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Living to 100 and Beyond: Search for Predictors of Exceptional Human L
This 2005 research paper "explores possible predictors of exceptional human longevity such as familial factors, early-life living conditions, month-of-birth, and birth order."Includes data tables and a bibliography. From the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago; sponsored by the Committee on Life Insurance Research of the Society of Actuaries. Gear Gallery: IPhone, Biker's Backpack, Video Boombox and More
Wired editors tout the latest, greatest gear (and torch the lamest stuff to hit store shelves). Preventing and Thawing Frozen Pipes
Provides "suggestions about how to prevent water pipes in the home from freezing, and how to thaw them if they do freeze."Also discusses what not to do, such as using a blowtorch to thaw frozen pipes. From the American Red Cross. Sexual Behavior and Selected Health Measures: Men and Women 15-44 Year
This 2005 report "is intended to provide reliable national estimates of some basic statistics on certain types of sexual behavior, sexual orientation, and sexual attraction for men and women. ... The data are relevant to public health concerns, including efforts to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and to demographic and social concerns such as birth and pregnancy rates among teenagers."Includes text and highlights. From National Center for Health Statistics. Prostate Cancer Therapy Linked To Increased Risk Of Heart Disease Deat
The use of androgen deprivation therapy to treat localized prostate cancer is associated with an increased risk of death from heart disease, according to a new study. Androgen deprivation therapy is frequently used to treat high-risk localized prostate cancer. Medication-releasing Stent Reduces Risk Of Artery Re-narrowing Followi
Compared to bare metal stents, placement of stents that release the medication paclitaxel reduces the risk of the artery re-narrowing nine months following angioplasty for patients with complex coronary artery lesions, according to an article in the September 14 issue of JAMA. U. T. Dallas-led Research Team Produces Strong, Transparent Carbon Nan
University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) nanotechnologists and an Australian colleague have produced transparent carbon nanotube sheets that are stronger than the same-weight steel sheets and have demonstrated applicability for organic light-emitting displays, low-noise electronic sensors, artificial muscles, conducting appliqués and broad-band polarized light sources that can be switched in one ten-thousandths of a second. Rare Breeds Of Farm Animals Face Extinction
With the world's first global inventory of farm animals showing many breeds of African, Asian, and Latin American livestock at risk of extinction, scientists have called for the rapid establishment of genebanks to conserve the sperm and ovaries of key animals critical for the global population's future survival. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. [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...
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