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Autistic Kids Display Common Genetic Variations
Researchers have long blamed genetics for autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) but no study...
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Novartis says its new oral MS drug prevents relapses
Geneva - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said Wednesday that 80 to 83 per cent of patients in a year-long...
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Bleach Baths Help Children with Eczema
A new study published this week in the journal Pediatrics reveals that adding a small amount of...
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Glaxo’s Avodart Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk
GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s drug Avodart appears to reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 23...
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Kids with ADHD Taking Meds Do Better in School
Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder who are treated score higher on math and...
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Spain calls for calm after case of swine flu is confirmed
Madrid - The Spanish government on Monday called for calm after Europe's first case of swine flu...
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Fish oil no help to heart patients after all, German researchers say
Hamburg, Germany - Contrary to conventional wisdom, fish oil supplements are not particularly...
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Nexavar Fails in Melanoma Phase III Trial
German drug maker Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced they ended a Phase III...
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Fish Oil Supplements No Help for Cardiac Patients
Contrary to conventional wisdom, fish oil supplements are not particularly helpful to cardiac...
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Statins May Reduce Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer
According to new studies presented at the American Urological Association’s annual meeting...
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Fructose-Sweetened Drinks Tied to Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes
Many studies have shown that sugared beverages are not healthy, but we’re still consuming...
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New Method to Create Stem Cells Revealed
US researchers on Thursday reported that they found a safer way to create embryonic stem cells...
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Stem Cell Therapy May Reverse Symptoms of MS
Findings of a preliminary study give hope to people suffering from multiple sclerosis showing that...
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Walnuts May Prevent Breast Cancer
A new study by researchers from Marshall University of Medicine in Huntington reveals that eating...
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NSAIDs Don’t Prevent Alzheimer’s
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and naproxen may delay the...
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Breastfeeding Found to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
Women who breastfeed their babies appear to have a reduced risk of developing heart disease when...
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More Americans Living with Paralysis than Previously Thought
New research by the University of New Mexico suggests that the number of people in the United...
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Psoriasis May Lead to Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
A new study published in the April edition of the journal Archives of Dermatology concludes that...
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Parents Have One More Reason To Worry About: Video Gaming
A study by the National Institute on Media and the Family and Iowa State University concludes that...
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Contraceptives May Impair Muscle Gains in Young Women
According to a study presented Friday at the American Physiological Society meeting recently held...
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Less than Half of US Women Screened for Chlamydia
A study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that less than half of women are being...
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Smiling In Early Childhood May Predict Rate of Divorce Later in Life
Smiling is good for the spirit, everybody knows that. What we don’t know is the fact that,...
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Meth Exposure during Pregnancy Predisposes Kids to Abnormal Brain Development
Methamphetamine use during pregnancy may cause abnormal brain development in children, according to...
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Genetic Variants Tied to Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Two genetic variants appear to significantly increase the risk of ischemic stroke, US researchers...
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Epilepsy Drug Valproate Tied to Lower IQs in Babies
Using anti-seizure drug valproate during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of impaired...
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People’s Level of Stress Depending on Their Geographic Location
According to a study in the current issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, people...
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Osteoporosis Drug Effective in Healing Bone Fractures
People suffering from devastating bone fractures won’t have to go through so much pain or...
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Severe Hypoglycemia May Increase Risk for Dementia in Diabetes Patients
Older people suffering from diabetes are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia when they...
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Stem Cell Transplant Effective in Type 1 Diabetes
People suffering from type 1 diabetes may soon not need to inject themselves on daily basis in...
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Dendreon’s Provenge Improved Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients
Dendreon Corp. announced Tuesday that the pivotal Phase 3 IMPACT study of its drug Provenge in men...
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U.S.
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Decade after Columbine, gun laws lax as ever
San Francisco - Ten years ago, two teenaged misfits walked into their high school in Columbine,...
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US seeks restrictions on tourism to Arctic-Antarctic region
Washington - The United States will push for more restrictions on tourism to the North and South...
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Public transportation in US at highest level in 52 years
Washington - More people in the United States are using public transportation than at any time in...
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Obama Administration to Revamp Offshore-Drilling Plan
This is another piece of news from the category ‘if you wanted change, you got it.”...
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Punxsutawney Phil Says: Six More Weeks Of Winter
Punxsutawney Phil has just appeared today after dawn, in front of an estimated 13,000 witnesses in...
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Controversial Changes on Texas Schools’ Curriculum
It seems that the recent adjustments that lawmakers in Texas had done regarding the science...
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Western Forests Are Dying At An Increasing Rate, Study Says
A recent study shows that trees on old growth forests across the West are dying at a small, but...
