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WHO says Tamiflu still works against swine flu

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The World Health Organization says isolated cases of drug-resistant swine flu in Britain and the United States have not changed the agency's assessment of the disease.


Sky has launched an iPhone application

New software shows British TV live on iPhone

Technology / Software

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

British broadcaster Sky launched an iPhone application Tuesday which allows viewers to watch live TV on the move and is thought to be the first commercial TV service backed by the broadcaster itself.


Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica

Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (26) | comments 31

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of Antarctica's past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages (interglacials) may have been higher than previously thought. The latest analysis ...


Pension fund switch to decentralized management right way to go, landmark study finds

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

As pension funds have grown and become increasingly complex many have turned to using multiple, often pricier specialist managers to steer their investment decisions.


Research: Migraine increases stroke risk

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Migraine with aura (temporary visual or sensory disturbances before or during a migraine headache) is associated with a twofold increased risk of stroke, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. Further ...


BMJ raises concerns over 'outlawed' gagging clauses in NHS contracts

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Despite government outlawing of gagging clauses in NHS contracts, new evidence published in the British Medical Journal today reveals how some trusts have continued to use them.


Physically active have reduced risk of prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lifetime physically active men have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The effect was observable in those who had been sitting for less ...


Design chosen for British 1,000 mph car

Design chosen for British 1,000 mph car (w/ Video)

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 8 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- A British team hoping to be the first to get a car to 1,000 mph (1,610 km/h) has made its final design selection. The six-tonne car, known as the Bloodhound, will be powered by a Eurofighter ...


British researchers: little evidence Tamiflu works

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- British researchers say there is little evidence Tamiflu stops complications in healthy people who catch the flu, though public health officials contend the swine flu drug reduces flu hospitalizations and deaths.


Antarctica glacier retreat creates new carbon dioxide store

Antarctica glacier retreat creates new carbon dioxide store

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of open water left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula. This ...



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