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Electronic Tracking System Can Help Diabetes Patient Care
An electronic system with personalized patient information shared by diabetes patients and their primary care providers improved diabetes care and clinical outcomes. Deadly Blast From the Past
Scientists resurrect viruses from the 1918 influenza pandemic and infect monkeys with them to see what made the flu so dangerous. Scientists call for moratorium on issuance of mountaintop mining permi
Based on a comprehensive analysis of the latest scientific findings, a group of the nation's leading environmental scientists are calling on the US EPA and the US Army Corps of Engineers to stay all new mountaintopmining permits. They argue that peer-reviewed research unequivocally documents irreversible environmental impacts from this form of mining which also exposes local residents to a higher risk of serious health problems. At a Glance: Mexico: Flood Response Targets Immediate Needs of Childre
Description of UNICEF efforts to aid those affected by the November 2007 floods in southern Mexico. Features news and audio clips, photos, and a report of the immediate needs for those impacted by the flooding in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Also includes brief background and statistics about Mexico, material about funding appeals and donor updates, and a link to the UNICEF site for Mexico (in Spanish). From UNICEF. Google Patent Search
This patent search "covers the entire collection of patents made available by the USPTO -- from patents issued in the 1790s through ... [the present. It does not] currently include patent applications, international patents, or U.S. patents issued over the last few months."Search by keyword, patent number, inventor name, issue and file dates, and other factors. Results include abstract, drawings, and other associated material. From Google. Overweight Or Underweight, Causes Of Death Differ
The association between weight and causes of death can vary considerably, with obesity associated with a significantly increased mortality from cardiovascular disease, underweight associated with increased mortality from primarily non-cancer, non-CVD causes, and overweight associated with increased mortality from diabetes and kidney disease combined, but with reduced mortality from other non-cancer non-CVD causes of death, according to a new study. Why Women Get More Migraines Than Men
New research suggests that women have a faster trigger than men for activating the waves of brain activity thought to underlie migraines. If the theory is correct, this triggering mechanism may be a new target for migraine treatment. In a separate report, the researchers report preliminary success in preventing migraines using a drug that blocks these waves. MBQ Is More Than Manga
Disgusted by the wide-eyed, large-breasted, hydrocephalic protagonists of most Japanese comics? Give Felipe Smith's gritty work a go. In Table of Malcontents. Polite Hackers Kick It in Korea
Security researchers at South Korea's first international hacker conference rip holes in Linux and VOIP. But where are the drinking games? Quinn Norton reports from Seoul. [Odd] County in Utah Repeals Anti-Dancing Law
ST. GEORGE, Utah - It's now legal to bring an insane person into Washington County, dance immodestly or let more than 25 mules cross a Virgin River bridge. These acts were illegal until Tuesday, when the Washington County Commission cleaned its books of a raft of obsolete laws...
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