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Heavy Drinking Takes Excessive Toll On Women With Hepatitis C
Women tend to survive longer than men if infected with the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus -- but if they drink heavily,that survival advantage completely disappears, according to a new study. High-End Hemp Speakers Are All the Buzz
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Tone Tubby hemp cone speakers.
 New Metal Alloys Boost High-temperature Heat Treatment Of Jet Engine C
New "fixed points"identified at high temperatures reduce the uncertainty of industrial heat treatments. One consequence is more efficient jet engines. Older Blacks And Latinos Still Lag Whites In Controlling Diabetes
Despite decades of advances in diabetes care, African-Americans and Latinos are still far less likely than whites to have their blood sugar under control, even with the help of medications, a new national study finds. That puts them at a much higher risk of blindness, heart attack, kidney failure and other long-term diabetes complications. But the study also suggests opportunities to decrease the disparities. The Future of Local News?
Topix.net cooks up a geolocating algorithm that rounds up regionally relevant write-ups. In Epicenter. [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. U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Veterans Day
Contains facts and statistics regarding veterans in the United States, including women and African American veterans, wars served, where veterans live, and what veterans receive in benefits. Features quotes and audio clips. Catching Terrorists Red-handed: Contact With Homemade Explosives Easy
A scientist has discovered a way to literally catch terrorists red-handed. A new chemical spray detector detects the homemade explosive urea nitrate. When sprayed on cotton swabs taken from the hands of a suspect, if they have had recent contact with urea nitrate, the chemical will turn a blood red hue. Biology, training and profit sharing make best traders
Researchers have identified a group of traders consistently able to outperform the market, even during the credit crisis. The study offers a rare glimpse into how biology, experience and compensation schemes work together to make a profitable and -- crucially -- a prudent risk taker. T-rays -- The Next Wave In Imaging Technology
A versatile technology that can spot cracks in space shuttle foam, while also offering the potential to see biological agents through a sealed envelope and detect tumors without harmful radiation, will be the focus of a full-day symposium at the 230th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C.
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