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California Hospital Death Rates For 2006/2007 Released
In an attempt to help improve health care and people looking for better places to treat their...
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Western Forests Affected By Climate Change
The U.S. Geological Survey released a report presenting a worrying trend in western U.S. where the...
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Fewer Americans Dying From First Heart Attack
Researchers from St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital of Columbia University in New York City...
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Should Cellphone Talking While Driving Be Banned?
The National Safety Council has started a campaign to ban all use of mobile phones while driving on...
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National Health Spending Is Slowly Rising
According to a study published in the today’s issue of the journal Health Affairs, national...
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Columbia shuttle crew died within seconds, NASA report says
Washington - The astronauts who perished in the 2003 disintegration of the space shuttle...
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Killings Among Black People Raised At An Alarming Rate
A new study showed that the number of murders among black men and teenagers has increased to an...
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Report: Murders by black US teenagers on the rise
Washington - The number of murders committed in the US by black teenagers increased 34 per...
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Clean Air Is Important For Americans
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the completion of a...
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New Study Shows That Global Warming Affects the United States
A recent White Paper issued by the Federal Government pointed out that...
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FDA Requires More Study Of Heart Risk For Diabetes Drugs
More than a year after GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s Avandia was linked to higher risk of heart...
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US Adults Choose Internet Over Sex
When it comes to choosing between sex and spending more time
on the Internet, you would be (or...
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Gene Mutation Said To Combat Obesity
The presence of a gene mutation in the human body appears to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol and...
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Elephants in Zoos Live Less
Recent research reported that both Asian and African elephants that live in captivity have a...
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Bush Administration Eases Rules on Endangered Species Act
Six weeks before Democratic President-elect
Barack Obama takes office, the Bush administration is...
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Teenagers Share Nude Pics Over Phones And E-Mail
It is clear that our society is highly sexualized these
days, from television shows to...
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FDA Panel To Decide On The Safety Of Asthma Drugs
A Food and Drug Administration panel of medical
experts is weighing whether to allow certain...
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Experimental Malaria Vaccine Effective in Clinical Trials
An experimental vaccine against malaria may
prove to be a powerful weapon in the fight against one...
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American Students Getting Better at Math
According to a survey published Tuesday, American children
have gotten better at Math, doing much...
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U.S. Students Get Better at Math
A study
released on Tuesday pointed out that American 4th and 8th
graders significantly improved...
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38% Of U.S. Adults Are Using Alternative Medicine
A survey released today by the National Institutes of Health found that 42.8 percent of American...
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Survey Shows US Students Gain In International Math Test
The most recent international survey on teen mathematics and
science achievements released by the...
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One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Activity Goals
A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention found that approximately...
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Movies
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“Lie to Me” Teaches Us How to Detect Liars
Fox drama “Lie to Me” stars Tom Roth as Dr. Cal Lightman, a scientist who has...
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“The Wrestler” – Great Comeback Both for Rourke and Director Aronofsky
As surprising as it may be, the subject of Darren Aronofsky's low-budget realist drama manages to...
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Emma Watson Would Film Nude for Bernardo Bertolucci
Emma Watson was barely entering puberty when she starred in
the first Harry Potter film but she...
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Emma Watson Says 'Yes' To Going Nude On Screen
What better way is there to wash away the innocence your audience knows you for, than stripping off...
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“Nobel Son,” a Movie about Dysfunctional Family Relationships
Directed by Randall Miller, “Nobel Son” is
a three in one drama, comedy and thriller about the...
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Daniel Craig Returns As 007 In “Quantum Of Solace”
Daniel Craig’s casting as the smoothest secret agent of all
times, James Bond, may have been...
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Review: Bill Maher Versus All “Religulous” Believers
Bill Maher is a true believer. He believes in the damage
caused by religion and in the brainwashed...
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Screen Legend Paul Newman Dead At 83
Unfortunately, the screen legend Paul Newman has lost the
battle with cancer. According to his...
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Natalie Portman Is the Absolute Star of The Venice Film Festival
Hollywood movie star
Natalie Portman made her debut as a film director at the Venice Film...
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German love triangle squares off at Venice Film Festival
Venice - "Jerichow," a love triangle by Berlin-based director Christian Petzold, screened...
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
This week-end it is definitely about friendship. We’re
obviously talking about Judd Apatow’s...
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The “Traveling Pants” Underwent Extreme Makeover
Even though “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” was not
a big success at the box office,...
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Will Indiana Jones Bring Kids to the Cinema?
One thing that can be said about ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’...
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Movie Review: Nim’s Island, Jodie Foster In A Fantasy Land
Have you ever wondered what the recipe for a good fantasy
and adventure movie is? Or at least what...
