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Posted 2008-04-20
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World map of metabolism finds blood pressure clues

WASHINGTON, Apr. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers creating a map of human metabolism around the world have found compounds in urine that point to some surprising differences affecting blood pressure, based not on genes but on what people eat and their gut bacteria. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-20
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China to finish interior Antarctic station in 2009

BEIJING, Apr. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — China will complete a new research station in the interior of Antarctica next year, state media said on Sunday, expanding its presence on the continent. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-19
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South Korean astronaut OK after rough landing

KAZAKH STEPPE, Apr. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A Russian space capsule landed about 260 miles off course in Kazakhstan on Saturday but South Korea's first astronaut and the other two crew were safe. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-18
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Ariane rocket launches satellites

KOUROU, French Guiana, Apr. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — A heavy-lift Ariane-5 rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Friday putting into orbit telecommunications satellites for Brazil and Vietnam, space officials said. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-18
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Canada plans to ban polycarbonate baby bottles

OTTAWA, Apr. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Canada intends to become the first country to ban the import and sale of some types of plastic baby bottles because they contain a chemical that the government says could harm infants and toddlers. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-18
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New virus causes South American fever

WASHINGTON, Apr. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists have identified a new virus that causes bleeding and shock and killed at least one man in a remote area of Bolivia. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-18
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Cholera kills 67 in Kenya, fungus wipes out rice: UN

GENEVA, Apr. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — A cholera outbreak in Kenya has killed 67 people so far this year, while a fungus has wiped out up to 20 percent of the country's annual rice production, United Nations agencies said on Friday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-18
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U.S. teams aim to grow ears, skin for war wounded

WASHINGTON, Apr. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Teams of university scientists backed by U.S. government funds hope to grow new skin, ears, muscles and other body tissue for troops injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Defense Department said on Thursday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-17
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Prozac might cure "lazy eye," scientists say

LONDON, Apr. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Prozac, the popular antidepressant, might also be an effective treatment for adults with a "lazy eye," according to new research. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-17
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Food can pass resistant bacteria to people: EU

MILAN, Apr. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — The use of antibiotics and other anti-microbial agents throughout the food chain contributes to the growth of resistant bacteria which can be passed on to humans through food, EU's food agency said on Thursday. ... > full story