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Popular Asthma Medication Linked To Respiratory Improvement In NYC Fir
New research examined the effectiveness of ICS in preventing asthma and other respiratory illness due to inhalation exposures experienced by NYC firefighters after the World Trade Center collapse. Twoyears post-collapse, those firefighters treated with ICS reported positive feedback. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." Life In Deadly Conditions: Researchers Sequence The Genome Of A Microb
The genome of another micro-organism which lives under extreme conditions has been sequenced. Scientists at the Department of Membrane Biochemistry at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have analysed the genome of Natronomonas pharaonis and uncovered the survival strategies with which the archaeon can best thrive in deadly environmental conditions. In the latest edition of the international journal Genome Research, Professor Dieter Oesterhelt and his colleagues present their research. Brandeis Study: Poor Hearing May Cause Poor Memory
Brandeis researchers say older people suffering a hearing loss might also lose the ability to remember spoken language. The researchers said older adults with mild to moderate hearing loss might expend so much cognitive energy on hearing accurately, their ability to remember spoken language suffers as a result. Driving Passions
Collection of stories that examine "Southern California's attitudes towards automobiles and explore how cars collide with local culture."Topics include Los Angeles' enchantment with movement, a driving tour down Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles' unofficial Main Street), and cars of the future. Features multimedia presentations and links to related material. Also includes road trip ideas. From KCET, Community Television of Southern California. Harnessing Microbes, One By One, To Build A Better Nanoworld
Taking a new approach to the painstaking assembly of nanometer-sized machines, a team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has successfully used single bacterial cells to make tiny bio-electronic circuits. Key To Male Infertility
A factor in immune cells regulates human semen and seems to determine whether a man will be fertile, according to a new study. Study Finds Obesity Has Effect On Disability, Not Life Expectancy, For
New research shows that obese adults who reach the age of 70 are at no greater risk of dying than their non-obese counterparts, but they do have a much greater probability of spending their remaining years disabled. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Ecologist Finds Dire Devastation Of Snake Species Following Floods
Ecologist have just completed a census of snakes at a conservation preserve northwest of St. Louis, when the great flood of 1993 deluged the area, putting the preserve at least 15 feet under water. The flood provided the researcher with a rare opportunity: His collected data and the flood would combine to make "the perfect study"of how an area rebounds from natural disaster.
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