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WGA Strike Cost Estimated at $2.5 Billion
In 1988, a 22-week walkout by the WGA delayed the start of that year's fall television season and...
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Oliver Stone to Document President Bush's Life in Biopic
Oliver Stone is set to direct a documentary about the life and presidency of George W. Bush, in...
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Scarlett's Nanny Diaries
Scarlett Johansson stars in a discreetly tender adaptation of the 2002 novel “The Nanny...
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Business
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Hyundai showcases Blue-Will plug-in hybrid
Seoul - Hyundai is showcasing its Blue-Will hybrid concept study with plug-in technology and a...
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Slump has worsened, say three European nations' economists
Munich - The economic slump in the euro zone has worsened, economists from three nations said...
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iSuppli Report: Smartphone Sales Will Rise 11% in 2009
According to a recent study by research firm iSuppli, the smart phone industry is among the few...
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Google Is Opening Up Its Android Market
Looking to start bringing in significant revenue with its newest project, Google announced that it...
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Comcast Has Free Wi-Fi Services on Trial
Broadband Reports has recently informed that cable provider Comcast was testing a free Wi-Fi...
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Vicks VapoRub Linked To Breathing Problems In Infants
A new study has recently revealed that Vicks VapoRub, a popular cold remedy, could cause airway...
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Carmaker Audi bucks trend, reports higher sales for 2008
Berlin - German carmaker Audi reported higher sales for 2008 on Thursday, bucking a trend which has...
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Amazon, Netflix Rank Highest in Holiday Customer Satisfaction
Recently, ForeSee Results, alongside FGI Research and University of Michigan’s American...
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FDA Approves Allergan’s Drug Latisse
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Allergan Inc.’s Latisse, a beauty...
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Battered Silicon Valley To Close Shop Over Christmas
San Francisco - The season of good cheer is bringing gloom this year even to the perennial bright...
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Wyeth Accused Of Paying Medical Ghostwriters For Medical Articles
Wyeth, the pharmaceutical company, paid a medical writing company to ghostwrite articles about its...
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Companies in emerging economies most likely to bribe: report
London - Companies based in emerging markets are more likely to pay bribes in order to win...
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Intel Teams Up With Hitachi For A New SSD Line
Intel announced a partnership with Hitachi through which the
company’s forthcoming line of...
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OSI Shares Gain After Study Shows Tarceva Meets Its Goal
Shares of OSI Pharmaceutical rose $5.25, or 15 percent, to $40.65 at 4 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq...
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Christian Science Monitor is first major US paper to ditch paper
San Francisco - The Christian Science Monitor is to stop printing paper editions and become the...
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Google Earth Now On A iPhone Near You!
Despite being on of its competitors, through its Android
platform, Google has always been one of...
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The G1 Makes Its Way On The Market
Entering its third day on the market, the G1 phone is
without a doubt on the right track. Sales...
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The G1 Will Soon Have To Make Room For The G2
Even though the release of T-Mobile’s G1 phone is scheduled
for tomorrow and gadget enthusiasts...
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European Commission proposes caps on SMS roaming price
Brussels - The European Commission on Tuesday proposed a price cap of 0.11 euros (0.16 dollars) on...
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Sergey Brin, Google’s Cofounder, Writes On Blog About Parkinson’s Risk
In a post on its newly opened blog, Too, Sergey Brin, one of the two
co-founders of Google, has...
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One In Five Employers Uses Social Network Sites When Hiring People
New study shows that one in five employers use the social
networking service to research the...
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EU roaming charges to come down further
Brussels - European Union consumers will as from Saturday find it cheaper to make or receive calls...
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Cell Genesys Halts Prostate Cancer Trial, Shares Drop 78%
Cell Genesys Inc has put a halt to its process of developing the treatment for the advanced stages...
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Apple Released the 3G iPhone in 21 More Countries
Today, Apple released the 3G iPhone in 21 more countries all over the world, a move that has...
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FDA OK’s Bisphenol - Chemical Used in Baby Bottles
The concerned parents, consumer groups and politicians can
leave their worries aside as the...
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Facebook Tops The Tops
Due to its extremely fast growing network and popularity, Facebook
now holds the title as the...
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Internet Search Becomes More and More Popular
The Pew Internet & American Life Project announced that a study conducted by them found that...
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JFK Baggage System Back Online after Major Glitch
A day after a computer system glitch caused the luggage software to stop operating, American...
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Microsoft Is Not Targeted By China's Investigations
Today, the rumors about the investigations on the monopoly-oriented activities conducted by...
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Alzheimer Cure Makes Wyeth Shares Rise
The two companies that have discovered bapineuzumab, a drug that is supposed to slow down the...
