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Ground Zero-scale trauma can prompt psychological growth
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 10, 2009 |
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People who live through an extreme traumatic experience such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks or an airplane crash often have the capacity to bounce back or even grow to a higher level of functioning and personal strength, according ...
There is No 'Right' Way to Cope with Tragedy, Researcher says
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Feb 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After a collective trauma, such as Thursday's crash of Continental Flight 3407, an entire community (or even the nation) can be exposed to the tragedy through media coverage and second-hand accounts, according ...
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Be On the Alert for VA Tech Phishing
Apr 22, 2007 |
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Phishers will stop at nothing and they're gearing up to rip you off. Watch out for fake calls for help.
MobileSphere Speeds Release of SMS Services
Apr 26, 2007 |
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MobileSphere announces an emergency SMS notification service early due an increased demand after the Virginia Tech shootings.
Foam removed for May shuttle launch
Feb 19, 2006 |
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The next NASA crew to fly a shuttle mission took questions from reporters about their scheduled May liftoff and the dangers since the Columbia tragedy.
Rescue shuttle moved to launch pad just in case
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour is on a launch pad, ready to rocket off on a rescue mission if shuttle Atlantis needs help when it flies to repair the Hubble Space Telescope next month.
Wireless Problems Played Part in Chaos at Virginia Tech
Apr 18, 2007 |
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According to carriers serving the Virginia Tech campus, the massive increase in wireless call volume during the April 16 shooting tragedy left many students unable to place a voice call or send text messages.
New radar helps monitor site of century-old tragedy
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Alberta researcher has turned the site of a southern Alberta rockslide tragedy into the proving ground for new equipment meant to avert such a disaster in the future.
Study: 2 million babies and mothers die at birth
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- More than 2 million babies and mothers die worldwide each year from childbirth complications, outnumbering child deaths from malaria and HIV/AIDS, according to a study.
Apollo 1 capsule moved to new facility
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2007 |
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The historic Apollo 1 capsule has been moved to a newer, environmentally controlled warehouse at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.
Preventing The Sudden Death of Young Athletes From Hidden Heart Disorders
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Few things stun a community more than when a seemingly healthy high school or collegiate athlete suddenly dies during practice or in competition from a hidden heart disorder.
Pope 'publicly distorted' science in condom row: Lancet
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 26, 2009 |
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One of the world's top medical journals accused Pope Benedict XVI on Friday of having distorted scientific evidence in his remarks on condom use and demanded he make a retraction.
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