Archive: 05/21/2009
NetApp to buy Data Domain in $1.5 billion deal
(AP) -- Data storage company NetApp Inc. said Wednesday it agreed to buy data backup and disaster recovery systems provider Data Domain Inc. for $25 per share in cash and stock, or about $1.5 billion.
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Indonesian clerics want rules for Facebook
(AP) -- Muslim clerics are seeking ways to regulate online behavior in Indonesia, saying the exploding popularity of social networking sites like Facebook could encourage illicit sex.
May 21, 2009 |
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Poll: Many students stressed, some depressed
(AP) -- Got stress? Oh, yeah, college students say, what with roommates, GPAs, student loans and all the rest. But where's the line between feeling simply stressed and being truly depressed?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 21, 2009 |
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Sweden helps SKorea convert food waste into biogas
(AP) -- The South Korean city of Ulsan lets water generated from processing food waste run off into the ocean, which can generate methane gas harmful to the environment.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 21, 2009 |
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Japan's ex-IT mogul told to pay damages in Livedoor scam
A Japanese court on Thursday ordered disgraced dotcom tycoon Takafumi Horie and his aides to pay seven billion yen (74 million dollars) in damages to shareholders in his former firm over a fraud case.
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Google dropped idea of buying newspaper: CEO
Google considered buying a newspaper but dropped the idea, the head of the Internet search giant said in an interview with the Financial Times.
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Combination of aspirin and an anti-clotting drug reduces risk of dialysis access failure
For the first time, a combination of aspirin and the anti-platelet drug dipyridamole has been shown to significantly reduce blockages and extend the useful life of new artery-vein access grafts used for hemodialysis, according ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 21, 2009 |
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Limiting work hours of medical residents could cost $1.6 billion annually, study finds
New recommendations to limit the work hours of medical residents could cost the nation's teaching hospitals about $1.6 billion annually to hire substitute workers, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation and UCLA.
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More than a bad night's sleep: Sleep apnea widely undiagnosed among obese type 2 diabetics
Sleep apnea has long been known to be associated with obesity. But a new study published in the June issue of Diabetes Care finds that the disorder is widely undiagnosed among obese individuals with type 2 diabetes - near ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 21, 2009 |
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Vitamin D found in fish boosts brain power
Eating fish -- long considered 'brain food' -- may really be good for the old grey matter, as is a healthy dose of sunshine, new research suggests.
May 21, 2009 |
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Chlamydia that avoids diagnosis
New sequencing and analysis of six strains Chlamydia will result in improved diagnosis of the sexually transmitted infection. This study provides remarkable insights into a new strain of Chlamydia that was identified in Sweden ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 21, 2009 |
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Anti-inflammatory effect of 'rotten eggs' gas
Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter have synthesized a new molecule which releases hydrogen sulfide (H2S) - the gas that gives rotten eggs their characteristic smell and which has recently been found to b ...
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