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New Test Possible Aid To Overcoming Barriers To Colon Cancer Screening
A new option for non-invasive colorectal cancer testing may encourage some people who avoid screening for the deadly disease to be tested. International expedition investigates climate change, alternative fuel
Biogeochemistry and geology and geophysics scientists have returned from Arctic expedition exploring methane hydrate deposits in the Beaufort Sea and spatial variation of sediment contribution to Arctic climate change. Sexes Differ In Their Immune Reactions To Burnout On The Job And Depre
Recent findings show that work-related burnout can lead to inflammatory processes, which plays a key role in the initiation and progression of cardiovascular disease and other inflammatory-linked illness. Now, researchers find evidence that men and women differ in their inflammatory reactions to work-related burnout and depression. Background TV Found To Have Negative Effect On Parent-child Interactio
A new study looks for the first time at the effect of background TV on interactions between parents and young children. Using an experimental design, researchers found that when a TV was on, both the quantity and quality of interactions between parents and children dropped. This study challenges the common assumption that background TV doesn't affect very young children if they don't look at the screen. Burning Wetlands Unleash Sequestered Mercury In Wake Of Climate Change
Climate change appears to be contributing to the waking of a dangerous sleeping giant in the most northern wetlands of North America -- mercury. Released into the atmosphere most prodigiously with the launching of the industrial age, the toxic element falls back onto Earth, and accumulates particularly in North American wetlands. A Michigan State University researcher finds wildfires, growing more frequent and intense, are unleashing sequestered mercury up to 15 times greater than originally calculated. Chocolate &Zucchini
A "blog written by Clotilde Dusoulier, a 27-year-old Parisian woman [and cookbook author] who lives in Montmartre and shares her passion for all things food-related -- thoughts, recipes, musings, cookbook acquisitions, quirky products, nifty tools, restaurant experiences, ideas, and inspirations."Also features a recipe index, picture gallery, and guide to Paris restaurants. Public Radio Exchange
This not-for-profit "web-based marketplace for public radio programming"provides freely-available, original sound-based content on a wide variety of topics, many of them unusual and interesting. Diehard public radio junkies can register (free) to contribute comments about PRX programs. Includes a blog and a podcast. Max Out Your Retro Video Games
Everything about Dream Arcades' home entertainment center is huge: the 100-inch screen, the list of included classic titles, the $4,500 price tag. In Gear Factor. Cisco: New Wi-Fi Flip Camera Early Next Year
If you thought 'Huh?' when Cisco bought out Pure Digital — the maker of the Flip video camera — you might have an answer: Early next year Cisco will market a new, WiFi-enabled Flip.
 NIH Halts Use Of COX-2 Inhibitor In Large Cancer Prevention Trial
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it has suspended the use of COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib (Celebrex™ Pfizer, Inc.) for all participants in a large colorectal cancer prevention clinical trial conducted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
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