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Near half of swine flu patients otherwise healthy

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The largest U.S. analysis of adult hospitalized swine flu patients has found that 46 percent did not have asthma or any other underlying condition.


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Sidekick's lost data gone for good

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sidekick users have been without some of their services for days, and have just been told by the company, T-Mobile, that for some users their data may be lost forever due to a server error ...


Zooming in on data

Technology / Software

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Companies of all sizes are struggling with the growing flood of data and information. Staff can quickly lose sight of impending risks or hidden opportunities. Now a new zoom software is helping users get ...


New rules for court reporting puts the privacy of children ?at risk?

New rules for court reporting puts the privacy of children 'at risk'

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New legislation to relax the restrictions on media reporting of family court cases could put the privacy of vulnerable children at risk, according to a paper published by the Department of ...


'Avatar' video game to expand film's alien world (AP)

'Avatar' video game to expand film's alien world

Technology / Software

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- James Cameron was thinking beyond the big screen when he created the alien world of Pandora. The "Titanic" director worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on the game based on ...


TSMC said China's top chip maker will settle a long-running dispute over theft of trade secrets

China chip maker to pay $200 mln to settle TSMC claims

Technology / Business

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said Tuesday China's top chip maker will pay it 200 million US dollars cash after they settled a long-running dispute over alleged theft of trade secrets.


Does carbon labelling give developing countries a bad deal?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Carbon labelling could unfairly disadvantage economies in the developing world, and mislead consumers, according to an interdisciplinary project carried out by the UK Research Councils' Rural Economy and Land Use Programme. ...


Of Mutants and Mechanisms: Researching Growth-Regulation Proteins That Underlie Cancer

Of Mutants and Mechanisms: Researching Growth-Regulation Proteins That Underlie Cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) --A University of Arkansas researcher will study potential cancer-causing mutants of a protein involved in cell growth regulation, thanks to a supplemental grant from the National Institutes ...


Gadgets: Card reader helps you shop safer online

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NetSecure Technologies SmartSwipe credit card reader is a new device to help Internet shoppers or small business owners.


Findings about veracity of peripheral vision could lead to better robotic eyes (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Two Kansas State University psychology researchers have found that although central vision allows our eyes to discern the details of a scene, our peripheral vision is most important for telling us what type of scene we're ...


Verbatim SureFire

Gadgets: Verbatim SureFire, RockBuds earphones, Targus Lap Chill Mat

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bigger, better and faster is what you get from the new Verbatim SureFire portable hard drive.


Steve Ballmer, CEO of the US Microsoft Corporation, pictured during a press conference in Taipei

Microsoft, Taiwan to set up cloud computing centre

Technology / Business

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US software giant Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday signed an agreement with Taiwan to jointly establish a research centre here for the development of Internet computing technology.


A little magic provides an atomic-level look at bone

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study using solid-state NMR spectroscopy to analyze intact bone paves the way for atomic-level explorations of how disease and aging affect bone. The research by scientists at the University of Michigan ...


Whooping cough immunity lasts longer than previously thought

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Immunity to whooping cough lasts at least 30 years on average, much longer than previously thought, according to a new study by researchers based at the University of Michigan and the University of New Mexico. Details are ...


FDA won't accept Merck's application for new drug (AP)

FDA won't accept Merck's application for new drug

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- U.S. regulators have refused to accept drugmaker Merck & Co.'s application for a new, combination cholesterol pill that includes rival Pfizer's Lipitor, the world's top-selling drug.