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Tornado Warnings Are Too Often IgnoredEast Lansing, MI (SPX) Nov 02, 2010 With big storms ripping across the Midwest, Bob Drost is hoping people are paying attention to the severe weather and tornado warnings. Unfortunately, Drost, a doctoral student at Michigan State University, knows that many times those warnings are ignored, according to his research. "Only 63 percent understood that a warning is the most urgent National Weather Service statement during severe weather," he said. Next week, Drost will present his research findings at the Geological Society of A ... read more |
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  Chinese iPhone workers poisoned by chemical: report 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. ... more | .. |
  Britain releases secret papers confirming Kelly suicide The British government released secret medical documents Friday confirming that Iraq weapons inspector David Kelly committed suicide by slashing his wrist after doubts were raised over the cause of death. ... more | .. |
  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 |
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Mill Valley CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2010The 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 photovoltaic plant on the island, was built and financed at no capital cost to the hospital through a solar Power Purchase Agreement partnership with Solar Power Partners of Mill Valley, CA., who deve ... more  
Buffalo NY (SPX) Oct 08, 2010Biomedical 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 treatments for diseases including heart disease, diabetes, immune disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. UB scientists created the new cell lines - named "MSC Universal" - by genetically altering ... more  
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 |
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South Africa launches crime unit to battle rhino poachingPretoria (AFP) Oct 5, 2010 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 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 bring together police and wildlife experts, and unveiled a new crime-fighting unit to crack down on poaching. ... read more |
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