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CDC disappointed as smoking increases in U.S.
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-21 09:20:49
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the rate of cigarette smoking in the United States increased in 2008, the first time in fifteen years.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-21 09:20:49
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the rate of cigarette smoking in the United States increased in 2008, the first time in fifteen years.
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CDC releases county by county obesity rates
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-21 08:38:32
According to a first-time report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the counties in the Appalachian region of the country report high rates of obesity and diabetes in more than 80% of its counties. A majority of counties in the Deep South also report the same.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-21 08:38:32
According to a first-time report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the counties in the Appalachian region of the country report high rates of obesity and diabetes in more than 80% of its counties. A majority of counties in the Deep South also report the same.
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IBM scientists 'purrfect' computer that thinks like a cat
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-11-18 19:09:34
Researchers at the International Business Machines Corporation announced that they have built a computer that simulated the cerebral cortex--the thinking part of the brain--of a cat. What's next? A human? Yes!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-11-18 19:09:34
Researchers at the International Business Machines Corporation announced that they have built a computer that simulated the cerebral cortex--the thinking part of the brain--of a cat. What's next? A human? Yes!
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Study finds childrearing much changed over past nine decades
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-11-18 10:03:11
Dr. Markella Rutherford conducted an analysis based on parenting articles from the 1920s to the mid-2000s. She found that children have more freedoms within the home, but less independence outside of it.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-11-18 10:03:11
Dr. Markella Rutherford conducted an analysis based on parenting articles from the 1920s to the mid-2000s. She found that children have more freedoms within the home, but less independence outside of it.
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U.S. study finds surprise within greenhouse gases
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-11-18 09:01:33
Researchers from NASA and Purdue University found that carbon dioxide and methane are not as important as fluorine (F) compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and nitrogen fluoride when it comes to producing greenhouse gases (GHGs).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-11-18 09:01:33
Researchers from NASA and Purdue University found that carbon dioxide and methane are not as important as fluorine (F) compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and nitrogen fluoride when it comes to producing greenhouse gases (GHGs).
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Aussie businesses lagging in social media use
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-11-17 20:07:09
Australian companies and organisations are seemingly lagging behind their US counterparts in the use of social media for engagement with customers and employees, with many Aussie organisations ‘looking and learning’, and others still not paying attention at all to the new medium.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-11-17 20:07:09
Australian companies and organisations are seemingly lagging behind their US counterparts in the use of social media for engagement with customers and employees, with many Aussie organisations ‘looking and learning’, and others still not paying attention at all to the new medium.
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Food allergies increase in U.S. children
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-17 08:59:06
According to analysis of four large national health surveys by two U.S. researchers of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 4% of children in the United States have food allergies. And, that percentage is increasing rapidly; however, the reason is unclear.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-17 08:59:06
According to analysis of four large national health surveys by two U.S. researchers of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 4% of children in the United States have food allergies. And, that percentage is increasing rapidly; however, the reason is unclear.
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PEW report: Teens, parents continue to text and drive
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-17 08:10:02
According to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, about 25% of teenagers in the United States are texting while driving. They see their parents texting and driving, too!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-17 08:10:02
According to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, about 25% of teenagers in the United States are texting while driving. They see their parents texting and driving, too!
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Diet changes gut bacteria, alters ability to control weight
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-16 11:29:24
Although many factors contribute to weight gain, U.S. microbiologist Jeffrey Gordon has been collecting evidence to show that the type of foods eaten changes the composition of bacteria in the gut. Whether you have a low-fat or high-fat diet is very influential on your body’s ability to gain weight, and to lose it, too.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-16 11:29:24
Although many factors contribute to weight gain, U.S. microbiologist Jeffrey Gordon has been collecting evidence to show that the type of foods eaten changes the composition of bacteria in the gut. Whether you have a low-fat or high-fat diet is very influential on your body’s ability to gain weight, and to lose it, too.
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Baby Boomers may have boomed out
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-15 07:15:02
According to a UCLA study of trends in disability within older adults in the United States (especially in the Baby Boomer generation), a disturbing trend was found: much more physical disabilities than the previous generation.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-15 07:15:02
According to a UCLA study of trends in disability within older adults in the United States (especially in the Baby Boomer generation), a disturbing trend was found: much more physical disabilities than the previous generation.
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New Dino species discovered in South Africa
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-11-12 09:59:24
A new species of dinosaur that is similar to the gigantic sauropods has been discovered in a game reserve in central South Africa. The discovery by the team, led by a U.S. paleobiologist from Western Illinois University, helps to better define the period before the beginning of the sauropod.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-11-12 09:59:24
A new species of dinosaur that is similar to the gigantic sauropods has been discovered in a game reserve in central South Africa. The discovery by the team, led by a U.S. paleobiologist from Western Illinois University, helps to better define the period before the beginning of the sauropod.
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The iiNet case is just a minor skirmish, the big battle is ACTA
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2009-11-07 20:25:36
The latest round of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations have wrapped up in South Korea. Amongst other things, if successful in their present form, the internationally agreed rules would completely sideline the iiNet case currently before the Australian courts.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2009-11-07 20:25:36
The latest round of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations have wrapped up in South Korea. Amongst other things, if successful in their present form, the internationally agreed rules would completely sideline the iiNet case currently before the Australian courts.
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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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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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New York accuses Intel of antitrust violations
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-11-04 23:53:03
New York has filed an antitrust suit against Intel, alleging the chipmaker engaged in illegal conduct in its dealings with computer makers Dell, IBM and HP.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-11-04 23:53:03
New York has filed an antitrust suit against Intel, alleging the chipmaker engaged in illegal conduct in its dealings with computer makers Dell, IBM and HP.
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1.7 million T-Mobile subscribers hit by outage
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-11-04 04:26:13
It has not been a good month for T-Mobile: first the Sidekick data loss escapade and now a network outage that has left more than a million and a half subscribers without voice and data services.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-11-04 04:26:13
It has not been a good month for T-Mobile: first the Sidekick data loss escapade and now a network outage that has left more than a million and a half subscribers without voice and data services.
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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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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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