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It's Healthy Being a Winner
British researchers report Nobel Prize winners live longer than runners-up, saying status confers "a kind of health-giving magic." Plus: Research says video games are good for you. In Wired Science. Emergency News: 2005 Hurricane Season
Information from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals about Hurricane Katrina. Includes a FAQ covering health precautions for cleanup workers, contacts for medical professionals who want to volunteer services, and questions about vaccines and immunization records. Also provides news about numbers and locations of deceased victims, water boil orders, facilities and services, and actions of the health department. Study Suggests Combination Therapy Could Stop Spread, Halt Growth Of M
Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine have identified the mechanism by which the most mutated gene in melanoma, called v599EB-Raf, aids melanoma tumor development demonstrating its importance as a therapeutic target. What's Inside A Comet? Brown Geologist Helps NASA Find Out
On July 4, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will witness fantastic fireworks when comet Tempel 1 slams into a space probe at 23,000 miles per hour. Brown University professor and NASA mission member Peter Schultz will help analyze collision data to determine what's inside this primordial ball of ice. Study Shows Substantial Survival Gains From Standard Breast Cancer Tre
The types of chemotherapy and hormonal therapy that have long been used to help prevent breast cancer recurrence have much greater effects on 15-year than on 5-year survival, according to a study involving researchers from Oxford's Clinical Trial Service Unit and published in this week's issue of The Lancet. Mechanism For Acne Drug's Link To Depression Suggested By New Research
New research has found that a drug used to treat severe forms of acne reduces the availability of the chemical serotonin, low levels of which have been linked to aggression and clinical depression. Some Women Benefit More From Exercise When Emphasis Is On Health, Not
A new study suggests that women with chronic issues with their body-image are more likely to benefit from an exercise class where the instructor emphasizes the health benefits of the workout over improved appearance, even if those women chose the class in hopes of improving their physique. Researchers studied nearly 100 college-aged women who had social physique anxiety -- a disorder in which someone chronically worries that others are critiquing his or her body. NSA Spy Program Gets Temporary OK
Hold the phone: Warrantless surveillance of international calls and e-mails into and out of the United States can go ahead while a judge's ruling, which called the intercepts unconstitutional, works its way through the appeals process. How Much Do You Need To Know To Take Down The Mafia Or Destroy A Compu
Highlights in this issue: Knowledge is critical for destroying crime rings and computer networks, and the best way to answer the burning question - What on Earth have I done with my keys? The Oil Sands Environmental Research Network (OSERN): Frequently Asked
Questions and answers about obtaining petroleum from the "naturally occurring deposits of bituminous sand"(known as oil sand or tar sand) found near the Athabasca River in Canada. Includes information about mining, the kinds of environmental disturbance oil sands mining causes, and reclamation. Also includes maps and a link to a glossary of oil sands acronyms. From the University of Alberta.
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