Women taking postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may have an increased risk of severe asthma…
Month: September 2011
Exercise eases arthritis in obese mice even without weight loss
Adding another incentive to exercise, scientists have found that physical activity improves arthritis symptoms even…
Lung function of moderately premature babies is reduced at 8-9 years but may improve with age
The negative effects that premature birth can have on the lungs of babies could be…
Environmental health risks of livestock farming: More exacerbations in lung patients
Emissions from livestock farms cause asthma and COPD patients living nearby to experience more exacerbations,…
Climate change set to increase ozone-related deaths over next 60 years, scientists warn
Scientists are warning that death rates linked to climate change will increase in several European…
Quicker testing for viral infections saves money and lives, study suggests
A new method for quickly identifying individual viruses and recognizing how they bind to host…
Giant star expels multiple dust shells, astronomers find
An international team of astronomers has discovered not less than a dozen cold dust arcs…
Newspaper, bloggers stunned by killing in Mexico (AP)
AP – The killing of a Mexican woman purportedly in retaliation for her postings on…
Nokia Siemens enters dongle, router business (Reuters)
Reuters – Nokia Siemens Networks said on Tuesday it has started to sell a USB-dongle…
Lenovo in $300 million JV with Compal, shares jump (Reuters)
Reuters – Lenovo Group Ltd, the world’s No.3 PC brand, has entered into a $300…