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Category: Science
Shorter HCV Treatment Shows Notable Success
Two new randomized controlled trials show that treating Hepatitis C with peginterferon and ribavirin for…
Colonoscopy Fears Overcome When Patients Support Patients
Researchers found that patients who received telephone mentoring from a trained “peer coach” were two…
‘No clear trend’ in forest loss
BBC: Data on tropical forest cover is so poor that we do not know if…
United States: Deadline to protect polar bears to be missed
Nature: The United States missed a deadline in deciding whether global warming was in fact…
Asahi Shimbun: Three in four people are worried about the planet’s environmental state and nearly…
Dengue Fever Threatens U.S. as Tropical Bugs Spread
Bloomberg: Dengue fever, a potentially deadly virus usually found in the tropics, could begin spreading…
Arctic ice melting at record rate: scientists
Agence France-Presse: The arctic ice cap melted at an unprecedented rate in mid-2007, losing an…
Australia: Farmers blockade planned over Lake Mokoan
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Farmers have voted to block highways and rail lines to protest against…
Bright Future for Biofuels in Congo, UN Says
Reuters: The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of Africa’s most promising biofuels producers due…