Archive: 06/07/2006
Fussy eaters? Helpful ways to encourage children to eat healthy diets
Parents play an extremely important role in helping their children develop food preferences, but attempts to encourage young children to eat a more healthy diet may actually be having the opposite effect, according to a review ...
Jun 07, 2006 |
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New World Cup football will unsettle goalkeepers, predicts scientist
The new football that will be used for the first time in the World Cup’s opening game today is likely to “bamboozle” goalkeepers at some stage of the tournament, a leading scientist has warned.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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In Brief: Intel mum on communications chip unit sale
Intel has been withholding comment on reports that it is in talks to sell its communications chip division.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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In Brief: SK Telecom denies China Unicom buy
South Korean wireless provider SK Telecom Wednesday denied a published report it was about to acquire a stake in China Unicom.
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Yahoo! buys 10-percent stake in Gmarket
Yahoo! will acquire a 10-percent stake in South Korea's Gmarket, an e-commerce provider.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Forming super-Earths by ultraviolet stripping
A new explanation for forming "super-Earths" suggests that they are more likely to be found orbiting red dwarf stars--the most abundant type of star--than gas giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn. The theory, ...
Jun 07, 2006 |
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The World Cup straight to your pocket
With the countdown well and truly under way to the biggest sporting extravaganza on the planet, a European research initiative is hoping the 2006 World Cup will kick-start its own plans to bring cross-media ...
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Pregnant women warned on tuna
The Consumers Union has recommended that pregnant women abstain completely from eating canned tuna.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Doctors remove baby's third arm
Doctors in Shanghai Tuesday successfully removed the extra arm from a baby born with three arms.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Study: Global warming threatens Florida
A study of nine Florida coastal areas suggests many bays and estuaries will be inundated by 2100 due to sea-level rise from global warming.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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High school grads less likely to smoke
U.S. scientists have analyzed the correlation between high school completion and the two leading causes of preventable death: smoking and obesity.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Robotic technology lowers military risks
With suicide bombing and improvised explosive devices escalating violence in Iraq, engineers are working to advance robotic technology to counter these deadly military problems.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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