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Cable cos to share access on 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots

(AP) -- Cable TV companies are trying to give their customers another reason not to cancel their service: better access to Wi-Fi hotspots.

Technology / Telecom

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists find link between arthritis pain reliever and cardiovascular events

A research team from the University of California, Davis and Peking University, China, has discovered a novel mechanism as to why the long-term, high-dosage use of the well-known arthritis pain medication, Vioxx, led to heart ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fluorescent compounds make tumors glow

A series of novel imaging agents could light up tumors as they begin to form - before they turn deadly - and signal their transition to aggressive cancers.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Thyme oil can inhibit COX2 and suppress inflammation

For those who do not drink, researchers have found that six essential oils -from thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel and bergamot—can suppress the inflammatory COX-2 enzyme, in a manner similar to resveratrol, the chemical ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cable cos. shut down interactive ad venture

(AP) -- The country's largest cable TV companies are shutting down the bulk of a venture that let viewers interact with TV ads, laying off 120 employees.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

More U.S. consumers spurn cable TV bills

In July, the Benediktssons of Chandler, Ariz., declared their independence from cable television.

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 6

Aspirin shows promise for colon cancer patients

Men and women who were diagnosed with colorectal cancer and began regular use of aspirin had a lower risk of overall and colorectal cancer death compared to patients not using aspirin, according to a study in the August 12 ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

FCC seeking to close programming access loophole

(AP) -- Federal regulators are seeking to close a loophole that allows cable TV operators to withhold sporting events and other popular programming that they own from rival providers such as satellite TV.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Licorice compound offers new cancer prevention strategy

A chemical component of licorice may offer a new approach to preventing colorectal cancer without the adverse side effects of other preventive therapies, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers report.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Cox to shut wireless network it started building

(AP) -- Cox Communications, America's third-largest cable company, says it will shut down the wireless network it has started building.

Technology / Telecom

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Omega-3 fatty acids reduce risk of advanced prostate cancer

Omega-3 fatty acids appear protective against advanced prostate cancer, and this effect may be modified by a genetic variant in the COX-2 gene, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Associ ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers make discovery in colon cancer prevention

A new study finds that individuals who have low expression of the "Celebrex gene," 15-PGDH, are actually resistant to Celebrex treatment when used to prevent colon cancer. The study, published in this week's issue of the ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cox agrees to sell wireless spectrum to Verizon

(AP) -- Cable company Cox Communications on Friday said that it has agreed to sell some of its airwave licenses to Verizon Wireless for $315 million and will resell Verizon service in its stores.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cox kills Sprint-based cellphone service

(AP) -- Cox Communications, the country's third-largest cable company, stopped offering cellphone service Wednesday, saying it's too small to compete with the big phone companies.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Organometallic compounds as new drugs? Cobalt-containing aspirin complex with potential anti-tumor properties

Despite considerable progress in modern chemotherapy, there remains a large demand for innovative anti-tumor agents. A new approach involves modeling the pharmacological properties of established drugs with organometallic ...

Chemistry /

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

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