of forces inside a molecule. All of these things can be felt, not only seen, with a new visualization technology developed ...
City Bee to the rescue of those at risk in busy cities
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A recently launched project could make it easier to rescue vulnerable people lost in the urban jungle.
