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[Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Two Chemical Compounds Boost Immune Cells' Ability To Suppress HIV Wit
A UCLA AIDS Institute study has discovered that two chemical compounds may help the immune systems of HIV-infected persons fight the disease without invasive gene therapy. Presented March 5 at the 2005 Palm Springs Symposium on HIV/AIDS, the new research demonstrates that the new compounds activate telomerase -- a protein that boosts immune cells' ability to divide, enabling them to continue destroying HIV-infected cells. International Congress on Islamic Feminism
The website for this conference held in October 2005 in Barcelona, Spain, features resources on Islamic feminism, "a Koran-centered reform movement by Muslim women ... in pursuit of women's advancement and in refutation of Western stereotypes and Islamist orthodoxy alike."The "Participants"section provides links to articles and papers on Islamic feminism and profiles of some of the people and groups involved in the movement. In English, Spanish, and Catalan. Cause Of Recent Sustained Outbreak Of Human Leptospirosis In Thailand
A single disease-causing clone of the bacterium Leptospira interrogans was behind the recent sustained outbreak of leptospirosis in Thailand, according to a new investigation. A new gene technique was used to make the discovery. [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. Organic Farms Produce Same Yields As Conventional Farms
For corn and soybeans, organic farming yields the same size crop with a lot less fossil energy input and impact on the environment than conventional farming, according to a new study whose lead author is David Pimentel of Cornell University. Bioscience (Vol. 55:7, 2005). Personality Traits And Craving Among Pathological Gamblers And Alcohol
Addiction-related "craving"can be physical, as in withdrawal, and/or memory-based, as in desire. A new study compares craving between pathological gamblers and alcoholics, correlating craving with personality. Results show that gamblers and alcoholics have distinctive personality traits that affect their cravings. Existing Drugs Show Promise For Treating End-stage Renal Disease In Lu
Studies in mice suggest that two drugs already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration show promise for treating the complications of lupus. Agatha Christie and Archaeology
Companion to an exhibit, "Agatha Christie and Archaeology: Mystery in Mesopotamia,"which "presented a fascinating look at the secret life of one of the world's most popular writers. Agatha Christie (1890-1976) originally became interested in archaeology on a visit to the site of Ur (in modern Iraq) in 1928. It was at Ur that she met her future husband, the archaeologist Max Mallowan."Includes annotated photos and images of archaeological items. From the British Museum. Children With Cancer Risk Fragile Bones
Physicians caring for children with cancer should be on the lookout for signs of bone fragility caused by disease and treatment, according to a new report.
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