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Video Games
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Sony Cuts Price of PlayStation 2 to $99.99
Sony Corp.’s Sony Computer Entertainment America said it will slash the price of its...
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Sony's PS2 – The Most Played Gaming Console Last Year
A Nielsen study shows a few interesting things for the gaming consoles' market. The much-praised...
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Sony Cuts The Production Cost Of PS 3
Sony's new generation of PS 3 video game consoles now costs 35 percent less than the...
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Half Of The American Adults Play Video Games Too
A recent survey released by the Pew Internet & American Life
Project reveals that more than...
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Adults Play Video Games Too!
We know for a fact that teens love playing video games, but
how many adults have the same...
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Video Games, Also Popular Among Adults
Video games have been long considered the favorite pastime for youths and teenagers, but recent...
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NISF Not Impressed With Parents
The National Institute on Media and the Family, which is a
media group that has made it its...
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Children Seem To Quit Playing Violent Games
As usual, this holiday season we will find thousands of kids parked in front of TV screens with a...
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Study: Video Games Generate Civic Experiences Better Than School
Video games and children are usually two things that parents
are advised to keep apart. However, a...
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Parents, Have No Fear: Video Games Are Good for Your Kids
Presently, the majority of kids and teenagers are hooked on
playing video games, regardless of...
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Study Says Gaming Has Beneficial Effects
A study published today by non-profit Pew
Research Center
shows that video gaming is widespread...
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Study: Parents Consider GTA Worse Than Pornography and Beer
The What They Play website released the surprising results of a recently completed parent/children...
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Wii to Get New Peripherals
During the E3 press conference, Nintendo’s most important announcement was made with regard to...
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Some Games Do Need An ID Check
A new bill on the video game ratings was introduced yesterday
into the House of Representatives....
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Game On! 72 Percent Of The US Population Does It
The NPD Group has just released a new report, "Online
Gaming 2008”, about the state of the...
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The Folding@home Reaches 1 Million PS3 Users Milestone
Sony announced today that the total number of users who
donated their PlayStation 3’s power for...
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Top 10 Most Violent Games To Avoid This Christmas
The US National Institute for Media and Family has released its 2007
"Christmas-shopping...
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Wii Tops Xbox 360 and PS3 in Worldwide Sales
Financial Times reports that Wii’s global sales have surpassed those of the Xbox 360’s, in a chart...
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M-Rated Games Make More Money in the US
Violence, atrocities, blood, injurious language, they’re all ingredients that make up an M-rated...
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Online Gaming More Popular than Video or Social Networking
Research firm Parks Associates has published a new study according to which online gaming is still...
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AMA Refuses to Label Video Games Addiction As Mental Disorder
A proposal filed by the Maryland State Medical Society to
label video games addiction as a mental...
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World
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Opera singer serenades cows in hope for more and better milk
London - A cattle farmer in Britain has engaged the services of an Italian opera singer to serenade...
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Saudi Arabia will not bar pilgrims for fear of swine flu
Riyadh - Saudi Arabia will not bar pilgrims from countries that have reported cases of swine...
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Scandinavian royal heirs to study climate change in Greenland
Copenhagen - Danish Crown Prince Frederik, Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, and Swedish Crown Princess...
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At swine flu epicentre, death toll climbs amid world alert
As the death toll climbed to 152 in Mexico, countries around the world took steps to warn the...
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EU calls emergency talks as Spain confirms swine flu case
Luxembourg/Brussels - The European Union called an emergency meeting of health ministers and...
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Economic slump a real headache for migraine sufferers in Hong Kong
Hong Kong (dpa) - The economic slowdown has brought pain to Hong Kong in more ways than one with...
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Italian earthquake toll at 235 amid deadly aftershock
L'Aquila, Italy - The death toll from the earthquake that struck central Italy climbed overnight to...
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Former student kills two priests at Colombian school
Bogota - Two Roman Catholic priests were killed by a former student at a boarding school for...
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The Black History Month
It has been 40 years now since the month of February has been designated Black History Month in...
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The Global Warming Chases Off Birds Toward North
An Audubon Society will release a study of the birds’ migration on Tuesday, in order to...
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Climate Change Is Irreversible, Scientists Say
A recent research points out that the current effects of global warming are virtually irreversible,...
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Antarctica Is Getting Dangerously Warm!
The troubling situation in Antarctica keeps getting worse. There are clear signs that the...
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Sleeping At The Wheel Can Prove Fatal
Munich - Driving when drowsy is a feeling that every motorist knows. The danger is greatest on long...
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Swiss End Year Still Entangled In Row With Libya
Geneva - In July, employees at a Geneva hotel decided to call the police to complain about the...
