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Bed net usage increases, but 90 million African children still exposed to malaria
Nov 18, 2008 |
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The use of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) to protect children from malaria has risen six-fold in the past seven years, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust. Despite this success, however, 90 million children ...
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Insecticide-treated bed nets reduce infant deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Giving insecticide-treated bed nets to nearly 18,000 mothers at prenatal clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo prevented an estimated 414 infant deaths from malaria, a study by University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
Kenyan malaria success strengthens call for free insecticide-treated nets for all
Aug 17, 2007 |
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Experts have today called for international agencies to provide insecticide-treated bed nets for all children in Africa as the most equitable way of tackling malaria. Their call is supported by new research co-funded by ...
'Look Ma, No Parachute!' Lunar Lander Floats on Electric-blue Jets
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 15, 2009 |
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How do you fly on a world with no atmosphere? Wings won't work and neither do propellers. And don't even try that parachute!
Australian woman dies after 60 years in iron lung
Oct 31, 2009 |
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An Australian woman who spent a record-breaking 60 years confined to an iron lung after contracting polio died Saturday in a Melbourne nursing home, aged 83.
Semiconductor giant Infineon upgrades outlook
Nov 19, 2009 |
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German semi-conductor maker Infineon on Thursday upgraded its turnover and profits forecast over the next 12 months because of higher demand from the auto industry and cost cuts.
What killed Mozart? Study suggests strep infection
Aug 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- For more than two centuries, the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has endured - as has the speculation about what led to his sudden death at age 35 on Dec. 5, 1791.
News Corp. net profit up on movie, cable TV showing
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Global media giant News Corp. posted an 11 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday as strong results from its movie, cable television and book publishing divisions offset a newspaper slump.
Study: Tanning beds definitely cause cancer
Jul 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming both to be as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. For years, scientists have ...
Scientists pin down causes of dust eruptions
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Apr 18, 2006 |
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By simple light and heat mechanisms, dust particles seem to defy gravity and leap up into the air. The effect, which once played a role in the formation of the Earth and asteroids, could also have applications ...
Oxford project to develop free software for green computing
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Oxford University is pioneering an energy saving research project for green computing, which is likely to have wide-reaching benefits for further and higher educational institutions across the UK.
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