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Chemical Found in Cosmetics, Soaps and Lubricants is Hazardous for Men |
 ...ery was made by the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Scientists think that even in low doses the exposures to phthalates and several other common chemicals might reduce the levels of testosterone in men. Richard Stahlhut, A Preventive Medicine resident at the University of Rochester said that the exposure to such chemicals leads to the increase of obesity rates and an epidemic of such related disorders like Type 2... |
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Now one blood group fits everyone |
 ...A new discovery was made by international scientific team who established a way to convert one blood group into another.
The finding can revolutionize medicine as it means there will be no lack of blood supplies. The study conducted by experts from University of Copenhagen published their results in Nature Biotechnology journal, where it is stated that O blood group can be a source for all the other blood types (A, ... |
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Suicide Bomber Attack in Afghanistan |
 ...region. Six of its soldiers were killed earlier this week, when a bomb placed on the roadside exploded. It was the deadliest attack in Afghanistan on
NATO troops this year.
The year 2006 was the bloodiest year in Afghanistan since the Taliban government was overthrown in 2001. Thus the current year is treated as a decisive period for the three parties fighting for Afghanistan: Taliban, the NATO troops and the governm... |
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BREAKING: The Virginia Tech Shooter Identified |
| ... the Virginia Tech University, on Monday, April 16th, 2007 (Credit: AP)ABC News reported that there was information about the shooters identity. After matching the fingerprints of the suspect and the ones on the firearms, it was confirmed that the person starting the massacre was Cho Seung Hui, a senior student of South Korean origin.
The young man was a 23-year-old senior at the University, with his major in English.
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HIV blood killed haemophilia patients |
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Newsnight BBC programme disclosed the hidden facts of contaminated blood use. It became known that doctors were using blood of the clotting agent Factor 8 and these supplies were taken from US prisoners. Specialists testing new blood products were neglectful of the danger and used blood from the donors who were infected with dangerous viruses.
The official data to prove the terrible incident disappeared. As the gove... |
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A Maniac Threatens to Repeat Tragedy in Virginia |
 ...ds, it will be something even more terrible than shooting of Cho Seung-hui. Cho's bloodthirsty act causes violence of more people.
The young man threatened his family members and pastor over the phone he had at disposal everything for executing his evil plan – shooter and self-made explosive devices. However, the plotter did not mention anything about the location he chose for the crime. The family and pastor warned th... |
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Nano-nose to help identify illnesses |
 ...he university and with scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Vince Rotello applied the same 'nose-principle' to detect proteins.
The 'nano nose' uses a system of six receptors, each one consisting of a solution with gold nano particles not larger than 2 nanometers, each one having a different coating too. Nitrogen atoms form the organic molecules which make up the coating of the nanoparticles.
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Digital Photos Testify Against Domestic Abusers |
 ...f all domestic violence cases. When photos are not provided, the figure diminishes to 14 percent -that means the rest of defendants are released home. The photos elicit acute visceral reaction. It is one thing when the judge just hears the descriptions of the victim's injuries and a totally different thing when he sees with his own eyes photos of a human being with all the blood, swelling and bruising. Even when victims r... |
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Timeline of the events in Tallinn, Estonia |
| ... intense security. Protests begin in front of the Estonian embassy in Moscow. All around the CIS veterans of World War II expressed their opinions, which were all against Estonian actions in Tallinn. One of the leaders of the "Night Watch" arrested in Tallinn.
April 28, 2007 - Hackers attack the Estonian official web-page and the site of the ruling Estonian party. Over 500 people arrested over this night, about 100 o... |
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New Saliva Test to Save 1,000 Unborn Babies Each Year |
| ...od pressure that are currently used.
A defect in placenta is the problem that causes pre-eclampsia. The placenta supplies the baby with both nutrients and oxygen coming from mother's blood. About one in ten pregnancies have pre-eclampsia, and its severe form takes place once in 50 pregnancies.
Pre-eclampsia is a dangerous condition that leads to the deaths of 600 to 1,000 babies each year in the United Kingdom. The... |
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Plastic Blood and Airplanes Shifting Shapes – Close to Reality? |
| ... The flexible circuitry could be applied for developing foldable displays. Imagine electronic pages that you will be able to put into your pocket, solar panels you will drape over tents, or just everyone wearing electronic clothes.
Ninety percent of plastics are presently produced from oil but nobody knows what may happen with this product in future. The resilience is the plastic's basic characteristic that makes it ju... |
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Rare Cancer After Collapsing Twin Towers 9/11 Tragedy |
| ...umatic treatment of World Trade Center workers who were on September 11, noticed they had a rare and strange cancer form.
Dr. Robin Herbert the head of this program claimed that workers had a rare blood and lymphatic cancer. More than 20,000 people were examined after experts found there were many cases of multiple myeloma in young people that usually develops far later in life. The rare disease raised numerous concern... |
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Anti-abortion Activist Life Sentenced for Murder |
| ...Anti-abortion opponent was given a life sentence for murdering a doctor who performed abortions. James Kopp wrote that he saved several children by killing the doctor.
James Kopp, 52 year old man, who was fighting against abortions, killed Barnett Slepian, a doctor, in front of his children and wife. He was convicted on the charge of second-degree murder and given a life sentence in addition to 10 years on federal ch... |
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Yawning Saves Your Brain From Overheating |
| ...eathing thought their nose didn't yawn, while the rest had an urge to react with yawning.
They also performed another experiment, where students were given a cold pack to hold to their forehead. None of them yawned unlike those who held warm pack.
Experiments showed that brain cools down through nose breathing as it delivers cool blood to the brain. Additional cooling of the head brings in the same effect that's wh... |
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