Networking: Digital doctors' records
Oct 31, 2005 |
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Old-fashioned medical claims processing -- doctors handwriting codes for procedures on hardcopy files -- is gradually being replaced by digital physicians networks, electronic archives that maintain all patients' medical ...
Telefonica's O2 buyout buoys outlook
Oct 31, 2005 |
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Business hopes are high at Telefonica in acquiring O2, a deal that was officially announced Monday after weeks of speculation. The Spanish company, which is the world's fifth-largest telecommunications group in terms of ...
Metal-containing compounds show promise as HIV weapon
Oct 31, 2005 |
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A molecule consisting of two "cages" of metallic atoms bound to carbon has shown great promise in preliminary tests of becoming a new weapon in the anti-HIV arsenal, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report. The ...
Kids take more online risks at home
Oct 31, 2005 |
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Kids are more likely to take online risk at home than at school, a new study reported Monday.
Spirit In Kansas
Oct 31, 2005 |
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Spirit drove to an outcrop informally named "Kansas" to prepare for a series of robotic arm activities on a target called "Kestrel."
Study: Arctic Undergoing Holistic Climate-Change Response
Oct 31, 2005 |
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From glaciers to caribou, rivers to roads, Arctic climate change is having a broad effect on almost every aspect of life in the North.
Bangladesh, Pakistan Team Up With China On Space Cooperation
Oct 31, 2005 |
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Seven Asia-Pacific nations, including Bangladesh and Pakistan, on Friday teamed up with emerging space giant, China, and signed a convention on space cooperation to set up a formal organisation.
SSETI Express: power problem
Oct 31, 2005 |
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Since Friday morning, the ground control station in Aalborg has not had any contact with SSETI Express. Thorough analysis over the weekend indicates that a failure in the electrical power system on board the ...
Hurricane hazardous waste is collected
Oct 31, 2005 |
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The EPA says an estimated 1 million pounds of household hazardous waste has been collected in Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Russian Rocket Launch With U.S. Satellite Set For December 1
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A Proton-M carrier rocket with an American satellite on board will be launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on December 1, Russia's Federal Space Agency said Friday, reports RIA Novosti.
ISS Crew Celebrate Fifth Anniversary Of Station, Prepare For Nov 7 EVA
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Last week, Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev checked the clothes, tools and plans they will use during a five and one half-hour spacewalk set for Nov. 7.
Briefs: Google names new public-affairs VP
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Google said Monday a Council on Foreign Relations fellow will be its vice president of global communications and public affairs.
Briefs: Telecoms outsourcing back-office work
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Standard & Poor's said Monday telecom companies are outsourcing more of their back-office functions such as billing and developing customer-care technology.
British employees resent sick co-workers
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Nine out of 10 British workers reportedly resent colleagues who are absent because of illness since it puts them under additional pressure.
Briefs: Telkonet brings broadband to U.K. hotels
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British Best Western hotels are being wired for broadband by Telkonet, a U.S. company that specializes in providing Internet access over existing wiring.
