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Case For Daily Calcium Pill Strengthened
A new study has found people over 50 who take calcium supplements suffer fewer fractures and enjoy a better quality of life. The study involved a meta-analysis of over 63,000 people taking calcium or calcium and vitamin D supplements. The study found long term daily calcium and Vitamin D supplements have the potential to reduce the risk of fracture in the elderly by almost a quarter. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Mystery Science TheaterCreators Return, With Downloadable
Eight years after the demise of Mystery Science Theater 3000, its creators are back with two new ventures, making fun of a new crop of movies. Keeping Workers Safe During Clean Up and Recovery Operations Following
News releases and audio of public service announcements from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) about dangers for workers associated with hurricane recovery. Topics include flooding, electrical, chainsaws, falls, and mold. Also includes fact sheets on natural disaster recovery and related information. Most materials are in English and Spanish. Children Whose Parents Smoked Are Twice As Likely To Begin Smoking Bet
Twelve-year-olds whose parents smoked were more than twice as likely to begin smoking cigarettes on a daily basis between the ages of 13 and 21 than were children whose parents didn't use tobacco, according to a new study that looked at family influences on smoking habits. Rapid Restoration Of Immunity In Immune-suppressed Cancer Patients Usi
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that protective levels of immunity against pneumococcus could be obtained in immune-suppressed myeloma patients who were given a prophylactic bacterial vaccine in addition to a new autologous T-cell-based vaccine only two weeks after their stem-cell transplantation. They will apply the principles learned from this study to hone the development of a cancer vaccine aimed directly at tumors and other cancers. Lung Scarring Diseases Linked To Genes And Smoking
In a study of 111 families that had at least two relatives with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP), people who smoked cigarettes were three times more likely than non-smokers to develop the disease. IIP is a group of potentially fatal disorders that affects the lungs, often accompanied by pulmonary fibrosis. The researchers conclude that IIP may be caused by an interaction between a specific genetic background and cigarette smoking. Older people and males also showed a greater risk of developing the disease. Wheat Can Fatally Starve Insect Predators
A newly identified wheat gene produces proteins that appear to attack the stomach lining of a crop-destroying fly larvae so that the bugs starve to death. The gene's role in creating resistance to Hessian flies was a surprise to U.S. Department of Agriculture and Purdue University researchers, discoverers of the gene and its function. Ambulance Crews Gain Crucial New Hand Held Computer Link To Emergency
Ambulance crews are to gain a crucial new tool to help them get speedy access to information on everything from advice on resuscitation drugs doses, to data on toxic chemicals and poisons thanks to a new Ambulance Crew Electronic Pocket Guide for Personal Digital Assistants, designed by the University of Warwick, being launched at the Ambulance Service Association Conference. Envisat Helps Polar Challenge Racers On Way To Magnetic North Pole
The final stretch of the Scott Dunn Polar Challenge is approaching: 44 competitors on 16 teams from all over Britain and Ireland are racing on skis, pulling sledges to the 500-kilometre-distant Magnetic North Pole. In this extreme environment, radar ice images from ESA's Envisat help ensure competitors keep safe.
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