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Nike+ IPod = Surveillance
The new Nike+ iPod Sport Kit provides a wireless link between your running shoes and your music player. Researchers demonstrate how stalkers and unscrupulous marketers could tap into your sneakers from afar. By Annalee Newitz. Weight Gain or Weight Loss Can Affect Unborn Baby
While weight and obesity have long concerned women in relation to body image and lifestyle issues, few are aware of the possible risks that fluctuating weight could have on their unborn child. Gaining or losing weight in between pregnancies can have major health implications for an unborn baby. U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Anniversary of Americans With D
"On this day in 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, guaranteeing equal opportunity for people with disabilities in public accommodations, commercial facilities, employment, transportation, state and local government services and telecommunications."The site provides a selection of statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau about the population distribution of people with a disability, the employment rate for people with disabilities, and related information. Discrimination in the citations that scientists use
Science does not have to be altruistic. In fact, most of the time it is egotistic, according to a study by researchers in Spain that analyzes the discrimination that exists in citations of scientific articles in articles where researchers publish their results. New UF Test Could Help Third World Farmers Improve Soil, Fight Global
A process developed at the University of Florida will help Third World farmers keep nutrients in their soil and could eventually allow them to join the fight against global warming. U.S. Life Expectancy About To Decline, Researchers Say
A team of researchers led by University of Illinois at Chicago professor S. Jay Olshansky is predicting a decline in life expectancy in the United States later this century. Surgeon Revives Successful Clubfoot Treatment
Almost 60 years after it was conceived, Washington University orthopaedic surgeon Matthew B. Dobbs, MD, has revived a nonsurgical technique to correct talipes equinovarus, or clubfoot, a congenital foot deformity. By combining the venerable procedure with the latest genetic science and translational research, Dobbs aims to drastically improve treatment and perhaps eventually reduce the incidence of the malady. Tips for IM Privacy
One good thing to come out of the Foley story is that now everyone knows that instant message isn't as secret as they thought. In Sex Drive Daily. Aussie Canned for Camera Phone
Is your camera-equipped cell phone worth losing a plum military gig for? A painter working at a top-secret submarine plant Down Under is fired for bringing the little snapper on the job. In Gear Factor. Defective Gene Linked To Two Inherited Immune Deficiencies
Defects in a single gene can result in two immune system disorders that leave affected individuals vulnerable to frequent or unusually severe infections, according to new findings reported in the August issue of Nature Genetics. The discovery may lead to new diagnostic tests for these two inherited conditions -- immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency and common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) Currently, doctors diagnose the conditions by measuring immunoglobulin levels and excluding other causes for lowered immunoglobulin levels; there are no specific tests to detect the two disorders.
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