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Posted 2008-04-29
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Japan confirms H5N1 bird flu strain in swans

TOKYO, Apr. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Japan on Tuesday confirmed four swans found last week were infected with the H5N1 strain of bird flu. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-29
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Nepal on flu alert, tests poultry on India border

KATHMANDU, Apr. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Nepal has issued a bird flu alert and is testing poultry along the border with India, where the virus rages despite the culling of tens of thousands of chickens since 2006, officials said. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-28
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Hair of the dog keeps children's allergies at bay

LONDON, Apr. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Having a dog in the house reduces the risk that young children will develop allergies, German researchers said on Tuesday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-27
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Human warming hobbles ancient climate cycle

WASHINGTON, Apr. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Before humans began burning fossil fuels, there was an eons-long balance between carbon dioxide emissions and Earth's ability to absorb them, but now the planet can't keep up, scientists said on Sunday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-25
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U.N. urges world to help Africa fight malaria

UNITED NATIONS, Apr. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — African countries hardest hit by malaria are failing to contain it and a new U.N. campaign launched on World Malaria Day on Friday aims to ensure that all Africa has access to basic malaria control measures. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-25
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Vikings acquitted in 100-year-old murder mystery

OSLO, Apr. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Tests of the bones of two Viking women found in a buried longboat have dispelled 100-year-old suspicions that one was a maid sacrificed to accompany her queen into the afterlife, experts said on Friday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-25
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Protein scraps help fill in dino family tree

WASHINGTON, Apr. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Scraps of protein from the bones of a 68 million-year-old dinosaur and a mastodon carcass confirm their places in the family tree of life on Earth, researchers reported on Thursday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-24
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Hold the marbles: Abstract approach best for math

CHICAGO, Apr. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — Frustrated math students may have a good excuse -- some of the teaching methods meant to make math more relevant may in fact be making it harder to understand, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-24
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German team finds new way to fight Alzheimer's

LONDON, Apr. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — A new kind of drug designed to "hitch-hike" into cells reversed signs of Alzheimer's disease when injected into the brains of mice and may become a potent new treatment for humans, German scientists said on Thursday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-24
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Study shows how smallpox virus tricks healthy cells

LONDON, Apr. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — A virus closely related to smallpox disguises itself as a piece of a broken cell to trick its way into cells, Swiss researchers said on Thursday in a discovery that could lead to better drugs and vaccines. ... > full story