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Consumption Of Green Tea Associated With Reduced Mortality In Japanese
Adults in Japan who consumed higher amounts of green tea had a lower risk of death due to all causes and due to cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the Sept. 13 issue of JAMA. But there was no link between green tea consumption and a reduced risk of death due to cancer. Adverse Housing Conditions Contribute To Diabetes Risk
Fair or poor housing conditions are associated with the risk of developing diabetes in urban, middle-aged African-Americans. Housing conditions influenced the risk of developing diabetes, although there was no direct association with conditions in the neighborhoods immediately outside their homes. New Drug Therapy To Combat Graft-vs.-host Disease In Stem-cell Patient
Gastrointestinal graft-vs.-host disease is a common and potentially deadly side effect for patients who undergo an allogeneic stem-cell transplant to treat certain blood cancers. Now, new research from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center shows that adding a widely used topical corticosteroid to the standard treatment for GVHD kept the disease in remission and significantly reduces deaths one year after therapy. "Vigilantes"Set for Mexican Border Patrol
Article about the April 2005 project of a group of volunteers to observe the Arizona-Mexico border, where "hundreds of immigrants ... each night seek illegally to cross the wire fence separating the US from Mexico."Includes links to the official Minuteman Project site and to the sites of human right groups, which "fear the eruption of vigilante violence."From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Biological Warfare, Mad Cow Disease On University of Houston Student's
A University of Houston student has made an award-winning breakthrough in biosensors that could help bioterrorism researchers in their ability to quickly and accurately detect toxic biological agents. Mrinal Shah, a doctoral student in chemical engineering at UH, has developed new methods in the use of biosensors that could provide one of the first steps in developing a protein-based biosensor that would help the government in safeguarding the nation. Q&A: China and Japan's Troubled Ties
Questions and answers concerning the history of relations between China and Japan, "the two most powerful countries in Asia."Topics include past and current tensions over history textbooks, maritime borders, access to natural resources (including oil and gas), rights to a group of islands (called Senkaku Islands by Japan and Diaoyu by China), and related topics. Includes links to related stories. From BBC News. StolenID Search
Enter a social security number or a credit card number to discover whether the number is found in "the world's largest repository of stolen and compromised personal information."The site notes that "individuals only enter credit card numbers and social security numbers. Even under the worst case scenarios, divulging this information alone is highly unlikely to lead to risk of identity theft."From a company that provides anti-identity theft tools. Small Variations In Genes Can Determine Risk Of Developing Breast Canc
A woman's risk of developing breast cancer is due in part to a group of very small variations in genes which code for a cell's estrogen receptors, according to a new study. Air Quality In West Going South
By mid-century, air quality throughout the Western United States will deteriorate, according to a new EPA-funded computer simulation by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. To Control Germs, Scientists Deploy Tiny Agents Provocateurs
Aiming to thwart persistent bacterial infections and better control group behaviors of certain microorganisms, scientists are creating artificial chemicals that infiltrate and sabotage bacterial "mobs."
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