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Bill
Calls for NASA to Complete Space Station
September
30, 2005
The
US Senate has approved a bill that would require NASA to complete the
International Space Station. The approval came just a day after NASA's chief
criticized the ISS and space shuttle.
Source:
NewScientist.com
Hepatitis
C Time bomb May Kill 150,000
September
30, 2005
Up
to 150,000 people in Britain are expected to die over the next 20 years from a
treatable disease that most do not know they have.
Source:
Independent.Co.Uk
Communication
Aid for Paralyzed
October
1, 2005
Japanese
scientists have developed a device which allows people with severe paralysis to
communicate. It works by measuring the one function these patients can still
control—blood flow through their brains. In tests it enabled patients to
signal yes or no to a question with an 80% accuracy.
Source:
BBC News
New
Warning Issued on Aropax
October
1, 2005
US
health officials have issued a warning about possible birth defects in infants
born to women who take the antidepressant Aropax during the first trimester of
pregnancy.
Source:
News24.com
There
Are 23 Types of Pill for Women. So Why Do Doctors Prescribe Only Five?
October
2, 2005
IoS
investigation: The latest contraceptives can help users avoid weight gain, pain
and bad skin—but they are hard to get, because GPs prefer older, cheaper
versions
Source:
Independent.co.uk
Donor
Nations Pledge More Support for African Science
October
3, 2005
Western
nations promised last week to increase their support for African countries'
efforts to increase their scientific and technological capacity.
Source:
Scidev.net
Medical
Nobel Awarded for Ulcers
October
3, 2005
Australian
scientists Barry Marshall and Robin Warren have won this year's Nobel Prize in
Physiology or Medicine for proving that stomach ulcers are caused by the
bacterium Helicobacter pylori. Despite initial resistance from fellow
members of the medical community, their discovery has revolutionized the
treatment of ulcers.
Source:
Nature.com
Exercise
Now to Cut Dementia Risk
October
4, 2005
Exercising
for half an hour at least twice a week during midlife can significantly cut a
person's risk of dementia later, say researchers.
Source:
BBC News.
Smoking
Will Kill a Billion This Century, Warns Expert
October
5, 2005
A
billion people will die from smoking-related diseases this century unless
radical measures are taken to encourage people to quit, according to a leading
cancer expert. One sixth of the world's population stand to die from cancer and
other tobacco-related illnesses, with the highest death toll in developing
countries.
Source:
Independent.co.uk
Global
Warming to Hit Migratory and Static Species
October
6, 2005
The
Golden Toad has already paid the ultimate price of extinction and other species
are expected to follow suit as the world warms, according to a report published
on Thursday.
Source:
Environmental News Network
Rice
Fungi Have a 'Partner in Crime'
October
6, 2005
A
major disease of rice thought to be caused by soil fungi is actually
caused by bacteria that live inside the fungi, say researchers.
Source:
SciDev.net
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