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Suicide Bomber Attack in Afghanistan |
 ...icide car bomber. No military casualties were reported, however eight civilians were wounded by the attack.
The convoy was attacked when it was passing the Kandahar western outskirts, which is the heartland of Taliban. This particular region is where the U.S. and NATO keep their military troops.
The province of Kandahar houses troops both from NATO and the U.S. and Canada is the main supplier of soldiers for NATO in... |
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The Less Online Content - The Better, Study Says |
 ...tures. Kevin Wise and Kimberlee Pepple, conducted the study where volunteers were given a task to choose three pictures from six and 24 selection of thumbnails. Researchers then studied participants' heart rates to define orienting response while they were looking at the pictures.
Scientists noticed that when a person was interested, his or her heart rate slowed down. This reaction was seen in respondents who had to s... |
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Male birth decline - an environmental fault? |
 ...0 girls worldwide. Although more males are born than females, by by the age of 36, women outnumber men. This is explained by such facts as boys are more susceptible to various diseases like diabetes, heart diseases and also die from accidents more often than women. In general, more twice as many boys than girls die at adolescence.
The decline in male births is a suggestive sign of environmental problems, scientists sa... |
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Police Allowed to Use Taser Stun Guns Against Minors |
 ...Police officers will be allowed to use Taser stun guns, 50,000-volt weapons that paralyze the target for some time. In spite the fact that the stun guns can cause heart attacks, they will be used against potentially violent offenders, including youngsters.
The Defence Scientific Advisory Council medical committee warned the Home Office that they should first carefully consider the risks of using the stun guns against y... |
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Doctors Prescribe Antidepressants for Babies |
 ...n re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) even exceeded their benefits. As for the older generation of 'tricyclic' antidepressants, they are not generally recommended for those younger than 18 as they may cause heart problems.
Since 2000, the number of antidepressant prescriptions funded by the state has almost doubled to reach over a million a year. Antidepressant cost the Government about $30 million. Figures provided by Pharm... |
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Millionaire Dies From Depression at the Age of 31 |
 ...s are devastated with this loss, having asked the media to respect their privacy.
Mr Millar was the head of Advanced Herbal Supplements, founded in 2000. The company produced pills, including Red Hearts, Charge, and Ice Diamonds. He was known as 'the king of the party pill trade' and had made millions.
The millionaire supported the idea that party pills should be legalized. In December he made a warning statement t... |
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Doctor Not Liable for Reviving a Disabled Baby |
 ...A Vancouver doctor is not liable for reviving a baby who was born without heartbeat and his survival lead to serious disabilities, the state Supreme Court said.
Nichole Stewart-Graves and Todd Graves, the parents of the baby said that it was doctor's malpractice, when he kept on resuscitating their baby for about half an hour after his birth. The parents claimed that doctors had to get their consent for revival, as the... |
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The Main Genetic Difference between Humans and Chimpanzees Revealed |
 ...e is so great that it lead scientists to question where is the core of the matter.
The study conducted at the University of Toronto Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research compared brain and heart tissue of humans and chimpanzees to uncover the difference. Scientists found that the essence of these differences lie in splicing of the genes to produce a protein.
Benjamin Blencowe, a professor at the University ... |
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Syphilis Was Brought by Columbus |
 ...uth America were also included in the study. It was found that the ancestor of the syphilis came from the New World.
Syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause serious damage to the heart, bones, brain, eyes and bones.
Harper came to a conclusion that syphilis evolved from yaws and survived in European climate.
Connie Mulligan of the University of Florida and colleagues said that DNA from ancient bone... |
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Woman's Death Linked to Second-Hand Smoking |
 ...rant workers showed significant improvements in respiratory symptoms and lung function after smoking ban was introduced. Earlier, it was suggested that environmental tobacco smoke may cause coronary heart disease, lung cancer and premature death. The reported case highlights the danger of a second hand smoking to all employees.
Kenneth Rosenman, an MSU professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Occupational a... |
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Life Expectancy of American Women Falls Significantly |
 ...showed that during a period from 1961 to 1983, the average life expectancy in the US rose by nearly 7 years for men and almost 6 years for women. This is attributed to the decline in death rates from heart attack due to the improvements in medicine.
However, by the beginning of 1980s this increase slowed down and further improvements were seen mostly in areas with high life expectancy.
Nearly one in five American wome... |
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Inventor of LSD Drug Dies |
 ... Albert Hofmann, a well-known inventor of hallucinogen drug LSD died of heart attack at age 102 on Tuesday.
Hofmann, discovered LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide-25) in 1983 working as a chemist at the Sandoz pharmaceuticals firm in Basel.
He was studying the medicinal properties of the fungus found on grains and was the first to test the drug describing it as "sudden feeling of unease and mild dizziness". When he l... |
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New Natural Wonders Revealed |
 ...ource of information about the new life forms.
Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan site extends to 200,000 hectares of Central Asian steppe, the area of open grassland. Being the heart of the Eurasian continent, the site is extremely rich in natural resources. More than 200 lakes, including Tengiz Lake is feeding home to around 16 million birds and waterfowls with a number of them being endangered.
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Intel Marks its 40th Anniversary |
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"When we introduced the microprocessor no one could have predicted that the market for PCs would be greater than 350 million units a year. Over the next 40 years Intel technology will be at the heart of breakthroughs that solve the big problems of health and environment. For Intel this is just the beginning of its journey," stated Paul Otellini, the company's president and CEO.
Intel looks forward to mark its an... |
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