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Nearly 90,000 swine flu cases reported worldwide: WHO

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Some 89,921 people in 125 countries and territories have caught swine flu, with 382 having died since the outbreak was uncovered in April, World Health Organisation data released Friday showed.





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2,200-year old amphoras contained wine

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 09, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Parts of amphoras believed to be 2,200 years old uncovered in a Bosnia-Herzegovina swamp are suspected to have carried wine, experts said Monday.


A specialist collects a piece of fabric which used to belong to an Australian soldier, on a WWI site, in Fromelles

Uncovering secrets from beyond the grave

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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

The tools of his trade range from earthmovers and shovels to the finest brushes, surgical tweezers and dentists' mirrors -- and his job is to uncover secrets from beyond the grave.


Whether combat or peacekeeping, PTSD impacts veterans' well-being

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 01, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Deployed peacekeeping veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have significant impairments in health-related quality of life according to research by Dr. J. Donald Richardson of The University of Western Ontario ...


Some EU nations want bird flu vaccinations

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created Feb 21, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

France and the Netherlands are reportedly asking the European Union for permission to vaccinate some wild birds against the avian flu.


Gaza strip families give first clue to condition causing blindness and tooth decay

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists studying an inherited condition resulting in blindness and crumbling teeth have found a single defective gene can affect both eye function and normal tooth development.


Researchers call for independent body to monitor deaths in wars and other crises... and more

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 01, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The accurate documentation of deaths during wars and other humanitarian emergencies is critical to grading the severity of the crisis and adjusting relief operations accordingly, and yet collection of data on death rates ...


Test to Reveal Levels of Depleted Uranium in Army Personnel

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 05, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A test recently used by the UK government’s Independent Depleted Uranium Oversight Board to detect exposure to UK troops by depleted uranium (DU) during the 1991 Gulf Conflict was developed by a team led by a University of ...


Global war deaths have been substantially underestimated

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 20, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

[B]Research paper: 50 years of violent war deaths from Vietnam to Bosnia[/B] Globally, war has killed three times more people than previously estimated, and there is no evidence to support claims of a recent decline in ...


Researchers find that middle-aged misery spans the globe

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created Jan 29, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (27) | comments 1

Using data on 2 million people, from 80 nations, researchers from the University of Warwick and Dartmouth College in the US have found an extraordinarily consistent international pattern in depression and happiness levels ...


Want cell service abroad? Try a cheap local phone

Technology / Telecom

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

(AP) -- To prepare for a trip to Tuscany, Paul Boffa visited a local Verizon store to learn about options for taking his mobile phone with him.



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