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Virus kills 25 in China, WHO says no cover-up Beijing (AFP) May 5, 2008 
The World Health Organisation on Sunday dismissed claims that local authorities in China had covered up the outbreak of an intestinal virus, as the death toll rose to 25. The virus, known as Enterovirus 71 or EV71, has already killed 22 children in the eastern province of Anhui and three others in southern Guangdong province, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported late Sunday. ... read more |
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United We Stand: When Cooperation Butts Heads With Competition
Jerusalem (SPX) May 05, 2008Phrases such as "survival of the fittest" and "every man for himself" may seem to accentuate the presence of political and social competition in American culture; however, there obviously are similar instances of inter- and intra-group conflict across almost all known organisms. So what makes competition so prevalent for life and why does it sometimes seem to be preferred over cooperation? ... more Stonehenge excavation may alter history 
Salisbury, England (UPI) May 3, 2008 A new excavation of Stonehenge may alter historians' concept of the British landmark site's purpose, researchers say. By studying a set of unusual stones linked to the historical site, a team of archaeologists are attempting to prove Stonehenge was not an ancient burial site, but actually a temple of healing, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. Wessex Archaeology researcher ... more Scientists Discover Why Plague Is So Lethal 
London, UK (SPX) May 05, 2008Bacteria that cause the bubonic plague may be more virulent than their close relatives because of a single genetic mutation, according to research published in the May issue of the journal Microbiology. "The plague bacterium Yersinia pestis needs calcium in order to grow at body temperature. When there is no calcium available, it produces a large amount of an amino acid called aspartic ... more Bush praises new 'green' town rebuilt out of tornado ruins 
Greensburg, Kansas (AFP) May 4, 2008US President George W. Bush praised the courage of the small Kansas community of Greensburg Sunday, as they rebuild a new 'green' town on the ruins of their homes devastated by a tornado a year ago. Exactly 12 months since the disaster, which obliterated 95 percent of the town, Bush came to speak to students graduating from the high school here, and with it "celebrate your year-long journey ... more Ancient Nutcracker Man Challenges Ideas On Evolution Of Human Diet 
Fayetteville AK (SPX) May 02, 2008Tiny marks on the teeth of an ancient human ancestor known as the "Nutcracker Man" may upset current evolutionary understanding of early hominid diet. Using high-powered microscopes, researchers looked at rough geometric shapes on the teeth of several Nutcracker Man specimens and determined that their structure alone was not enough to predict diet. Peter Ungar, professor of anthropology at ... more |
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Jerusalem (SPX) May 01, 2008A process to transmit medical images via cellular phones that has been developed by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem researcher has the potential to provide sophisticated radiological diagnoses and treatment to the majority of the world's population lacking access to such technology. This would include millions in developing nations as well as those in rural areas of developed countries who live ... more Walker's World: French births soar 
Washington, April 30, 2008 The news that France has overtaken Ireland to boast the highest birthrate in Europe is intriguing for three different reasons. The first is that for a Europe that is worried about too few children being born to support the fast-growing numbers of elderly retirees, it suggests that public policy can make a difference. France now pays any mother with a third child about $1,200 in child ... more Decoding The Dictionary: Study Suggests Lexicon Evolved To Fit In The Brain 
Troy NY (SPX) May 01, 2008The latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary boasts 22,000 pages of definitions. While that may seem far from succinct, new research suggests the reference manual is meticulously organized to be as concise as possible - a format that mirrors the way our brains make sense of and categorize the countless words in our vast vocabulary. "Dictionaries have often been thought of as a ... more Chinese officials accused of covering up killer virus 
Beijing (AFP) April 29, 2008Local authorities in eastern China tried to cover up an outbreak of a highly contagious virus that has killed 20 children and left more than 1,500 others ill, Chinese press reports said Tuesday. The China Youth Daily, the official organ of the Communist Youth League, compared the situation in Anhui province to the cover-up by Chinese officials of the SARS crisis in 2003. "SARS has alread ... more |
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Zibo, China (AFP) April 28, 2008Seventy people were killed and 420 injured early Monday when a passenger train from Beijing careered off the rails and slammed into another train in eastern China, state media reported. Ruling out terrorism, the official Xinhua news agency said preliminary investigations found human error was to blame, without elaborating. The first train was travelling to Qingdao -- the coastal city ... more Geometry Shapes Sound Of Music 
Tallahassee FL (SPX) Apr 28, 2008Through the ages, the sound of music in myriad incarnations has captivated human beings and made them sing along, and as scholars have suspected for centuries, the mysterious force that shapes the melodies that catch the ear and lead the voice is none other than math. It's geometry, to be more precise, and now, a trio of 21st-century music professors from Florida State University, Yale Uni ... more Humans lived in tiny, separate bands for 100,000 years 
Washington (AFP) April 24, 2008Human beings for 100,000 years lived in tiny, separate groups, facing harsh conditions that brought them to the brink of extinction, before they reunited and populated the world, genetic researchers said Thursday in a study. "Who would have thought that as recently as 70,000 years ago, extremes of climate had reduced our population to such small numbers that we were on the very edge of ... more International Health Experts To Enlist The Public In War On African Malaria 
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Apr 24, 2008Philanthropy just got easier and a lot more accessible to the public thanks to the social networking power of the Internet and a ground-breaking partnership between a young British entrepreneur, a global health think tank and an African medical research institute. Debuted April 20 to offer individuals a meaningful way to mark World Malaria Day (Friday, April 25), its creators hope ... more
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