Thick instruction manuals, a confusing tangle of cables and endless different standards — trying to…
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Women Are Treated Less Frequently Than Men With Statins, Aspirin And Beta-blockers
Women and men experience a similar prevalence of adverse drug reactions in the treatment of…
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Beluga Sturgeon Threatened With Extinction, Yet Caviar Quotas Remain Unchanged
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species announced trade quotas governing the export of…
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Cancer Risk Slightly Higher For Women In Discontinued Hormone Treatment Trial
A follow up study of participants in the Women’s Health Initiative clinical trial has found…
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Bacteria May Reduce Risk For Kidney Stones
The bacteria Oxalobacter formigenes (O. formigenes), a naturally occurring bacterium that has no known side…
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Mars And Venus Are Surprisingly Similar
Using two ESA spacecraft, planetary scientists are watching the atmospheres of Mars and Venus being…
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HP labs to focus on fewer projects (AP)
AP – Hewlett-Packard Co., the world’s largest maker of personal computers and printers, is setting…
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Reef fish eavesdrop to find home
Coral reef fish spend weeks scouting out a new neighbourhood before they move in, scientists…
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Pentagon bans Google teams from bases (AP)
AP – Citing security risks, the Pentagon banned Google teams from making detailed street-level video…