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King Crabs Go Deep To Avoid Hot Water

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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Researchers have drawn together 200 years' worth of oceanographic knowledge to investigate the distribution of a notorious deep-sea...

Plants' Internal Clock Can Improve Climate...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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The ability of plants to tell the time, a mechanism common to all living beings, enables them to survive, grow and reproduce. Scientists...

Optical Computer Closer: Optical Transistor...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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Researchers have successfully created an optical transistor from a single molecule. This has brought them one step closer to an optical...

Lighting Revolution Forecast By Top Scientist...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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New developments in a substance which emits brilliant light could lead to a revolution in lighting for the home and office in five...

Sip 'n starve: Dangerous diets in disguise...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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In L.A., the latest “healthy” method for staying slim can border on the downright dangerous — and it’s probably already changing...

Obama health czar led companies in trouble...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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Nancy-Ann DeParle, President Barack Obama’s health policy czar, served as a director of corporations that faced scores of federal...

How Earth Got its Oxygen

LifeScience.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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The rise of oxygen on early Earth may have been caused by a microbial changing of the guard between methane-producers and oxygen-producers...

Infant Colic Linked to Depression in Fathers...

Mercola.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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Studies have suggested that excessive newborn crying, also known as colic, is more likely if their mothers are depressed. Now, researchers...

Sugar's Close Connections to Slavery

Mercola.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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This video explores the dark history and modern power of the world's reigning sugar cartels. It reveals how sugar was at the heart...

Vitamin D Deficiency is Widespread and on...

Mercola.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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A new report shows that populations across the globe are suffering from the impact of low levels of vitamin D. The problem is widespread...

Daily Sex Can Improve Fertility

Mercola.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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Daily sex (or ejaculation) improves men's sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to a study. Until now, there...

Krill Beats Fish Omega-3's in Battling Metabolic...

Mercola.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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Omega-3’s sourced from krill are more effective than fish oil in combating some metabolic symptoms, including raised fat levels in...

12 Food Additives to Remove From Your Diet...

Mercola.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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Many food additives have been studied and linked to various diseases. Becoming informed about the additives in everyday food items...

Bruce Lee Plays Ping Pong -- With Nunchucks...

Mercola.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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You won’t believe the superhuman skills demonstrated by the legendary Bruce Lee in this video.

J&J Pays $1.5 Billion for Elan Stake

WSJ :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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J&J will buy an 18.4% stake in Irish biotech company Elan, in a bid to crack the potentially lucrative Alzheimer's market.

Physics Education Improves When Students...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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A current trend in secondary science education is for students to learn by discovering for themselves how things work. Computer modeling...

Re-Write The Textbooks: Key Genetic Phenomenon...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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Because females carry two copies of the X chromosome to males’ one X and one Y, they harbor a potentially toxic double dose of the...

Antibiotics Take Toll On Beneficial Microbes...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago
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In mice, scientists have shown two types of antibiotics can cause moderate to wide-ranging changes in normally diverse, beneficial...

HHS to warn consumers of flu drug price...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 23 hours ago
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The Department of Health and Human Services will issue consumer warnings about price variations for a scarce liquid...

Mystery Ukrainian 'Super Flu' Raises New...

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago
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Scientists are examining the strain of swine flu behind a deadly Ukrainian outbreak to see if the virus has mutated...

More birth defects seen with assisted reproduction...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 9 hours ago
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has found a higher rate of birth defects among babies conceived by assisted...

Paralyzing Light Beam

LifeScience.com :: Posted 1 day 6 hours ago
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Tiny nematodes are paralyzed by ultraviolet light in a new study. They staythat way until regular light is turned...

The benefits of stress ... in plants

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 2 hours ago
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Certain wild flax plants growing in poor soils have succeeded in balancing the stress in their lives -- these...

Easing needle anxiety

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Needle! For some people, the word -- almost as much as the sight of one sliding into skin -- is enough for people...

New guidelines: Women can get Pap smears...

USAToday :: Posted 17 hours 54 min ago
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Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude...

On your last nerve: Researchers advance...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 10 hours 39 min ago
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Researchers have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells...

