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Skin cancer now top cancer among young women in UK

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

(AP) -- Melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer, is now the most common cancer in young British women, the country's leading cancer organization said Wednesday. Skin cancer has overtaken cervical cancer as the top cancer ...





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Declining Death Rates Due to Safer Vehicles, Not Better Drivers Or Improved Roadways

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 10, 2006 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

The designs of passenger vehicles have been improving for years, becoming more protective of their occupants in crashes. Without these improvements, the motor vehicle death rate per registered vehicle would have stopped declining ...


CDC: 76 children dead of swine flu as cases rise

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Health officials said Friday that 76 children have died of swine flu, including 16 new reports in the past week - more evidence the new virus is unusually dangerous in kids.


Prototype, 7-foot-tall sanitizer automates disinfection of hard-to-clean hospital equipment

Prototype, 7-foot-tall sanitizer automates disinfection of hard-to-clean hospital equipment

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Johns Hopkins experts in applied physics, computer engineering, infectious diseases, emergency medicine, microbiology, pathology and surgery have unveiled a 7-foot-tall, $10,000 shower-cubicle-shaped device ...


NASA data show some African drought linked to warmer Indian Ocean

NASA data show some African drought linked to warmer Indian Ocean

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 05, 2008 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (15) | comments 8

A new study, co-funded by NASA, has identified a link between a warming Indian Ocean and less rainfall in eastern and southern Africa. Computer models and observations show a decline in rainfall, with implications ...


Compared to all commercial carriers, log truckers have better safety record

Compared to all commercial carriers, log truckers have better safety record

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 30, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A report on the log truck industry just delivered to the state legislature indicates that the number of traffic accidents involving log trucks declined 11 percent while collisions for all commercial trucks ...


Professor foresees rising Antarctic snowmelt

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The 30-year record low in Antarctic snowmelt that occurred during the 2008-09 austral summer was likely due to concurrent strong positive phases for two main climate drivers, ENSO (El Niño - Southern Oscillation) and SAM ...


Fall Fashion and Beauty Trends May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As summer winds down and women prepare to trade in their beach ware for fall flair, they should be aware of fashion and beauty trends that may be harmful to their health.


Study: Furniture tip-over injuries rising

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Although most parents do not consider furniture and televisions to be dangerous, children are often injured when these items tip over. A recent study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research ...


Report shows dramatic decline in Siberian tigers

Report shows dramatic decline in Siberian tigers

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today a report revealing that the last remaining population of Siberian tigers has likely declined significantly due to the rising tide of poaching and habitat ...


US negotiator Todd Stern

US expects China to cut emissions after a 'peak year'

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

The United States wants China to accept slow increases in its greenhouse gas emissions until it hits a "peak year," beyond which a real decrease must occur, US negotiator Todd Stern said Friday.



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