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Berlin's Refugee Camp Closes After 55 Years
Berlin - For many, it was a first stopping-off point: a place where refugees could prepare for...
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Philippines Propose Global-Warming Insurance Funds
According to the Philippines Presidential Adviser on Global Warming and Climate Change Secretary...
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Vatican Enters 2009 With Ambivalence Towards Obama
Rome - Outgoing US President George W Bush's visit to Rome in June culminated in talks with Pope...
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Europe Gears Up To Mark Decades Of Change
Berlin - Europe is gearing up to mark a series of major anniversaries next year, defining moments...
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Baltics Look On The Bright Side Of Life For 2009
Riga/Tallinn/Vilnius - Economists are predicting doom and gloom for the Baltic states throughout...
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Indian Contemporary Art Arrives Finds New Fans In Berlin
Berlin - As a former Gestapo interrogation centre in Berlin, the sprawling building at number 90-91...
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Study Concludes That Elephants In Zoos Live Less
Recent research reported that both Asian and African elephants that live in captivity have a...
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Survey: Many Americans Turning To Complementary, Alternative Medicine
More and more Americans choose complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat their health...
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Happiness Is in the Air!
Happiness is in the air at least that is the conclusion of a
new study published in the British...
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Captured Mumbai Terrorist Reveals Plan to Kill 5000 People
Azam Amir Kasab was the only terrorist to be captured alive
from the group that ran havoc through...
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World AIDS Day - A Reminder That HIV Has Not Gone Away
Just days before the World AIDS Day on December 1st, the World Health Organization released a study...
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Lawmakers in Papua, Indonesia Seek Microchip Monitoring for HIV Patients
Lawmakers in Papua,
Indonesia want
to keep an eye on people infected with HIV virus and prevent...
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Indonesian Papua to Tag AIDS Sufferers with Microchips
The western Indonesian province of Papua, the country’s
largest, is going to pass a bylaw...
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Prince Charles, longest-waiting heir to the throne, turns 60
London - During his recent visit to Indonesia, Prince Charles watched a traditional dance about two...
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Vatican says no to Obama-supported embryonic stem cell research
Vatican City - The Vatican's top health issues official reiterated Tuesday the Roman Catholic...
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India Begins Its Way To The Moon With Chandrayaan-1
India on Wednesday launched its first mission to the moon with a "perfect" lift-off of...
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Science
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NASA gets budget hike as Obama reviews manned space programme
Washington - NASA officials said Thursday that the Obama administration will increase funding for...
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We're Half Way to a Dangerous Climate Change
With the issue of global warming and climate change in prime focus over the past years, some...
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Researchers Decode the Genome of the Cow
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the US Department of Agriculture have been...
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Researchers Decode Cow Genome
Good news for the cattle industry. A team of scientists managed to complete a research study which...
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Cow Genome Decoded, Could Improve Beef, Milk
A scientific breakthrough was achieved by researchers in the filed of animal genetics, namely: the...
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Coral Reef-Based Study Suggests Rapid Sea Level Rise Possible
A recent study focusing on climate change brings evidence that the sea level will most likely rise...
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Some Austrian glaciers grow despite overall melting
Vienna - Four Austrian glaciers have increased in size in 2008, but the Austrian Alpine Club warned...
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Arctic summer ice may vanish in 30 years, study finds ahead of summit
Washington - Ice in the summertime could be a thing of the past in the Arctic in as soon as...
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One Third of US Bird Species are Endangered
Nearly one third of the bird species in the United States are "endangered, threatened or in...
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Milestone for space station: final solar panel unfurled
Washington - With sunlight glowing golden across its expanse, the fourth and final pair of solar...
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One Third of U.S. Bird Species in Peril (Report)
There are about 800 species of birds in our country and almost one third of those are...
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Discovery astronauts install solar panel on spacewalk
Washington - Astronauts installed a crucial new solar panel on the International Space Station...
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Discovery astronauts installing solar panel on spacewalk
Washington - Astronauts began work installing a crucial new solar panel on the International Space...
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Scientists: Sea levels could rise 1 metre as Antarctic ice melts
Wellington - A large amount of permanent Antarctic ice could melt in the next 100...
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ISS, Discovery astronauts get solar panel in place
Washington - Astronauts were steering a new solar panel into place using robotic arms on...
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Discovery docks with space station
Washington - The space shuttle Discovery docked Tuesday with the International Space Station on a...
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Dutch researchers discover sudden heart failure gene
Amsterdam - Researchers have discovered the gene responsible for sudden heart failure among young...
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NASA’s Discovery Shuttle to Launch Tonight
NASA’s space shuttle Discovery is set for launch on Wednesday on a mission that aims to...
