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Teens less likely to wash hands when cooking, more likely to cross-contaminate raw food than adults

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Kansas State University study has shown that when preparing frozen foods, adolescents are less likely than adults to wash their hands and are more susceptible to cross-contaminating raw foods while cooking.





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Livestock lead to better health in developing nations, rising consumption poses challenge

Space & Earth / Environment

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In the face of reports about the ills livestock generate for the climate, environment and health, a new study published in the December issue of the journal Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability emphasizes that l ...


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FTC warns of explicit content in virtual worlds

Technology / Internet

created 19 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The US consumer protection agency warned parents Thursday that children can easily bypass age requirements in virtual worlds and access violent or sexually explicit content.


Vermicompost from pig manure grows healthy hibiscus

Space & Earth / Environment

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Vermicomposting, the practice of using earthworms to turn waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer, can be an economical, organic waste management practice. During vermicomposting, earthworms and microorganisms stabilize organic ...


Researchers learn why invasive plants are spreading rapidly in forests

Researchers learn why invasive plants are spreading rapidly in forests

Biology / Ecology

created 22 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Invasive plants are advancing into Eastern forests at an alarming rate, and the rapid spread has been linked by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences to forest road ...


Stolen e-mails embolden climate change skeptics

Space & Earth / Environment

created 22 hours ago | popularity 2.3 / 5 (9) | comments 29

(AP) -- At a critical time, the uproar over stolen e-mails suggesting scientists suppressed contrary views about climate change has emboldened skeptics - including congressional Republicans looking to scuttle President Barack ...


GAO: FCC must improve wireless industry oversight

Technology / Telecom

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

(AP) -- Federal regulators receive tens of thousands of customer complaints about wireless services every year, but don't do enough to follow up or to protect consumers who have problems with their mobile carriers, government ...


Hourly employees happier than salaried

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

People paid by the hour exhibit a stronger relationship between income and happiness, according to a study published in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB), the official journal of the So ...


New ethical questions are being raised in stem cell research

Biology / Biotechnology

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

A groundbreaking discovery two years ago that turned ordinary skin cells back into an embryonic or "pluripotent" state was hailed as the solution to the controversial ethical question that has plagued stem-cell science for ...


Jefferson neurosurgeon helps draft new treatment guidelines for brain metastases

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

New treatment guidelines for patients with brain metastases are now available from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). David Andrews, M.D., F.A.C.S., ...


Class-action suit pits woman against 'dishonest' ads on Facebook

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A 41-year-old part-time dance instructor and graphic designer from Santa Cruz is the face of a class-action lawsuit designed to force Web sites that offer social gaming to rein in what she calls deceptive ads.



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