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Forests take center stage at Copenhagen
Dec 17, 2009 |
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As the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen approaches its conclusion, negotiations are focusing on the role of forests in mitigating climate change. The new 'Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest ...
Impact of Menu-Labeling: Study Shows People Eat Less When They Know More
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The restaurant industry has lobbied hard against mandatory menu labeling in restaurants, highlighting the importance of a new study from Yale University measuring the impact of such regulations. ...
New study explores role of sexual, social behaviors in seniors' well-being
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Researchers and the general public have a new resource for information on the health and intimate relationships of older people, thanks to a new supplemental issue of The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological an ...
More effort needed to crack down on 'secret remedies'
Dec 17, 2009 |
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The medical establishment and politicians must do more to crack down on alternative medicine, argues a senior scientist on BMJ.com today.
Hackers steal SKorean-US military secrets
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- South Korea's military said Friday it was investigating a hacking attack that netted secret defense plans with the United States and may have been carried out by North Korea.
Probing Question: Is the death penalty on the decline in America?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2009 |
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In November, the Commonwealth of Virginia executed John A. Muhammad, the infamous “D.C. sniper” responsible for 10 murders seven years earlier. On the eve of his execution, a Washington Post poll found 66 ...
Arizona State and Mayo Clinic partner to combat metabolic syndrome
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic in Arizona are joining forces in a partnership to investigate metabolic syndrome - a cluster of high-risk medical factors that include increased blood pressure, elevated insulin levels, ...
Survey of young adults finds wide majority support health reform
Dec 18, 2009 |
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An overwhelming majority -- 88 percent -- of young adults across the political spectrum think it is important for Congress and the President to pass health reform legislation that would assure affordable health insurance ...
Pentagon plays down security breach with US drones
Dec 18, 2009 |
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A day after the Pentagon acknowledged that Iraqi militants had used cheap software to intercept US drone feeds, a new report on Friday said senior military officials had dismissed that risk in 2004.
Study finds orphanages are viable options for some children
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Dec 18, 2009 |
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A Duke University study of more than 3,000 orphaned and abandoned children in five Asian and African countries has found that children in institutional orphanages fare as well or better than those who live in the community.
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