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British scientists trace early horse domestication to Kazakhstan
London - Horses were domesticated around 1,000 years earlier than previously believed and...
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Evidence Points To Horse Domestication As Early As 5,500 Years Ago
The theories regarding horse domestication have been quite controversial among scientists, however,...
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NASA Decides Discovery Will Launch Next Wednesday
NASA has decided that the new attempt to launch the space shuttle Discovery will take place next...
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NASA: Kepler To Launch No Earlier Than March 6
For centuries, people have been fascinated with discovering new Earth-like planets somewhere in our...
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Researchers Find Virus-Free Way Of Reprogramming Stem Cells
Stem cells have always been controversial, from ethical and biological point of view, but the...
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Ancient Footprint Suggests H. erectus Had Developed Modern Gait
Nearly 1.5 million years ago, human ancestors living in Kenya walked in a manner similar to ours,...
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IPY Reports Major Changes in Polar Regions Due To Global Warming
A study presented this week in Geneva from the International Polar Year reveals that global warming...
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New Flu Vaccine Based On Human Antibodies May Come In Years
A new vaccine fighting several strains of the flu, including the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu,...
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NASA Declares Contingency Minutes After Carbon Observatory Launch
There is still so much we need to know about carbon dioxide and how its variations affect climate...
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NASA, ESA Join Forces For Jupiter, Saturn Missions
NASA said it will continue to pursue its studies on Jupiter and its four largest moons, as well as...
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Study Finds Common Species For Both Polar Seas
A marine census released on Monday has documented 7,500 species in the Antarctic and 5,500 in the...
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Study: 235 Species In Arctic and Antarctic Waters Possibly Identical
The Arctic and Antarctic regions don’t seem to offer the friendliest conditions for life...
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Specials
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Drug Found to Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer
Avodart, a drug currently approved for the treatment of noncancerous enlarged prostate, also lowers...
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Study: End to Rise in Vehicle Emissions Possible by Next Decade
The rise in vehicle emissions could be halted by the next decade using an integrative approach...
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Two Genetic Variants Predispose People to Stroke
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that carrying certain genes might...
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Epilepsy Drug Could Impair Your Baby’s Cognitive Function
The use of anti-seizure drug valproate while pregnant may cause your baby harm, US researchers said...
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Tulips entered Europe 500 years earlier than thought, study says
Madrid - The tulip entered Europe through Moorish Spain five centuries earlier than previously...
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Stem Cell Transplant Shows Promise in Treating Type 1 Diabetes
Scientific world may soon offer a solution for millions of people suffering from type 1 diabetes...
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Bone Fractures May Soon Have a Cure
A drug currently prescribed for osteoporosis may be available soon for people suffering from bone...
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Inbreeding led to extinction of the Habsburgs in Spain, says study
Madrid - Constant intermarriage between relatives was the main cause of the extinction of the...
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Neither Viagra nor Cialis Causes Vision Damage
Neither Viagra nor Cialis taken on daily basis for sexual impotence damage men’s vision,...
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Depression Boosts Risk for Heart Failure
Heart disease patients who are depressed are at a greater danger of developing heart failure,...
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Dundreon Shares Soar on Prostate Cancer Vaccine Success
Shares of Seattle-based Dendreon Corp. soared Tuesday on the news that its experimental vaccine for...
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Type 1 Diabetics Closer To Be Cured
Type 1 diabetics may soon benefit from a treatment that could enable them to survive without the...
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Brown Fat Makes You Slimmer
A study in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that adults still have a type of fat that...
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Restless Legs Syndrome Associated with Obesity
Having too much belly fat appears to be an increasing risk even for developing restless legs...
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Broccoli Might Reduce Your Stomach Cancer Risk
The summer is that time of the year when you can get advantage of everything that nature has to...
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Infant Formula Contaminated with Fuel Rocket
When it comes to food, everybody appears to be in danger, from infants to the very old. Nothing is...
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Plavix – Aspirin Combo Lowers Risk of Heart-Related Problems
Patients suffering from atrial fibrillation who are not able to follow treatment with warfarin to...
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Carmakers play around with new door concepts
Geneva - Getting in and out of the car could be become much easier soon if some of the ideas seen...
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Queen Nefertiti bust has two faces, study shows
Berlin - German researchers have discovered that the bust of an Egyptian pharaonic queen hailed as...
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‘Magic’ Pill Found to Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in Half
Researchers present at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando, Florida...
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Study: Playing Shooter Video Games Improves Eyesight
A recent study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience reached the conclusion that playing...
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Device Prevents Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Researchers present Saturday at the American College of Cardiology Conference in Orlando, Florida...
