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Posted 2008-05-13
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Gene therapy shows promise in rare brain disease
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2008 (Reuters) An experimental gene therapy treatment appears to have helped eight children with a rare and incurable neurological disorder, although it may have been responsible for the death of one, researchers reported on Tuesday. ... > full story -
Posted 2008-05-13
at 6:05 am EDTEli Lilly to help train doctors on drug-resistant TB
GENEVA, May 13, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly will donate $1 million to train doctors treating tuberculosis (TB), a disease that infects 9 million people every year and kills nearly 2 million. ... > full story -
Posted 2008-05-12
at 11:05 pm EDTMicrosoft software gives free tours of space
SEATTLE, May 12, 2008 (Reuters) Any Star Trek fan knows that space travel is not always easy, but Microsoft Corp wants to make traveling the "final frontier" as simple as turning on your computer. ... > full story -
Posted 2008-05-12
at 8:05 pm EDTNew Zealand volcano more unsettled: scientists
WELLINGTON, May 12, 2008 (Reuters) Volcanic activity at New Zealand's Mount Ruapehu is increasing and an eruption could occur at any time, scientists warned on Tuesday. The volcano in central North Island, famed as a location in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, last erupted on September 25 2007, spitting 2 meter (6 feet) boulders distances of up to 2 km (1.5 miles). ... > full story -
Posted 2008-05-12
at 2:05 pm EDTCourt hears claim linking vaccines to autism
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2008 (Reuters) The parents of two 10-year-old boys who believe vaccines caused their sons to develop autism brought their case to U.S. federal court on Monday, arguing a mercury preservative in the shots caused a rare reaction. ... > full story -
Posted 2008-05-12
at 2:05 pm EDTSlow-growing infants may become hostile adults
NEW YORK, May 12, 2008 (Reuters Health) Adults with higher levels of hostility are more likely to be lighter at birth and throughout childhood than less hostile people according to a study published in journal Psychosomatic Medicine. ... > full story -
Posted 2008-05-12
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Being breast-fed may lower breast cancer risk
NEW YORK, May 12, 2008 (Reuters Health) Adult women who were breast-fed as infants may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who were not breast-fed, unless they were first-born, study findings suggest. ... > full story -
Posted 2008-05-12
at 11:05 am EDTU.S. examining satellite images of China quake area
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. intelligence analysts are examining spy satellite images of China's Sichuan province, where a powerful earthquake is believed to have killed 3,000 to 5,000 people, a defense official said on Monday. ... > full story -
Posted 2008-05-12
at 2:05 am EDT
Neil Young gets new honor -- his own spider
LOS ANGELES, May 12, 2008 (Reuters) Iconic singer and songwriter Neil Young has had an honor bestowed upon him that is not received by many musicians -- his own spider. ... > full story -
Posted 2008-05-11
at 11:05 pm EDTAustralian pokes shark in eye during attack
SYDNEY, May 11, 2008 (Reuters) An Australian swimmer survived a great white shark attack by poking the creature in the eyes as it dragged him through the water after badly savaging his left leg. ... > full story
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