British Co. Launches Modern Poetry Site
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(AP) -- British entertainment company 57 Productions launched a new Web site Tuesday which allows users to download and listen to poetry on their MP3 players and iPods.
Heart checks urged for athletes
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Italian researchers say making young athletes undergo mandatory heart checkups may establish their risk for sudden cardiac death.
Survey: Europeans ignorant about AIDS
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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A survey of European sexual practices finds widespread ignorance of AIDS prevention, including misinformation among the British public.
Earlier crop plantings may curb future yields
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In an ongoing bid to grow more corn, farmers in the U.S. Corn Belt are planting seeds much earlier today than they did 30 years ago, a new study has found.
ESA's Planck satellite builds on Nobel-prize-winning science
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The 2006 Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to Americans John C. Mather and George F. Smoot for their work on NASA's 1989 Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite. In 2008, ESA's Planck satellite will ...
Italy plans monitor high on Everest
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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Italy plans to set up an atmospheric monitoring station on Mount Everest on the Nepal-China border, more than 24,000 feet above sea level.
Medicare drug plan changes affect seniors
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U.S. officials say changes in the Medicare prescription drug plan for next year will include more choices and better coverage especially in the "doughnut hole."
Few doctors using e-mail
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A study by the Center for Studying Health System Change, in Washington has said fewer than 25 percent of doctors use e-mail to communicate with patients.
Mumps outbreak spreads on campuses
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A mumps outbreak has spread from Wheaton College to two other small schools in Chicago's western suburbs.
ISS commander, crew to take short trip
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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The International Space Station crew will take a brief ride around their home next Tuesday with NASA-TV providing live coverage of the short journey.
