Archive: 10/08/2009
SKorea targets world electric car market
President Lee Myung-Bak Thursday offered full government support to help South Korean firms secure about 10 percent of the global electric car market by 2015.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
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E-reader sales soaring but Apple captures the buzz
Sales of electronic book readers are booming, companies are jostling for a share of the fledgling market and Amazon's going global with the Kindle.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Triple therapy halves exacerbations in moderate-to-severe COPD (w/ Podcast)
Patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can benefit from triple therapy that includes a long-acting β-agonist (LABA), an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and an anti-muscarinic agent, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 08, 2009 |
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US Solar Decathlon seeks best sun-powered homes
For the past week on the National Mall in Washington, international crews have been busy putting up structures for an event showcasing a radiant source of energy that some once revered as a god.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
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Calif. citrus farmers fear tree-killing disease
(AP) -- Tom Mulholland is girding for battle against a tiny enemy that could devastate the orange grove he has spent his life cultivating. His adversary: the Asian citrus psyllid, a fruit-fly-sized insect ...
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Nissan's new concept car 'feels like flying' (w/ Video)
Nissan unveiled Thursday a futuristic concept car that tilts to the side when going around bends to make drivers feel like they are gliding through the air.
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Justice Dept probing IBM's computer market conduct
(AP) -- The Justice Department is looking into allegations that IBM Corp. has abused its dominant position in the market for mainframe computers, the data-crunching heavy lifters of the computing world that ...
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Being overweight super-sizes both risk and consequences of sleep-disordered breathing
Overweight individuals are not just at greater risk of having sleep-disordered-breathing (SDB), they are also likely to suffer greater consequences, according to new research.
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FCC chairman warns of 'looming spectrum crisis' (Update)
(AP) -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Wednesday of "a looming spectrum crisis" if the government fails to find ways to come up with more bandwidth for mobile devices.
Oct 08, 2009 |
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More attention, better treatment for concussions
(AP) -- The days of a football player getting his bell rung, taking a whiff of smelling salts and getting back on the field are gone.
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Medication effective for acute liver failure in early stages of disease
The antidote for acute liver failure caused by acetaminophen poisoning also can treat acute liver failure due to most other causes if given before severe injury occurs, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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UK incidence of children living with substance-misusing parents considerably underestimated
Current figures underestimate the number of children who may be at risk of harm from parental substance use. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health have generated new estimates using five nation ...
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iPhone the body electric: New 'apps' visualize human anatomy
University of Utah researchers created new iPhone programs - known as applications or "apps" - to help scientists, students, doctors and patients study the human body, evaluate medical problems and analyze ...
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Stem cells which 'fool immune system' may provide vaccination for cancer
Scientists from the United States and China have revealed the potential for human stem cells to provide a vaccination against colon cancer, reports a study published in Stem Cells.
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