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David Hockney finds artistic plans curtailed by tree-fellers
London - Leading British contemporary artist David Hockney has said he is furious with...
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However Cute, Pets Still Can Hurt Their Owners
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that many Americans,...
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Male Circumcision May Prevent Two Common STDs
Male circumcision appears to offer more protection to men than previously estimated, according to...
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Cut Back on Red, Processed Meat Intake in Order to Live Longer
Doctors always advise patients to consume lots of fruits, vegetables and white meat in order to...
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FDA Advisory Panel Supports J&J, Bayer Anticlotting Drug Rivaroxaban
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted on Thursday to recommend that the agency...
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New Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease Proves Successful in Mice
A study published in the 20 March issue of the journal Science concluded that by electrically...
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The Necessity of PSA Test in Prostate Cancer Questioned Once Again
Two new studies appearing online in the March 18 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine...
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Get Rid of Extra Pounds! They Shorten Your Life!
British researchers at the University of Oxford, through a new study, have warned once again...
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Technology
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Study: Most Twitterers quit after first month
San Francisco - Twitter, we have a problem. The hit social networking and microblogging site that...
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83% of Enterprises “Dreading” the Release of Windows 7
Microsoft’s soon-to-come operating system, Windows 7 (the one which will hopefully wash away...
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Early foray into disc backups has limited household use
Hamburg - Computer users nowadays have a choice of hard drives for storing data - the computer's...
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Pricey US cellphone plans on chopping block for pressed consumers
Washington - An estimated 19 per cent of consumers with a cellphone in the US, or about 35 million...
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Nielsen: Economic Context Forces People To Access Job Sites More
Career development websites have shown a 20 percent increase in the number of unique visitors on...
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Microsoft Demos Emerging Technology During TechFest 2009
Technology as we see it now is just a small glimpse of what technology will look like in a few...
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Users get rid of iPhone Apps in One Day, Study Says
It might be quite surprising to find out that a new research pointed out that users tend to throw...
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iPhone Apps Thrown Away by Users in No Time, Study Says
Back in the summer of 2008, when Apple rolled out its online marketplace for the iPhone and...
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Pew Draws The Portrait of The Average Twitter User
Over the past three years, sharing updates about oneself has become an increasingly popular...
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Google To Help Us Save Energy and Lower Electricity Bills
Electricity is as expensive as it gets, so how can we adjust our budget better to our...
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Darwin’s 200th Birthday Celebrated With Debates
Many churches in Oxford decided to make a conference as to celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles...
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Student Caught Red Handed in Facebook Sex Scam
The Associated Press reported on Thursday that a Wisconsin teen used a fake Facebook profile in...
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Facebook – Five Years and 150 Million Users Later
Five years ago, social networking sites were just beginning to emerge and gain popularity. Now,...
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NASA Promotes A Brilliant University – Singularity University
Starting this summer, the world’s leading thinkers in exponentially growing technologies will...
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MySpace Blocks 90,000 Sex Offenders From Its Website
MySpace has taken a stance against sex offenders, removing 90,000 of them from the social...
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Study: Data Breach Costs Companies $6.6 million per Breach on Average
A recent study revealed the fact that the total cost of a data breach has climbed 2.5% to $202 per...
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Apple's iPhone – Leader in Mobile Gaming Market
A new study has found that mobile gaming is now surging in popularity and smart phones, like...
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Data Breaches' Cost Is Rising
A recent research by the Ponemon Institute has shown that the cost of a data breach runs...
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EU Regulators: IE – Windows Bundle Inhibits Browser Competition
Microsoft has received yet another hit from the European Commission over its...
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Teens Face Kiddie Porn Charges
Six Pennsylvania high school students are facing child pornography charges, after an increasingly...
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Survey: Adult Users on Social Networking Sites Quadruple Number
Social networking sites are primarily populated by young users, but the number of American adult...
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The State Of Social Networking According to Pew
If you have thought that social network sites are for kids and teens, then you should take a...
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NSC: Time To Take The Cell Phone Away From Drivers
The National Safety Council is seeking a nationwide ban on all cell phone and messaging...
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Report Disrupts Media Image Of Older Male Preying On Kids Online
The final report from the Internet Safety Technical Task Force on online child safety has finally...
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Huge Increase in Online Video Viewers
More and more Americans are starting to watch videos online, and their preferences show...
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Teens Engaged In Risky Online Behaviour
According to a new study, 54% of teens talk about behaviours such as sex, alcohol use, and...
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PlayStation 2, Still The Most Popular Console
A recent report of the Nielsen Research Group showed that PlayStation 2 was the gamers’...
