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Pairing masks and hand washing could drastically slow spread of pandemic flu

(Medical Xpress) -- Masks and hand hygiene could cut the spread of flu-like symptoms up to 75 percent, a University of Michigan study found.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists confirm Himalayan glacial melting

Glaciers in the Himalayas have shrunk by as much as a fifth in just 30 years, scientists have claimed in the first authoritative confirmation of the effects of climate change on the region.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Rare flu-like virus on the rise: US

A rare virus has killed three people and sickened nearly 100 in Japan, the Philippines, the United States and the Netherlands over the past two years, US health authorities said Friday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Africanized bees in Modesto likely an isolated case

The recent confirmation of Africanized honey bees in Modesto — the first confirmed case north of Madera County — is "probably an isolated case, and there probably aren't any more Africanized honey bee colonies in ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Latest snapshot of swine flu crisis

An overview of the current swine flu crisis:

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Judge orders FDA to let 17-year-olds use Plan B (Update)

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration let politics cloud its judgment when it denied teenage girls over-the-counter access to the Plan B morning-after pill, a federal judge said Monday as he ordered the FDA to let 17-year-olds ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Regret that email? Gmail gives users chance to call it back

Just about everybody has sent an email, noticed a mistake as they hit the "send" button and wanted to call it back.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (9) | comments 3