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Chinese iPhone workers poisoned by chemical: reportSydney (AFP) Oct 26, 2010 Workers who say they were assembling Apple computers and iPhones in southern China have spent months in hospital after being exposed to a harmful chemical, an Australian media report said Tuesday. An Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalist said he gained access to the Number Five People's Hospital in Suzhou where he spoke to a group of women who said they were left unable to walk after being exposed to n-hexane. "At first the symptoms were pretty obvious," one woman said of her reaction t ... read more |
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  A Step Toward Lead-Free Electronics Research published by materials engineers from the University of Leeds could help pave the way towards 100% lead-free electronics. The work, carried out at the UK's synchrotron facility, Diamo ... more | .. |
  Ecuador mulls reversing austerity cuts Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced he would review austerity cuts that triggered a police revolt last week but continue security measures to reinforce his authority. Correa was hit by ... more | .. |
  South Africa launches crime unit to battle rhino poaching South Africa launched Tuesday a special wildlife crime unit to tackle a dramatic surge in rhino poaching, driven by demand for the animal's horn in Asia for use in traditional medicines. Rhino ... more | .. |
  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 |
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London (UPI) Oct 2, 2010 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 common have received enough money to implement effective control measures, the BBC reported. The information is part of a Lancet medical journal report by Oxford University's Bob Snow and Ke ... more  
Notre Dame IN (SPX) Oct 01, 2010A 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 spinning artificial spider silks. "This research represents a significant breakthrough in the development of superior silk fibers for both medical and non-medical applications," said Malcolm J. Fraser ... more  
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Sep 29, 2010Conductive 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 team of McGill University researchers have now reported how to visualize and study the process of energy transport along one single conductive polymer molecule at a time, a key step towards bringing ... more |
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Trials set for body-chilling anaesthesiaBoston (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 from Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital, told the BBC that dropping the body's core temperature as low a ... read more |
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