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Mastodon Tusk May Be Largest Ever Uncovered In NYS
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research under way at the New York State Museum indicates that a huge mastodon tusk, recently excavated by Museum scientists in Orange County, may be the largest tusk ever found in New York State.
More Women Choosing to Remove Healthy Breast after Cancer Diagnosis
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An increasing number of women diagnosed with cancer in one breast are opting to have their healthy breast surgically removed, according to a recent study of New York State data. The study also finds that, ...
New poll provides snapshot of New Yorkers' views
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Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New York state residents are concerned about the obesity epidemic -- but only 24 percent support a junk food tax, and 39 percent support banning TV ads for junk food.
Study finds 18- to 24-year-old group more politically active, but not more knowledgeable
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Aug 13, 2009 |
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A study by three Kansas State University graduate students finds that the 18- to 24-year-old demographic became more politically active during the 2008 U.S. election season through the use of new media, but that the young ...
NY officials rescind mandatory H1N1 flu shot order
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- New York state health officials have suspended a ruling that would have forced health care workers across the state to get vaccinated against the swine flu by the end of November or risk losing their ...
NY state seeks to crack down on wayward truckers
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- New York state wants to crack down on truckers who rely on satellite devices to direct them onto faster but prohibited routes and end up crashing into overpasses that are too low for their rigs.
AT&T files program complaint against Cablevision
Aug 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- AT&T Inc. has filed a complaint with federal regulators charging that Cablevision Systems Corp. is violating federal law by denying AT&T's video customers in Connecticut access to Cablevision's New York area sports ...
New York's Ash Trees Threatened by Newly Found Beetle
Jun 18, 2009 |
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For the first time, Cornell researchers have reported the sighting of the emerald ash borer - an ash-destroying beetle - in New York state.
Brain surgery patient left in OR after doc no-show
May 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- One of the highest-paid doctors in New York refused to perform brain surgery on an already-anesthetized patient whose scheduled surgeon had failed to show up, and the state health department is investigating.
Prostate Cancer Surgery Performed by Many Surgeons with Little Experience
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has found that the majority of surgeons treating prostate cancer in the United States have extremely low annual caseloads, potentially ...
NY hospital warns of possible hepatitis exposures
Jul 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A hospital in New York state is notifying about 2,800 patients of possible exposure to hepatitis C after learning that a former employee is suspected of exposing nearly 6,000 patients in Colorado to the disease.
Hypospadias, a birth defect of the male urethra, is not increasing in New York state
Jun 05, 2009 |
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In recent decades, there have been periodic reports of a worldwide decline in sperm count and quality. Male infertility has ostensibly been on the rise, accompanied by increases in testicular cancer and hypospadias -- a congenital ...
Vet scientists' work on diagnostic, intervention tools for H1N1 helps human health lab, too
Aug 18, 2009 |
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If some day you are tested for the H1N1 virus without the painful prick of a needle, thank a pig -- and a team of Kansas State University researchers and their collaborators who are connecting animal and human health.
Craigslist strikes back, files suit
May 20, 2009 |
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Craigslist announced Wednesday that it had filed suit against a state attorney general who has threatened criminal charges against the online classifieds site in a dispute over "erotic services" ads.
New research to unravel how nutrients drive toxic 'brown tides' on East Coast
Sep 17, 2009 |
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NOAA has awarded Massachusetts-based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution $120,000 as part of an anticipated three-year, nearly $500,000 project, to determine how nitrogen and phosphorus promote brown tides on the East Coast. ...
