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The UN says more than 100,000 Syrians fled their country in August - the highest monthly total since the conflict began - as the Red Cross...
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- 'Magic carpet' can detect a fallResearchers demonstrate an optical fibre-based carpet that can detect falls and may even predict mobility problems.September-04-12 9:40:22 AM
- Liberia forests handed to loggersMore than 60% of Liberia's rainforest has been granted to logging companies in recent years, a report says.September-03-12 10:59:36 PM
- 'Night shift' tigers dodge peopleTigers in Nepal seem to be taking night shifts to better co-exist with their human neighbours, scientists have shown.September-03-12 6:20:52 PM
- Senegal floods uncover artefactsPieces of jewellery, pottery and iron tools dating back thousands of years are discovered in Senegal's capital, Dakar, after last month's severe floods, researchers say.September-04-12 3:56:58 AM
- Fear over cat bug risk to humansExperts urge more research into a disease spread by cats as figures suggest 350,000 people a year in the UK get infected with toxoplasmosis.September-04-12 6:14:19 AM
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Release of 'No Easy Day' may ignite fight with Pentagon
The much-anticipated memoir of a Navy SEAL who helped kill Osama bin Laden hits bookshelves today, but the Pentagon isn't so happy.
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Paul Ryan misremembers his best marathon time -- by more than an hour.
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Aspirin may cut prostate cancer death risk
By David Liu, PHD Tuesday Sept 4, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new study recently published in Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests that...
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Democrats gather in Charlotte for convention
Three-day convention begins in North Carolina as president faces tougher re-election amid concern over struggling economyDemocrats are assembling...
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( I tried a Twitter app to evaluate Twitter 'Follows' just because I could. 15% fake, 20% dormant,65% valid. Not that I currently care )
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A hacker group has claimed to have obtained personal data from 12 million Apple iPhone and iPad users by breaching an FBI computer.
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Medical equipment distributor files libel claim over report on fat-melting device
By Myron LevinFairWarning.orgA medical device distributor has filed a libel claim against FairWarning, the consumer group Public Citizen and...
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Azerbaijani poets arrested in Iran released
Two Azerbaijani poets who were arrested in Iran have been released on Tuesday, a diplomatic source told Trend.
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Asthma Drug Shown to Stunt Growth
Children with asthma who take inhaled steroids end up slightly shorter than their peers when they grow up, a government-funded study shows.
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by John Bowman Posted: September 4, 2012 11:23 AM Last Updated: September 4, 2012 11:36 AM Do you buy organic produce or meat? Why do you pay more for it? (CBC)The research published yesterday in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that organic food ... |
FROM OUR SPONSOR: Do you know your cholesterol level? - Philadelphia Magazine (blog)
By Sue Schick You see TV commercials, magazine ads, and pamphlets in your doctor's office, all proclaiming the dangers of high cholesterol. But you feel healthy and have never worried about high cholesterol or heart problems. |
TORONTO -- It could appear on your scalp. Or the sole of your foot. Under a fingernail. Or on a stretch of your back that is virtually impossible to see without a three-way mirror. Skin cancers can show up anywhere. And while we all should be keeping ... |
Quebec's public health board says legionnaires' disease has claimed one more life in Quebec City, raising to 11 the number of people who have died from complications. As of Sunday, 169 people had been infected since July. On Friday, the public health ... |
Kids exposed to smoking in the womb become obese - Times of India
Children who are exposed to smoking in the womb are likely to have an increased risk for adolescent obesity, according to a study. And the risk is possibly related to subtle structural variations in the brain that create a preference for eating fatty ... |
As president of the British Columbia Nurses' Union, Debra McPherson is the public face of a labour group that represents about 32000 nurses and health-care workers across the province. Currently, she is part of a team that is negotiating with the ... |
More products that may contain potentially Salmonella-contaminated mangoes are being recalled. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a warning over “Ready Pac” Fruit Tray Bien and Super Fruit Medley products sold in western Canada – including ... |
TB outbreaks could be 'solved' by DNA tracking - Business Standard
PTI / Toronto September 04, 2012, 17:45 DNA sequencing can recons |
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