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Archive for the ‘Science / medicine’ Category

Many people don’t think AIDS is fatal

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a nine-country survey released today, more than 40 percent of respondents did not understand that AIDS is always a fatal disease.

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Broccoli Extract May Help Prevent Skin Cancer

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Researchers say that an extract made from broccoli sprouts may prevent skin cancer when applied directly to the skin. VOA’s Jessica Berman reports scientists say broccoli contains a chemical that stimulates the body’s natural anti-cancer ability.

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Researchers Knocks Out HIV

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

‘With the latest advances in treatment, doctors have discovered that they can successfully neutralize the HIV virus. The so-called ‘combination therapy’ prevents the HIV virus from mutating and spreading, allowing patients to rebuild their immune system to the same levels as the rest of the population.’

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Scientists Invent 30 Year Continuous Power Laptop Battery

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

Your next laptop could have a continuous power battery that lasts for 30 years without a single recharge thanks to work being funded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The breakthrough betavoltaic power cells are constructed from semiconductors and use radioisotopes as the energy source. As the radioactive material decays it emits beta particles that transform into electric power capable of fueling an electrical device like a laptop for years.

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VID -Michael J. Fox’s impenetrable logic for stem-cell research advancement

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

It is hard to watch him in such condition but what is doing is amazingly honorable. This video is a must see. I wish we all could get past the bull and fix what is wrong.

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Nearly extinct lizard’s venom safely treats diabetes

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

The Guatemalan beaded lizard is rumored to be evil, but its venom now used as an effective treatment for diabetes. Too bad there’s only 200 of these mythic lizards left in the wild. Is there still time to save this endangered species so that it can help save us?

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Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said Monday.

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Doc develops enzyme that can destroy HIV

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Dr Indrani Sarkar has has every reason to be excited. Her PhD thesis, which started in 2002 at the Max Planck Institute in Dresden, Germany, has thrown open the doors for developing enzymes that can destroy the dreaded Human Immuno-deficiency Virus or HIV within infected cells permanently.

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Czech Crash Victim Wakes up Speaking Perfect English

Sunday, September 16th, 2007

A CZECH speedway driver knocked unconscious in a crash stunned ambulance drivers when he woke up speaking perfect English.

18-year-old Matej Kus was out cold for 45 minutes after the crash, but when he woke up he conversed fluidly in English with paramedics, even speaking in an English accent…

The teenager had just begun to study the language and his skills were described by friends and team-mates as “basic at best”.

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Breastfeeding vital within first hour of birth

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

MORE than one million babies could be saved worldwide if mothers were to start breastfeeding within the first hour of birth. “Exclusive breastfeeding (where all nutrients are naturally provided from the mother) is crucial for the first six months of a baby’s life.

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