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Desertification: UN Experts Prescribe Global Policy Overhaul To Avoid
Desertification, exacerbated by climate change, represents "the greatest environmental challenge of our times"and governments must overhaul policy approaches to the issue or face mass migrations of people driven from degraded homelands within a single generation, warns a new analysis. Red-Color News Soldier: A Chinese Photographer's Odyssey Through the C
The black-and-white photographs in this traveling exhibit (2003-2005) of work by Li Zhensheng document Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution in China (1964-1976). Provides photo descriptions (mouse over images to view) and background information about the photographer and the project. In English and French. Driving Abilities Not Impaired By Moderate, Long-Term Pain Medication
Opioid pain relievers, such as morphine and other narcotics, carry warning labels urging patients not to drive or operate heavy machinery during use. In addition, drivers under the influence of pain medication are typically subjected to the same laws and penalties as drivers under the influence of alcohol. And yet, in a recent, preliminary study researchers found no difference in the "driving skills and reaction times"of patients taking morphine compared to non-medicated drivers. Big Q: Why Do Placebos Work?
It's all in the mind, right? Have your say. In the Wired Wiki. What Do Women Want? Less Pink, More Tech, "Lady Geek" Survey Says
According to a recent U.K. study, women own only slightly fewer tech gadgets than men -- and they're not interested in pink gadgets and Hello Kitty keyboards, either. Babies Raised In Bilingual Homes Learn New Words Differently Than Infa
Research on the learning process for acquiring two languages from birth found differences in how bilingual babies learned words compared to monolingual babies. The research suggests that bilingual babies follow a slightly different pattern when using detailed sound information to learn differences between words. Bilingual infants failed to notice a small change in the sound of an object's name until 20 months, while monolingual infants notices the change at 17 months. Yale Researcher Studying Acupuncture To Reduce Back Pain In Pregnancy
A Yale researcher and expert in the practice of acupuncture is conducting a three-year study on the effectiveness of this ancient Chinese practice in reducing low back pain during pregnancy. Study Identifies Several New Bacterial Species Associated With Common
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have shed new light on BV by using genetic-sequencing technology to detect several new bacterial species -- enough to almost double the number of known strains associated with the infection. Asymptomatic HIV-infected Newborns May Benefit From Early Drug Treatme
Identifying and treating HIV-infected newborns is a race against the clock, according to a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Researchers found that HIV-infected infants treated with one or two antiretroviral drugs within two months of birth were less likely to develop AIDS by their third birthday than were infants who were 3 or 4 months old when treatment was initiated. Infants who received a combination of three antiretroviral drugs did even better. Reducing Caffeine Intake Has No Effect On Birth Weight Or Length Of Pr
There is no evidence that moderate levels of caffeine consumption during pregnancy lead to a greater risk of premature births and underweight babies despite warnings from some public health officials, finds a new study.
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