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Medical teams rush to halt Haiti's deadly choleraPort-Au-Prince (AFP) Oct 29, 2010 Medical teams Friday desperately sought to contain a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed more than 300 people, with thousands of patients overwhelming hospitals in the affected central regions. One week after cholera was confirmed in Haiti for the first time in decades, the death rate is slowing, but 305 people have lost their lives and close to 5,000 people have been infected. Officials warn it could be years before it is eradicated. Clinics were operating beyond capacity around the Artib ... read more |
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  California braces for the Big One, with fake quake Choppers clattering in the sky above, bloodstained students watch in shock as blaring ambulances screech into the schoolyard, disgorging paramedics with medicine packs and gurneys. ... more | .. |
  At least one civilian dead in Yemen air strike against Qaeda 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 moun ... more | .. |
  Ecuador suspends senior police officers over mutiny Thirteen senior police officers were put on administrative leave Wednesday and could be fired for their role in a September 30 police mutiny, officials said. Scores of other police officers have ... more | .. |
  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 |
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Evanston IL (SPX) Oct 06, 2010Northwestern 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 chemical detection systems that go beyond nucleic acid targets. The blueprint for building synthetic structures to detect and signal the presence of targets such as small molecule medical analyte ... more 
Leeds, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2010Research 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, Diamond Light Source, reveals the potential of a new manmade material to replace lead-based ceramics in countless electronic devices, ranging from inkjet printers and digital cameras to hospital ultrasound ... more  
Quito, Ecuador (UPI) Oct 5, 2010 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 a tear-gas canister and held hostage in a Quito hospital by police personnel protesting a new austerity law that had been passed by the National Assembly hours earlier Thursday. Correa branded th ... more |
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Canadian helps severely disabled speak through musicMontreal, Canada (AFP) Oct 4, 2010 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 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 Toronto. "They can 'read' their children by observing minuscule movements of their lips, or changes in their ... read more |
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