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Dog Toys: You Need Them
This fact sheet provides tips for choosing safe and appropriate toys for dogs. Includes recommended toys and ideas for getting the most out of toys. The cat behavior section of this website includes a similar fact sheet on cat toys (search for "cat toys"). From the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... New Anti-thrombotic Therapy Effective, Safer For Patients
The OASIS-5/MICHELANGELO study, presented today at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, showed that fondaparinux, a new anti-thrombotic therapy, was as effective as enoxaparin in preventing heart attacks, death and ischemia (reduction in blood supply to the tissues) at nine days after an event but demonstrated a dramatic reduction in major bleeding. The study indicated patients had a lower mortality rate at the one-month mark after an acute coronary event. No Psychological Risk In Children Next-Born After Stillbirth, Study Su
There is no evidence that children next-born after stillbirth are clinically at risk compared to children of non-bereaved mothers, according to a new study. However, the study did find evidence of less optimal mother-child interaction. Captive Shark Had "Virgin Birth"
This 2007 article describes how genetic testing has confirmed that a female hammerhead shark reproduced through parthenogenesis, the type of reproduction that "occurs when an egg cell is triggered to develop as an embryo without the addition of any genetic material from a male."Includes an audio clip, diagram of how parthenogenesis takes place, and links to related articles. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). WHO Recommends Influenza Vaccine Composition For Northern Hemisphere 2
This year, more than 10 000 influenza viruses from all continents were isolated and characterized by the WHO/National Influenza Centres. These laboratories, which are located in more than 80 countries, form the backbone of the global influenza surveillance programme. Based on that assembled information, WHO today published its recommendations on the formulation of the influenza vaccine for the Northern Hemisphere. New warning system warns of driver drowsiness and distraction
Scientists have developed the latest version of a driving assistance system which controls the driver's attention level and helps to avoid accidents caused by drowsiness or distractions at the wheel. Scientists Make Explosive Discovery About Nature Of Supernovae
North Carolina State University astrophysicists have answered a long-standing question about the nature of one of our galaxy's most famous supernova explosions, discovering a new class of supernova in the process. Yotophoto
"Yotophoto is a search engine for free-to-use stock photographs ... "It indexes "various sources of free imagery on the web including Flickr, Wikipedia, Stock.Xchng, Morguefile, Pixelperfect Digital and OpenPhoto."It only indexes photographs. "Other image types like maps, graphics, illustrations, 3D renderings, charts and the like are not indexed at this time."Browsable by tag, or searchable by word and by color of image. Apple Job Posting Hints at Webcam in Future iPad
Looks like future iPads will include cameras. At least that's what we infer from an Apple job posting for a quality engineer in its iPad Media division. The question remains, how soon?
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