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Harm-reduction cigarettes are more toxic than traditional cigarettes, study finds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Typically, tobacco companies market harm-reduction cigarettes as being safer than traditional "full-flavored" brands, leading many smokers to conclude that the use of harm-reduction brands lowers their exposure to toxicants.





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Understanding mechanical properties of silicon nanowires paves way for nanodevices

Understanding mechanical properties of silicon nanowires paves way for nanodevices

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created 7 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Silicon nanowires are attracting significant attention from the electronics industry due to the drive for ever-smaller electronic devices, from cell phones to computers. The operation of these future devices, ...


90 percent of Africans are not protected by smoke-free laws

Medicine & Health / Health

created 16 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

As African nations are poised to undergo the highest increase in the rate of tobacco use among developing countries, nearly 90 percent of people on the continent remain without meaningful protection from secondhand smoke, ...


New study measures hookah use among Florida teens

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hookah pipe smoking has gained a foothold with Florida teens, according to a new University of Florida study, which shows 11 percent of high school students and 4 percent of middle school students have tried ...


Researchers complete draft genome sequence for cassava

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of academic, government and industry researchers has completed a first draft of the cassava (Manihot esculenta) genome. The project is an important first step in accelerating the pace of research on this subsistence ...


Expanding drug treatment: Is US ready to step up? (AP)

Expanding drug treatment: Is US ready to step up?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Based on the rhetoric, America's war on drugs seems poised to shift into a more enlightened phase where treatment of addicts gains favor over imprisonment of low-level offenders. Questions abound, ...


New `Call of Duty' could set entertainment record (AP)

New 'Call of Duty' could set entertainment record

Technology / Software

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake ...


Air pollution increases infants' risk of bronchiolitis

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infants who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution are at increased risk for bronchiolitis, according to a new study.


TV bombards children with commercials for high-fat and high-sugar foods

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role ...


Common plants can eliminate indoor air pollutants

Common plants can eliminate indoor air pollutants

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Air quality in homes, offices, and other indoor spaces is becoming a major health concern, particularly in developed countries where people often spend more than 90% of their time indoors. Surprisingly, indoor ...


3D films are enjoying a mainstream renaissance and this time the medium is here to stay, experts say

Box office boost shows 3D is here to stay

Technology / Hi Tech

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Once regarded as a quirky fad for nerds wearing cardboard spectacles, 3D films are enjoying a mainstream renaissance and this time the medium is here to stay, entertainment industry experts say.



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