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Study Suggests Cost-Effective Way to Capture Storm Runoff
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Researchers at UC Riverside have proposed a cost-effective alternative to capture stormwater runoff that could help communities suffering water shortages and reduce the amount of pollution flowing into ecologically sensitive ...
Study finds contaminated water reaching Florida's offshore keys
Jul 25, 2007 |
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A new University of Georgia study finds that sewage-contaminated groundwater is reaching the offshore reefs of the Upper Florida Keys, possibly threatening corals and human health.
One in four Americans lacks timely access to optimal care during time-sensitive medical emergencies
Mar 17, 2009 |
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(PHILADELPHIA) - Although most Americans live close to some type of emergency room, as many as one in four Americans are more than an hour away from the type of hospital that's most prepared to save their life during a time-sensitive ...
Peer-to-peer heart monitoring
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 09, 2009 |
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The possibility of remote monitoring for chronically ill patients will soon become a reality. Now, researchers in South Africa and Australia have devised a decentralized system to avoid medical data overload. They describe ...
Sharing Scarce Flu Vaccine May Be Best: Game Theory Model Shows Hoarding Supplies Isn't Healthiest Choice
Sep 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As manufacturers race to test and deliver an H1N1 influenza vaccine by October, public health officials are working equally feverishly to determine how scarce doses should be allocated.
BlackBerry users dealing with e-mail outage
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- BlackBerry users in North America faced delays in receiving e-mail on their devices Thursday.
Sage Adds to ACT Product Line
Apr 17, 2007 |
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Sage has launched its Act by Sage Premium Dual Access, a single software license that allows small and midsize businesses, workgroups and sales teams to have constant online/offline access to their databases.
Study says the best energy strategies to meet the world’s growing demand for electricity are green, small and local
Sep 20, 2007 |
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The wisest energy strategy for the United States, and indeed other countries facing similar challenges, is to move away from their reliance on large-scale centralized coal and nuclear plants, and instead, invest in renewable ...
Experts say Toronto unprepared for TB
Feb 24, 2008 |
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Health experts warn there could be an outbreak of tuberculosis in Toronto, which reportedly lacks a centralized system of TB clinics.
Combined HRT increases risk of lobular breast cancer fourfold after just 3 years of use
Jan 15, 2008 |
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Postmenopausal women who take combined estrogen/progestin hormone-replacement therapy for three years or more face a fourfold increased risk of developing various forms of lobular breast cancer, according to new findings ...
Centralized Review Process Markedly Expedites Approval of Cancer Clinical Trials
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB) for cancer clinical trials that was created by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, in 2001 helps trials start more quickly ...
Convergence Curbs Wireless Complexity
Mar 19, 2007 |
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Hearst's distributed antenna system dramatically reduces the complexity of the company's wireless network.
Study of hospital relocation provides insights to aid in disaster planning
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Restricting elective surgeries, limiting incoming transfers and enhancing the efficiency of the discharge process helped one major hospital reduce capacity before a relocation without interrupting emergency or trauma services, ...
Internet regulator mulls cybersquatting block
Jul 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Internet's key oversight agency is considering a centralized database of trademark holders, to cut down on questionable registrations of new Internet addresses.
Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paper
Jul 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- If shopping for household essentials like toilet paper and soap isn't your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task - while saving you cash.
