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At least one civilian dead in Yemen air strike against QaedaAden, Yemen (AFP) Oct 17, 2010 Two air strikes against suspected Al-Qaeda hideouts in southern Yemen killed at least one civilian on Sunday, security and medical sources said. A security official said the raids targeted mountainous areas in Shuuba and Nakh Ain, between the Abyan province towns of Loder and Mudia where eight soldiers were killed last week in ambushes blamed on Al-Qaeda militants. An elderly man, Fajaa Ahmed Mussaad, was killed and two women were wounded in Shuuba, a medical source at Loder hospital where the c ... read more |
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  10 killed in Iraq violence, including journalist Ten people were killed in violence in Baghdad and northern Iraq on Monday, including a journalist for a US-funded television station, medical and security officials said. Tahrir Kadhim Jawad, a ... more | .. |
  Canadian helps severely disabled speak through music Children immured within their severely disabled bodies may soon be able to communicate thanks to a newly unveiled device that translates physiological signals into music. Stefanie Blain studied ... more | .. |
  More money needed in malaria fight Nearly $5 billion is needed in the fight to control malaria, British and Kenyan officials said. There is a 60 percent global shortfall of funding, and just 21 of 93 countries where malaria is com ... more | .. |
  Genetically Engineered Silkworms To Produce Artificial Spider Silk A research and development effort by the University of Notre Dame, the University of Wyoming, and Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. has succeeded in producing transgenic silkworms capable of spinnin ... more | .. |
  Striding Towards A New Dawn For Electronics Conductive polymers are plastic materials with high electrical conductivity that promise to revolutionize a wide range of products including TV displays, solar cells, and biomedical sensors. A ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2010The suicide rate among the elderly living in China's urban areas has become alarmingly high as they face rising medical bills and relocations from their homes, state media reported Tuesday. The annual suicide rate among those aged 70 to 74 in cities surged above 33 per 100,000 people between 2002 and 2008 compared to 13 per 100,000 people in the 1990s, the official China Daily quoted a socio ... more  
Singapore (AFP) Sept 26, 2010When she was growing up, Chua Huiling always wondered why her grandmother's doctor used no stethoscope but just a pair of chopsticks commonly found in any Chinese Singaporean household. Huiling had no idea what kind of treatment he administered but it was obviously effective because her grandmother always recovered from her ailments after seeing the physician. The 24-year-old finally has ... more 
Boston (UPI) Sep 26, 2010 Medical researchers in the United States say they are poised to begin human trials on a suspended-animation technique for surgery patients. The idea is to use extreme hypothermia to basically shut down the body during emergency trauma surgery, giving doctors more time to work and less need for anesthetics and life-support equipment. Dr Hasan Alam, a leader of the research team fr ... more |
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Chemistry of oyster 'glue' identifiedWest Lafayette, Ind. (UPI) Sep 20, 2010 Identifying the "glue" oysters use to stick together to form large reefs could provide advances for fisheries, boating and in medicine, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at Purdue University say they've uncovered the chemical components of the oysters' adhesive, which could help those trying to boost dwindling oyster populations, lead to creation of materials to keep boat hulls clean without harming the environment, and aid researchers in creating wet-setting adhesives for use in medicine and c ... read more |
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