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Cholera-hit Haiti told to prepare for worst as toll risesSaint Marc, Haiti (AFP) Oct 27, 2010 Officials warned Wednesday that Haiti should prepare for the worst as hundreds more patients packed into hospitals amid a deadly cholera outbreak that has claimed almost 300 lives. A total of 4,147 people were being treated for the disease, said the head of Haiti's health department Gabriel Thimote, while eight new fatalities brought the death toll to 292. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned the outbreak was far from over and Haiti should prepare for the disease to hit its capital Port-au ... read more |
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  Moloka'i General Hospital Uses Solar-Generated Electricity The Moloka'i General Hospital, on the island of Moloka'i in Hawai'i, will be using solar-generated electricity to power part of its operations. The 105.48 kW-sized rooftop system, the largest ... more | .. |
  Researchers Engineer Adult Stem Cells That Do Not Age Biomedical researchers at the University at Buffalo have engineered adult stem cells that scientists can grow continuously in culture, a discovery that could speed development of cost-effective trea ... more | .. |
  A Catalyst Sandwich Northwestern University researchers have taken another step towards realizing a new class of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) enzyme mimics, opening the door for the development of highly sensitive c ... more | .. |
 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 |
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Pretoria (AFP) Oct 5, 2010South 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 poaching has doubled this year in South Africa, with 227 slaughtered so far compared to 122 in all of last year. Environment Minister Buyelwa Sonjica convened a two-day "rhino summit" Tuesday to br ... more  
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 4, 2010Ten 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 cameraman for the al-Hurra satellite channel, was killed when a magnetic "sticky bomb" attached to his car detonated in the town of Garma, 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of the capital, police in nearb ... more  
Montreal, Canada (AFP) Oct 4, 2010Children 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 for five years the interactions of children with severe disabilities and their parents, as part of her doctoral studies at Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital, Holland Bloorview, in To ... more |
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Striding Towards A New Dawn For ElectronicsMontreal, Canada (SPX) Sep 29, 2010 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 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 these exciting new applications to market. "We may easily study energy transport in a cable as thick as ... read more |
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