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Find your risk of dying in U.S. and Europe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-07 08:14:45
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a website that predicts the probability of dying, based on 66 different health causes, in the various states of the United States versus the different countries of Europe, along with comparisons due to gender, age, and race.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-07 08:14:45
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a website that predicts the probability of dying, based on 66 different health causes, in the various states of the United States versus the different countries of Europe, along with comparisons due to gender, age, and race.
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Got bacteria? Yes, and you are unique!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-11-06 10:45:39
To find out how people differ with respect to bacteria and the onset of human diseases, researchers from Colorado and Missouri checked out 27 different locations on healthy adults. What they found out may surprise you!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-11-06 10:45:39
To find out how people differ with respect to bacteria and the onset of human diseases, researchers from Colorado and Missouri checked out 27 different locations on healthy adults. What they found out may surprise you!
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It's safe to drink rainwater in Australia
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-11-06 09:07:44
According to a Monash University study, people in Australia who drink rainwater are just as safe as others.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-11-06 09:07:44
According to a Monash University study, people in Australia who drink rainwater are just as safe as others.
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Laser-powered robot works like a space elevator
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-05 09:56:28
The company LaserMotive has developed a laser-powered robot that can climb about one kilometer up a wire into the sky. The company just won part of the 2010 Space Elevator Challenge.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-05 09:56:28
The company LaserMotive has developed a laser-powered robot that can climb about one kilometer up a wire into the sky. The company just won part of the 2010 Space Elevator Challenge.
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Infants most likely to get H1N1; older people most likely to die
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-05 08:51:43
According to a California study of people hospitalized with the H1N1 flu, infants are most likely to be hospitalized with the illness, while people 50 years and older are most likely to die once in the hospital.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-05 08:51:43
According to a California study of people hospitalized with the H1N1 flu, infants are most likely to be hospitalized with the illness, while people 50 years and older are most likely to die once in the hospital.
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Third flyby images more of unseen parts of Mercury
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-04 08:41:36
The NASA Messenger spacecraft has mapped another 6% of the surface of Mercury, leaving only the polar regions of the planet unseen by humans with the aid of spacecraft.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-04 08:41:36
The NASA Messenger spacecraft has mapped another 6% of the surface of Mercury, leaving only the polar regions of the planet unseen by humans with the aid of spacecraft.
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Diet sodas may lead to kidney problems in women
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-03 09:53:10
Two or more diet sodas each day were found to double a women’s risk of having kidney problems. And, these same two-plus diet-soda per day women had a 30% decrease in their kidney function over the length of the study.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-03 09:53:10
Two or more diet sodas each day were found to double a women’s risk of having kidney problems. And, these same two-plus diet-soda per day women had a 30% decrease in their kidney function over the length of the study.
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Glaciers on Kilimanjaro melting fast
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-11-03 07:45:28
According to scientific measurements made on Kilimanjaro by U.S. researchers, the glaciers found on the mountain in Africa could be gone within 25 years or less.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-11-03 07:45:28
According to scientific measurements made on Kilimanjaro by U.S. researchers, the glaciers found on the mountain in Africa could be gone within 25 years or less.
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Retirees have less sleep problems
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-02 11:40:48
According to a Finnish-led study on sleep, retired people were found to have far fewer sleep disturbances than people still in the work force--assuming, that is, retirement is not a financial problem for them.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-02 11:40:48
According to a Finnish-led study on sleep, retired people were found to have far fewer sleep disturbances than people still in the work force--assuming, that is, retirement is not a financial problem for them.
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British find depression linked to processed foods
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-02 07:05:22
A study performed in the United Kingdom found that among middle-aged civil servants, depression was much less of a chance when people ate a diet full of natural foods rather than processed foods.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-02 07:05:22
A study performed in the United Kingdom found that among middle-aged civil servants, depression was much less of a chance when people ate a diet full of natural foods rather than processed foods.
