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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
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  Eli 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
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  Microsoft 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
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  New 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
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  Court 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
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  Slow-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
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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
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  U.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
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  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
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  Australian 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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