Population policy needed for the UK in order to combat climate change 16 minutes ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The biggest contribution UK couples can make to combating climate change would be to have only two children or at least have one less than they first intended, argues an editorial published on BMJ.com today. | |
Giving an additional early vaccination may reduce measles outbreaks 41 minutes ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Outbreaks of measles in developing countries may be reduced by vaccinating infants at 4.5 months of age as well as at the World Health Organization's recommended routine vaccination at 9 months, according to a study published ... | |
Researchers disprove long-standing belief about HIV treatment 56 minutes ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have disproved a long-standing clinical belief that the hepatitis C virus slows or stunts the immune system's ability to restore itself after HIV patients are treated ... | |
Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops 1 hour ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and hydro-electricity due to high fossil fuel prices rank among the greatest threats today to the preservation of precious wetlands worldwide as farmers and developers ... | |
Gummy bears that fight plaque 1 hour ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The tooth-protecting sugar substitute xylitol has been incorporated into gummy bears to produce a sweet snack that may prevent dental problems. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Oral Health describes ... | |
 Food industry bitten by its lobbying success 1 hour ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it." | |
EPA: Few volunteering to cut greenhouse gases 1 hour ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Voluntary pollution-reduction programs touted by the Bush administration as part of the solution to global warming have "limited potential" to reduce greenhouse gases, according to an internal government watchdog. | |
Microsoft defends search investments to analysts 1 hour ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Microsoft's CEO defended the software maker's decision to invest heavily in its unprofitable online business, but shed minimal light Thursday on specific steps it will take to challenge Google in the wake of the ... | |
Zoo will reopen exhibit where 16 stingrays died 1 hour ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- A zoo in suburban Chicago plans to reopen an exhibit where 16 stingrays died last week when a malfunction let the tank's water get too warm. | |
 China says has more people surfing the Web than US 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data ... | |
 Japanese Internet mogul found guilty in appeal 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- A Japanese appeals court upheld the conviction of flamboyant former Internet mogul Takafumi Horie on Friday in an ongoing case that has come to symbolize this nation's effort to deal with white collar ... | |
 Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw (Update) 12 hours ago | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet. | |
Study shows why cigarette smoke makes flu, other viral infections worse 13 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine could explain why the cold and flu virus symptoms that are often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers. Published in the Journal of Clinical ... | |
Mindfulness meditation slows progression of HIV, study shows 13 hours ago | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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CD4+ T lymphocytes, or simply CD4 T cells, are the "brains" of the immune system, coordinating its activity when the body comes under attack. They are also the cells that are attacked by HIV, the devastating virus that causes ... | |
 Microsoft shakes up online division and deepens Facebook ties (Update) 13 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Microsoft is shaking up management of its online division and strengthening its tie to Facebook in the aftermath of a failed bid to buy Yahoo to bolster its lagging Internet business. | |
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