AFP – People trying to quit smoking are twice as likely to succeed when they…
Month: June 2011
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LivingSocial moving ahead with $1 billion IPO: source (Reuters)
Reuters – Online daily deal site LivingSocial is meeting with banks to discuss an initial…
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Study finds that e-reader growth has surpassed tablets in recent months (Appolicious)
Appolicious – For the first time since the Pew Internet Project began tracking e-reader use…
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Oracle derides HP chip claims (Investor’s Business Daily)
Investor’s Business Daily – The enterprise software giant accused Hewlett-Packard of suing Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL –…
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Study confirms CT lung cancer screens save lives; other analyses underway
A new report confirms an initial announcement by the National Cancer Institute of a 20-percent…
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Fungus farming ant genome reveals insight into adaptation of social behavior
The development of agriculture was a significant event in human cultural evolution, but we are…
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Lung cancer: Study shows 20 percent reduction in mortality with low-dose CT vs chest X-ray
Scientists have found a 20 percent reduction in deaths from lung cancer among current or…
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Lung cancer screening trial shows screening with CT scans reduces lung cancer deaths
Results of the National Lung Screening Trial show a 20 percent reduction in lung cancer…
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Human ancestor older than previously thought; Finding offers new insights into evolution
Modern humans never co-existed with Homo erectus — a finding counter to previous hypotheses of…
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Screening with low-dose spiral CT scanning reduces lung cancer deaths by 20 percent
Current or heavy smokers who were screened with low-dose spiral computed tomography (CT) scanning had…