LOS ANGELES, July 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but after surgery and hormone treatment lives as a man, has given birth to a girl at an Oregon hospital, People magazine reported on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Volcanic activity has played a central role in forging the surface of Mercury, scientists said on Thursday based on data collected by a NASA spacecraft that zoomed past the closest planet to the sun in January. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Two rival flu drugs, Tamiflu and Relenza, work equally well to fight the symptoms of influenza in children, Japanese researchers reported on Thursday. ... > full story
MEXICO CITY, July 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Archeologists are opening a cave sealed for more than 30 years deep beneath a Mexican pyramid to look for clues about the mysterious collapse of one of ancient civilization's largest cities. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The solar system may not be a nice round shape, but rather a bit squashed and oblong, according to data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft exploring the solar system's outer limits, scientists said on Wednesday. ... > full story
BOSTON, July 2, 2008 (Reuters) — An experimental process that snags lung cancer cells from a blood sample could give doctors real-time feedback on the most effective therapy, researchers reported on Wednesday. ... > full story
LONDON, July 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A few cups of green tea each day may help prevent heart disease, Greek researchers said on Wednesday. ... > full story
LONDON, July 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers using a medical scanner have worked out why a Stradivarius violin sounds so good -- it is because of the remarkably even density of the wood. ... > full story
CHICAGO, July 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Just four factors can predict with 70 percent accuracy whether a woman will become pregnant through "test-tube" baby technology known as in vitro fertilization, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. ... > full story
LONDON, July 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Chewing tobacco and snuff are less dangerous than cigarettes but the smokeless products still raise the risk of oral cancer by 80 percent, the World Health Organisation's cancer agency said on Tuesday. ... > full story
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Bird flu mistaken as dengue and typhoid in Indonesia July 3, 2008 (Yahoo! News) — Some cases of human bird flu in Indonesia have been variously misdiagnosed as dengue fever and typhoid, resulting in the late administration of ...
Reserving Tamiflu for workers in case of pandemic July 2, 2008 (Yahoo! News) — Fears of bird flu are receding and sales of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu have slumped. Now its maker is offering a deal to U.S. employers: Pay an ...
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