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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Agriculture Street Landfil
"This web page provides background information and details about the Agriculture Street Landfill Superfund Project in New Orleans"that began in 1998. Includes updates on water sampling and other EPA activities related to flood cleanup after Hurricane Katrina of this Superfund site that housed "debris and waste resulting from cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Betsy"and that was found to have "elevated levels of lead, arsenic and carcinogenic polyaromatic hydrocarbons (cPAHs)." Who's Who of Victorian Cinema
This Web site, which is based on a book of the same name published by the British Film Institute, is a "biographical guide to some of the leading figures in Victorian cinema."Biographies are browsable by name, country, and group (such as cameramen and inventors). Also features a technology overview, a bibliography, a chronology, and images of cameras, projectors, and other motion picture equipment used in the period. Searchable. Irregular arm swing may point to Parkinson's disease
Irregular arm swings while walking could be an early sign of Parkinson's disease, according to neurologists who believe early detection may help physicians apply treatments to slow further brain cell damage until strategies to slow disease progression are available. Program may prevent knee injuries in young female soccer players
A soccer-specific exercise program that includes individual instruction of athletes appears to reduce the risk of knee injuries in young female players, according to a new study. Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth In M83, The Southern Pinwheel
The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of the nearby spiral galaxy M83. Nicknamed the Southern Pinwheel, M83 is undergoing more rapid star formation than our own Milky Way galaxy, especially in its nucleus. Learning How to Regrow Fingers
A new federally funded project should help scientists learn how some animals regenerate body parts so well. They hope to apply the lessons to humans. By the Associated Press. Few Cancer Services Provided To Nursing Home Residents, Study Finds
Elderly nursing home residents receive relatively few cancer care services, including screening, surgical treatment, or hospice care, according to a study published online December 25 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Data From Space: Adaptive Array Network Could Improve Access To NASA's
Sophisticated signal processing techniques and simple proof-of-principle antenna arrays built from PVC pipe, aluminum foil and copper wire could revolutionize the way NASA obtains data from its Earth observing satellites. Preventive Ovary Removal Linked To Early Death In Younger Women, Mayo
Death rates rise when women under 45 years old undergo bilateral ovariectomy -- surgical removal of both ovaries -- and do not receive proper hormone replacement therapy, according to a new Mayo Clinic study to be published in the October 1 issue of The Lancet Oncology. Mortality from all causes increased 1.7 times for women in this age category, and was particularly increased for estrogen-related cancers and diseases of the brain and cardiovascular system. Free Science Magazines
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