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Flu deaths drop with statin users
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-01 07:56:36
A U.S. study has shown that taking statin drugs gives people a 50% less chance of dying from the flu. The drugs, which lower cholesterol, are thought by the researchers to help the body resist infections in the body.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-01 07:56:36
A U.S. study has shown that taking statin drugs gives people a 50% less chance of dying from the flu. The drugs, which lower cholesterol, are thought by the researchers to help the body resist infections in the body.
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CDC: 28% U.S. adults don't get enough sleep 50% of time or more
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-31 11:12:05
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studied hundreds of thousands of adults in the United States concerning their sleep habits during a one-month period. Many of us are not getting enough sleep each night, especially those in the southeastern part of the country.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-31 11:12:05
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studied hundreds of thousands of adults in the United States concerning their sleep habits during a one-month period. Many of us are not getting enough sleep each night, especially those in the southeastern part of the country.
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Preliminary result of Ares 1-X: 'rock-steady'
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-31 09:42:23
The Ares 1-X rocket, launched by NASA on its first test flight Wednesday, October 28, 2009, performed normally except for a parachute problem and performed even better than expected with respect to its thrust oscillations.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-31 09:42:23
The Ares 1-X rocket, launched by NASA on its first test flight Wednesday, October 28, 2009, performed normally except for a parachute problem and performed even better than expected with respect to its thrust oscillations.
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Russia to develop manned nuclear powered spacecraft
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-30 10:02:55
If the Russian Federal Space Agency has its way, Russian cosmonauts will fly a nuclear-powered spacecraft on a space mission, possibly to the planet Mars, sometime after 2021.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-30 10:02:55
If the Russian Federal Space Agency has its way, Russian cosmonauts will fly a nuclear-powered spacecraft on a space mission, possibly to the planet Mars, sometime after 2021.
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Possible treatment for dangerous Hendra virus
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-30 08:55:54
An Australian and American team of scientists have developed a potential treatment for the severe and sometimes deadly Hendra virus.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-30 08:55:54
An Australian and American team of scientists have developed a potential treatment for the severe and sometimes deadly Hendra virus.
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Star explodes 13 billion years ago; we just see it now
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-29 10:05:41
NASA’s Swift satellite first observed a star explosion in April 2009. It turns out that this gamma-ray burst came from a star that exploded about 13 billion years ago, the furthest that astronomers have looked back at the early beginnings of our universe.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-29 10:05:41
NASA’s Swift satellite first observed a star explosion in April 2009. It turns out that this gamma-ray burst came from a star that exploded about 13 billion years ago, the furthest that astronomers have looked back at the early beginnings of our universe.
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Pingers reduce whales caught in nets off Australia
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-10-29 08:51:18
Fumanda Marine is teaming up with Australian government organizations to do something about the accidental catching of migrating whales in nets made for sharks. The company’s “pingers” can also be extended to other marine animals needlessly killed in fishing nets and control devices.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-10-29 08:51:18
Fumanda Marine is teaming up with Australian government organizations to do something about the accidental catching of migrating whales in nets made for sharks. The company’s “pingers” can also be extended to other marine animals needlessly killed in fishing nets and control devices.
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NASA launches Ares 1-X on second try
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-28 10:35:48
On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, NASA launched its first test rocket, the Ares 1-X, from its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on the coast of Florida.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-28 10:35:48
On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, NASA launched its first test rocket, the Ares 1-X, from its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on the coast of Florida.
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Adult diabetes to inflict 1 of 7 Australians by 2050
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-28 09:22:07
According to a report by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, type 2 diabetes will occur in about 14% of all Australians within forty years. Can you guess why such a large percentage of type 2 diabetes is occurring?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-28 09:22:07
According to a report by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, type 2 diabetes will occur in about 14% of all Australians within forty years. Can you guess why such a large percentage of type 2 diabetes is occurring?
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Halloween is scary enough without dangerous face paints
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-28 08:10:40
According to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, tests have revealed that some children’s face paints used at Halloween contain the metals lead, nickel, cobalt, and chromium. What is equally scary is the fact that these metals are often not listed on the product labels.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-28 08:10:40
According to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, tests have revealed that some children’s face paints used at Halloween contain the metals lead, nickel, cobalt, and chromium. What is equally scary is the fact that these metals are often not listed on the product labels.
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