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Talks
'Delayed' on Alternative to Kyoto
October
7, 2005
A
climate change meeting between Australia, the United States
and four Asian nations including China
and India is reported to have been postponed.
Source:
SciDev.net
Gulf
Nature Park Awaits Gators' Return after Rita
October
7, 2005
The
alligators have fled and the tall, green marsh grasses are brown from salt
water, but the coastal Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge's resilient natural defenses
may have prevented a catastrophe in the area ravaged by Hurricane Rita.
Source:
Environmental News Network
CryoSat
Mission Lost due to Launch Failure
October
8, 2005
Today
at 21.00 CEST Mr Yuri Bakhvalov, First Deputy Director General
of the Khrunichev Space Centre on behalf of the Russian State Commission
officially confirmed that the launch of CryoSat ended in a failure due to an
anomaly in the launch sequence and expressed his regret to ESA and all partners
involved.
Source:
European space agency
From
Pears to Apples: Women's New Shape Puts Them at Risk
October
9, 2005
Obesity
experts will warn this week that the traditional pear-shaped female form, where
weight is carried on the hips and thighs, is on the decline and women are
turning apple shaped - with growing beer bellies, which is less healthy because
it means they carry excess fat around their abdomen which can lead to heart
disease and diabetes.
Source:
Independent.co.uk
Cervical
Cancer Vaccine?
October
10, 2005
A
large study of an experimental cervical cancer vaccine showed it prevented 100
percent of cervical pre-cancers, and non-invasive cervical cancers caused by
human papillomavirus.
Source:
News24.com
Breast
Cancer Survival Rates Soar
October
10, 2005
Almost
two thirds of women now diagnosed with breast cancer are likely to survive for
at least 20 years, Cancer Research UK experts predict.
Source:
BBC News
Diabetes
Major Risk to The Unborn
October
11, 2005
Babies
born to women with diabetes are nearly five times as likely to be stillborn, a
major study shows. The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health
report also found they are nearly three times as likely to die in their first
month of life.
Source:
BBC News
Fish
Fuels The Brain
October
11, 2005
Your
mother probably told you that fish is brain food, and apparently she was right.
A new study finds that older people who eat fish regularly reduce their amount
of cognitive decline.
Source:
News24.com
China
Makes Second Manned Space Shot
October
12, 2005
China
has launched its second manned space mission, securing its position as the
world's third space power. Successful launch puts Asian giant into the space
race.
Source:
Nature.com
Hope
for Polio Eradication
October
13, 2005
International
health experts said Thursday that a fraught global battle to eradicate polio was
likely to reach its target next year.
Source:
News24.com
Pollutants
'Damage Sperm Quality'
October
13, 2005
Pollutant
chemicals called PCBs damage sperm but do not appear to have a dramatic impact
on male fertility, scientists say. However, they warn damage from PCBs could be
enough to render infertile men whose sperm is already of less than optimum
quality.
Source:
BBC News
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