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Australia bans Chinese company Huawei from Web network
(AP) -- Australia has banned Chinese technology giant Huawei from bidding to help build a nationwide high-speed Internet network due to concern about cyber attacks traced to China.
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Illegal toxic waste dump sparks anger in Russia
Russian authorities on Wednesday announced plans to clean up more than 160 tonnes of highly toxic waste that was illegally dumped close to a town after outraged residents appealed to the Kremlin.
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Risk-based passenger screening could make air travel safer
Anyone who has flown on a commercial airline since 2001 is well aware of increasingly strict measures at airport security checkpoints. A study by Illinois researchers demonstrates that intensive screening ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Differing dangers at sea
The probability of being killed at work is 25 times higher for a coastal fisherman than for an offshore worker, according to a study from the UiS. Seafarers also run a high risk of accidents.
Jan 06, 2012 |
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CDC study: Gay, bisexual teens do riskier things
(AP) -- Gay and bisexual high school students are more likely than their heterosexual classmates to smoke, drink alcohol or do other risky things, according to a government study released Monday.
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Facebook 'planking' craze under fire in Australia
An Internet craze known as "planking" has come under fire from authorities in Australia after the arrest of a man for sprawling on a police car.
May 12, 2011 |
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Diet-exercise combo best for obese seniors
For obese seniors, dieting and exercise together are more effective at improving physical performance and reducing frailty than either alone.
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Avoiding health risks could prevent more than half of all cases of atrial fibrillation
Reducing cardiovascular risk factors like high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes and being overweight could potentially reduce more than half of all cases of atrial fibrillation, according to research reported in Circulation: Jo ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 28, 2011 |
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High levels of 'good' cholesterol may cut bowel cancer risk
High levels of "good" (high density lipoprotein) HDL cholesterol seem to cut the risk of bowel cancer, suggests research published online in Gut.
Mar 08, 2011 |
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DNA blood test can cut invasive testing for Down's syndrome by 98 percent
Women in high risk pregnancies for Down's syndrome could have a DNA blood test to detect the disorder and avoid invasive procedures such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, finds a large scale study published in ...
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Vitamins C and E linked to metabolic syndrome in low-income Ecuadorians
With life expectancy increasing in Latin America, age-related disease has become a pressing public health concern. Results of an epidemiological study conducted by researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research ...
Jan 04, 2011 |
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As Americans keep getting fatter, doctors ask: Where are the drugs?
In their quest to find drugs to curb obesity, scientists have had about as much success as long-term dieters who want to stay thin - which is to say, very little. In fact, the last year has been so bleak on the research front ...
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Loud snoring and insomnia symptoms predict the development of the metabolic syndrome
A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep found that loud snoring and two common insomnia symptoms - difficulty falling asleep and unrefreshing sleep - each significantly predicted the development of the metabolic syndro ...
Dec 01, 2010 |
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High cholesterol in middle age women not a risk factor for Alzheimer's and other dementias
High cholesterol levels in middle age do not appear to increase women's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia later in life, new Johns Hopkins-led research finds, despite a body of scientific ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Decade-long trial confirms benefts of steroid withdrawal for transplant patients
A University of Cincinnati (UC) analysis of 10 years of data from local kidney transplant patients shows that patients removed from a corticosteroid regimen shortly after surgery have better graft survival rates, better survival ...
Aug 23, 2010 |
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