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Wolf in sheep's clothing: Scareware on the rise
Sometimes crooks disguise themselves as friends. That's exactly what's happening when you're...
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Firefox Grabs More Market Share from IE
A new study shows that the Firefox web browser has increased its share and is now having 20%...
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Gadgets
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Pacemakers And Internal Defibrillators, Imperiled By Headphones
Metal detectors in airports have negative effects on pacemakers and implantable defibrillators....
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Update1: The G1 Makes Its Way On The Market
Entering its third day on the market, the G1 phone is
without a doubt on the right track. Sales...
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RIM Releases New BlackBerry Flip 8220
Although this is not commonly known, BlackBerry was
initially launched in 1997 as a two-way pager...
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Google Launches New Media Server App
Google just came forward with its new Google Media Server, a Windows application which allows users...
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One Year After: Relax Now, 3G iPhone Is Here
In a predictable announcement, Apple has unveiled the latest
version of its iconic iPhone. As...
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3G iPhone will Feature 3G Video Chat through iChat
Digg founder Kevin Rose says that Apple is preventing third-party developers from authoring...
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M:Metrics: iPhone Changes The Mobile Web
According to a new study released by the research company
M:Metrics the iPhone is heavily used by...
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Apple Refreshes MacBook and MacBook Pro Lineup
Apple unveiled updated version of its notebook models,
MacBook and MacBook Pro. Basically, the...
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What Does It Take To Pass Data Encryption? A Can Spray!
You don’t have to be a computer
genius to break data encryptions, a group of researchers from...
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There Is A New Champ in Town: Blu Ray
It seems like the fight is finally over. After years of bitter
battles, the HD DVD format seems to...
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A Research Names Best New Products Of The Year
Quick! Name the product launched this year that left the most distinctive
fingerprint in your...
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Verizon, LG and iPhone Killers: It’s The Software, Stupid!
I never imagined mobile phone producers could be so unimaginative.
As early as January, when Steve...
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Apple’s iPhone Tops All Other Smart Phones in the US
The expensive UniquePhone dethroned all other smart phones sold in July in the US, a territory...
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Americans Spend $1200 Per Year On Consumer Electronics Products
Gadget and consumer electronics producers must be very happy
after the latest study released by...
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iPod Ownership Shows No Sign of Stopping
The results of a new web poll survey, conducted by Rock radio consultants Jacobs Media, shows that...
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People
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Prince Harry to Attend Equality and Diversity Course
Prince Harry has to study on those manners.
The British media reported on Thursday that the prince...
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Emma Watson Says 'Yes' To Nude Roles
What better way is there to wash away the innocence your audience knows you for, than stripping off...
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Tina Fey May Play Sarah Palin On SNL
Long time writer and cast member Tina Fey is ‘likely’ to return to Saturday Night Live in the role...
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Saturday Night Live Returns In The Spotlight
Michael Phelps hosts the premiere of “SNL” this Saturday,
which is thought to be the most...
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Alcohol Ingestion Drops In Americans As They Grow Old
It appears that Americans are drinking less alcohol, with middle-aged people consuming an estimated...
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Brotherly Betrayal: Madonna Exposed
Christopher Ciccone is now promoting his book about older
sister Madonna and he is more than...
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Famous US Heart Surgeon Dies at 99 Years of Age
Michael DeBakey has been considered by many one of the parents of cardiovascular surgery thanks to...
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Cynthia Rodriguez Still Loves A-Rod, but Will Divorce Him
Cynthia Rodriguez told gossip columnist Cindy Adams in an interview published on Thursday that,...
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Star Trek's Takei Enjoys Ca. Gay Wedding Ruling
George Takei, who played Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek series, the first six Star Trek...
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Legendary Fashion Designer Yves Saint Laurent Dead At 71
One of the most influential and inspired designers in the world, French couturier Yves Saint...
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Celine Dion Wastes a Treasure's Worth of Water
Singer Celine Dion has been named as the greatest (scariest?) user of water on Florida’s...
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Prince Harry and Girlfriend Break Up
Prince Harry and his girlfriend of three years, Chelsy Davy, broke up last week, leaving the young...
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FBI Conducts Search of David Copperfield's Warehouse
Illusionist David Copperfield has found himself in the middle of an FBI investigation; amid the...
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“Gulag” Author Solzhenitsyn Will Receive Russian State Prize for Humanities
Russian author Alexander Solzhenitsyn will be awarded the prestigious Russian State Prize for work...
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‘Evil’ TV Ads Teach Kids Junk
American children are practically being brainwashed by the overwhelming number of TV ads for sweets...
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Allegra, An Anorexic Heiress
Donatella Versace has decided to announce to the world that her daughter is being “consumed” by...
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