U.S. Democrats demand analysis of drug price...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress are seeking government investigations into recent price...

How to Avoid a Customer-Service Nightmare...

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago
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Bad service is everywhere. The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index finds that airlines score a failing...

Five Steps to Overcoming Gout Naturally

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 9 hours ago
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By Dr. MercolaOften in past centuries, gout was laughingly passed off as an affliction of the rich, because it...

Google Bets Big on Internet With Chrome

LifeScience.com :: Posted 1 day 5 hours ago
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Google's new operating system promises to bring cloud computing to the masses.

Studies suggest males have more personality...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 2 hours ago
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Males have more pronounced personalities than females across a range of species -- from humans to house sparrows...

Oceans' uptake of human-made carbon may...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 2 hours ago
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The oceans play a key role in regulating climate, absorbing more than a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans...

Men Married to Smart Women Live Longer

Mercola.com :: Posted 14 hours 14 min ago
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A study has determined that for men, long life and good health have nothing to do with the man’s education and...

Why Israeli rodents are more cautious than...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 10 hours 39 min ago
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Rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side of the Israel-Jordan border. Researchers...

Doctors' Neckties Seen as Flu Risk

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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The list of things to avoid during flu season includes crowded buses, hospitals and handshakes. Consider adding...

U.S. Obesity Rate Continues to Skyrocket

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago
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Obesity is likely to cost the U.S. about $344 billion in medical-related expenses by 2018, taking up about 21...

Meditation Eases Heart Disease

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago
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Heart disease patients who practice Transcendental Meditation have reduced death rates.Researchers randomly assigned more than 200...

Doctors' Neckties Seen as Flu Risk

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 9 hours ago
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The list of things to avoid during flu season includes crowded buses, hospitals and handshakes. Consider adding this: your doctor's...

Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccine: WHO

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 15 hours ago
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday the H1N1 vaccine had been cleared of blame for 41 deaths which health...

'Fly paper' created to capture circulating...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 17 hours ago
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Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that...

Common pain relief medication may encourage...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 17 hours ago
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Although morphine has been the gold-standard treatment for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries, a growing body...

New guidelines: Women can get Pap smears...

USAToday :: Posted 17 hours 54 min ago
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Senate girds for historic debate on health...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 12 hours ago
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Congressional budget crunchers Thursday said the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least a...

Bees can learn differences in food's temperature...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 17 hours ago
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Biologists have discovered that honeybees can discriminate between food at different temperatures, an ability that may assist bees...

Doctors' Neckties Seen as Flu Risk

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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The list of things to avoid during flu season includes crowded buses, hospitals and handshakes. Consider adding this: your doctor's...

Avoiding panic in pandemics

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 2 hours ago
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Public health officials walking a tightrope between massive demand for vaccines and intense public scrutiny of side effects now have...

Long-Term Care Plan to Be in Bill

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago
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The Senate's sweeping health bill is expected to call for a new long-term-care insurance program as Democrats move closer to unveiling...

Nutrigenomics researchers replicate gene...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 17 hours ago
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Rsearchers have identified a gene-diet interaction that appears to influence body weight and have replicated their findings in three...

Democrats Pitch Health Bill to Voters

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 9 hours ago
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Senate Democrats touted the immediate benefits their health bill would bring to Americans, aware that the cost and reach of the bill...

Study raises concerns about outdoor second...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 2 hours ago
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Indoor smoking bans have forced smokers at bars and restaurants onto outdoor patios, but a new study suggests that these outdoor smoking...

Showdown Set for Health Bill

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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Sen. Harry Reid outlined a ten-year $849 billion bill that would overhaul the nation's health-care system and extend insurance to 31...

FDA to review Actelion's Zavesca for additional...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 20 hours ago
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Actelion Ltd, Europe's largest biotech company, said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would...

Experts: Radical measures won't stop swine...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago
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Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads...

Increased obesity hindering success at reducing...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 2 hours ago
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The percentage of overweight and obese adults in the United States has increased over the past two decades -- undermining efforts to...