Archive: 10/25/2009
World solar car race begins in Australia
A 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across Australia's desert heartland began in the northern city of Darwin Sunday, organisers said.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Hawaii regulators approve first US tuna farm
(AP) -- Hawaii regulators have approved a Honolulu startup company's plan to build the nation's first tuna farm in waters off the Big Island.
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Young entrepreneurs get tips from Facebook-Twitter
Facebook and Twitter stars shared lessons learned with young entrepreneurs aspiring to be the next hot technology firm.
Oct 25, 2009 |
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EPA: Climate bill could cost family $100 annually
(AP) -- A Senate plan to tackle global warming would add about $100 a year to the energy costs for a typical household, according to an analysis by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Oct 25, 2009 |
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NASA is 'go' for crucial rocket test
NASA is set to blast off a prototype rocket on Tuesday that carries hopes of returning humans to the Moon, and for the first time to Mars, despite deep uncertainty about the program's future.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Aerobic exercise no big stretch for older adults but helps elasticity of arteries
Just three months of physical activity reaps heart health benefits for older adults with type 2 diabetes by improving the elasticity in their arteries - reducing risk of heart disease and stroke, Dr. Kenneth Madden told the ...
Oct 25, 2009 |
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From ecological Soviet-era ruin, a sea is reborn
(AP) -- Standing on the shore under the relentless Central Asian sun, Badarkhan Prikeyev drew on a cigarette and squinted into the distance as one fishing boat after another returned with the day's catch.
Oct 25, 2009 |
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'Bioidenticals' not FDA-approved, contain estrogen
(AP) -- Miserable in menopause, Elizabeth Alsgaard pondered an awful choice: Drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer. What former actress Suzanne Somers raved about held much more appeal ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Japanese automakers rev up efforts in hydrogen cars
Imagine a car that can be refuelled in minutes but emits only water. Sounds like science fiction? In fact it already exists -- Hollywood star Jamie Lee Curtis has one. So does Honda president Takanobu Ito.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 25, 2009 |
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India says will start 3G auction in January
India said Saturday a long-delayed auction of radio bandwidth for third generation (3G) telecommunications services will start in January and will be open to foreign companies.
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Obama declares swine flu a national emergency
(AP) -- President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 25, 2009 |
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One shot of gene therapy and children with congenital blindness can now see
Born with a retinal disease that made him legally blind, and would eventually leave him totally sightless, the nine-year-old boy used to sit in the back of the classroom, relying on the large print on an electronic ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 25, 2009 |
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South Asian Canadians failing to get exercise message
Exercise is a wonderful way of boosting heart health, but it's proving to be a tough sell in Ontario South Asian communities, Dr. Milan Gupta told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke ...
Oct 25, 2009 |
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