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- Offbeat (15 Sep, 2008)
Parents, Who Refused Medical Treatment for Their Sick Baby, Arrested, Baby Seized
Police managed to arrest a couple who refused medical treatment for their scrawny baby because of religious reasons. ...
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- Technology (03 Aug, 2009)
Latest Invention: World's Most Miniature Medical Video Camera
Medigus, the developer of medical devices, together with Tower Semiconductor, specialty chip foundry, came up with their latest invention in medical field - they claim to have created the smallest medical video camera in the world. ...
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- Politics (19 Feb, 2007)
Tragic Human Error Lead to Transplantation of HIV-positive Organs
Several Italian doctors have transplanted to three recipients organs that were infected by HIV. The information was provided by the hospital in Florence. The doctors from the Careggi hospital said that the liver and kidneys of an HIV-positive woman were transplanted after a laboratory biologist mistakenly wrote on a woman's medical records that she tested negative for the virus. ...
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- Politics (18 Feb, 2007)
Surgeons Who Play Video Games are More Skilled
Recent studies showed that the surgeons who play video games are more skilled. It seems that video games contribute to a more precise technique of using different medical instruments. The February issue of Archives of Surgery states that there is a direct link between having video game skills and the abilities of a surgeon to perform a laparoscopic surgery. ...
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- Science (14 Mar, 2007)
Chemical Found in Cosmetics, Soaps and Lubricants is Hazardous for Men
Till now scientists have been aware of the fact that exposure to phthalates is linked to reproductive issues. Recently they have discovered that this chemical, found in nearly everything including plastics, shampoos, cosmetics, lubricants, paint and soaps, is strongly connected to abdominal obesity and insulin resistance in adult males. This scientific discovery was made by the University of Rochester Medical Center. ...
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- Health & Fitness (16 Mar, 2007)
A Trojan-horse strategy selected to fight bacteria
A joint project of three teams of researchers from three different US universities (University of Washington, Iowa and Cincinnati) have selected a different approach at fighting bacteria in people with cystic fibrosis. This team of scientists will investigate the possibility of substituting iron with another metal with similar properties to attract the bacteria to it. ...
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- Offbeat (11 Apr, 2007)
2.3 million alcoholics live in Russia
When the world saw the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia found itself in a difficult situation. Then the situation worsened and today the number of alcoholics has tripled in comparison with 1991. ...
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- Offbeat (16 Apr, 2007)
USA Workers Allowed to Use Marijuana?
At present day it is estimated that about 300,000 people in the USA smoke marijuana for medical purposes, according to ASA data on registered users. ...
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- Technology (17 Apr, 2007)
Robot to Help Neurosurgery
Surgery can take a huge step towards the future due to a new surgical robot system, developed at University of Calgary. ...
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- Offbeat (19 Apr, 2007)
Algerian woman gave birth to septuplets
Seven children were born in Algeria on April, 18 in Boumerdes region by 27-year old woman ...
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- Offbeat (29 Apr, 2007)
Cartier Fights Fake Watch Business
Different branches of the luxury goods industry withstand negative effects of piracy. Cartier, being one of the luxury brands facing the problem of counterfeiting, has its own ways of fighting it with success. ...
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- Politics (03 May, 2007)
Further escalation in the Estonian - Russian relationship
Relationship between Russia and Estonia become more tense after Estonian police beat a representative of Moscow's external affairs department. ...
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- Technology (27 May, 2007)
World's First 4D CAVEman to Help Treat Various Diseases
The first object-oriented computer model of a human body was developed by scientists at the University of Calgary. Scientists that created the 4D human atlas named it CAVEman. ...
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- Health & Fitness (31 May, 2007)
Rare Cancer After Collapsing Twin Towers 9/11 Tragedy
The head of Medical Monitoring Program taking the responsibility of post-traumatic treatment of World Trade Center workers who were on September, 11 noticed they had a rare and strange cancer form. ...
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- Science (06 Jun, 2007)
Violence in US Costs $70 Billion
United States invests $70 billion on decreasing interpersonal violence and self-inflicted violence, i. e. suicide or attempt to suicide. ...
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