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Disproportionate effects of global warming and pollution on disadvantaged communities
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Global warming, pollution, and the environmental consequences of energy production impose a greater burden on low-income, disadvantaged communities, and strategies to prevent these inequities are urgently needed. A provocative ...
Making sense of greenhouse gas accounting
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Waste management is increasingly gaining the recognition that it deserves as a major contributor to mitigating climate change. But with at least four different methods of accounting for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions currently ...
Acculturation influences smoking cessation by Latino men
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Latino men who are more adapted to U.S. culture are more likely to quit smoking than their less-acculturated counterparts, according to research by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center published ...
Irregular arm swing may point to Parkinson's disease
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Irregular arm swings while walking could be an early sign of Parkinson's disease, according to neurologists who believe early detection may help physicians apply treatments to slow further brain cell damage until strategies ...
Potential new 'twist' in breast cancer detection
Dec 04, 2009 |
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Working with mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins publishing in the December issue of Neoplasia have shown that a protein made by a gene called "Twist" may be the proverbial red flag that can accurately distinguish stem cells ...
S.Korea's LG aims to sell 400,000 3D TVs next year
Dec 15, 2009 |
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South Korea's LG Electronics announced Tuesday it plans to sell 400,000 three-dimensional televisions next year by teaming up with local digital satellite broadcaster SkyLife.
Soros: Climate financing dispute could wreck talks (Update)
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The $10 billion a year proposed by rich nations to help the poor adapt to climate change is "not sufficient" and the gap between what's offered and what's needed could wreck the Copenhagen climate ...
Science's breakthrough of the year: Uncovering 'Ardi'
Dec 17, 2009 |
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The research that brought to light the fossils of Ardipithecus ramidus, a hominid species that lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia, has topped Science's list of this year's most significant s ...
Head and neck cancer survivors who use alcohol and cigarettes have increased death risk
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption before head and neck cancer diagnosis strongly predicts the patient's future risk of death, according to published studies. Now, results of a new study show a similar effect among ...
Secondhand smoke exposure in childhood increases lung cancer risk later in life
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Children exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer in adulthood, even if they never smoked.
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