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January 15, 2011
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Disease threat for Sri Lanka flood victims
Batticaloa, Sri Lanka (AFP) Jan 15, 2011
The threat of disease loomed Saturday over the million-plus victims of floods in Sri Lanka that have left more than 30 people dead and devastated farmland in the island's rice bowl. Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said medical units had been rushed to the central and eastern regions, where hundreds of thousands have been forced to take shelter in cramped, state-run relief camps. "We are very conscious of the fact that there can be water-borne diseases and we brought medical staff ... read more

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WEATHER REPORT

Hundreds hospitalised in Vietnam cold snap
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TECH SPACE

Liquid Pistons Could Drive New Advances In Camera Lenses And Drug Delivery
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Canon to spend $12bn on acquisitions by 2015
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A weakening forest buffer challenges EU climate goals
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EPIDEMICS

More Balkan swine flu deaths recorded
Five people have died of swine flu in Croatia and neighbouring Bosnia this season, while hundreds have contracted the virus, the authorities in both countries said on Tuesday. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Time for aid groups to 'step aside' in Haiti: MSF
A French-based medical charity said Monday it was time for aid agencies to "step aside" in Haiti to allow the government to take a lead in rebuilding the impoverished nation rocked by a deadly earthquake a year ago. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Vietnam War 'secret army' chief dies in US hospital
Former Laotian general Vang Pao, who once commanded a CIA-backed "secret army" of Hmong guerrillas during the Vietnam War, died Thursday in a Californian hospital. He was 81. ... more
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INTERN DAILY

China smoking deaths could triple by 2030, report warns
China is failing to deliver on pledges to help its 300 million smokers kick the habit, according to health experts who warned of a sharp rise in tobacco-linked deaths if strong steps are not taken. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Team Develops Functionally Graded Shape Memory Polymers
A team led by Patrick T. Mather, director of Syracuse Biomaterials Institute (SBI) and Milton and Ann Stevenson professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in Syracuse University's L.C. Smith C ... more
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Uncovering The Neurobiological Basis Of General Anesthesia
The use of general anesthesia is a routine part of surgical operations at hospitals and medical facilities around the world, but the precise biological mechanisms that underlie anesthetic drugs' eff ... more
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CAR TECH

China's police hugely underestimate road deaths: research
Chinese and US health researchers have challenged commonly used police road accident statistics in China, after finding that the number of deaths was less than half those recorded by doctors. ... more
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INTERN DAILY

Doctors Should Be Required To Disclose Sleep Deprived Status
While regulations have been put in place to restrict the work hours of doctors in training, no such regulations exist for fully trained physicians. An editorial in the New England Journal of Medicin ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Three Iraqis, two US soldiers killed in Iraq
Gun and bomb attacks killed three Iraqis and wounded 15 on Monday, security officials said, while the US military said two US soldiers had been killed, the first to die in Iraq this year. ... more
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DEMOCRACY

Hong Kong democracy icon Szeto Wah dies at 79
One of Hong Kong's most influential democracy campaigners, Szeto Wah, has died at 79. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Life sentence for Indian doctor condemned
Activists slammed a life sentence handed down by an Indian court to an internationally acclaimed doctor who was found guilty of supporting Maoist rebels. ... more
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SINO DAILY

Jailed China milk activist free on parole, supporters worry
A Chinese father jailed after campaigning for victims of a huge tainted milk scandal has said he was freed on medical parole and regretted his actions, but supporters say his words may have been forced. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Two dead as flu cases widen in France
French health watchdogs said on Wednesday the country was officially in the grip of a flu epidemic after 176,000 people had fallen sick, two of whom have died. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Croatia registers first swine flu death this season
Croatia recorded its first death linked to swine flu this season as a 60-year-old man infected with H1N1 virus died at a Zagreb hospital, the national public health institute said on Tuesday. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Adopted Haitian children fly in to Paris on Christmas Eve
A second French government-chartered plane bringing 84 Haitian children to their adoptive French parents arrived in Paris on Friday morning where icy weather had grounded many Christmas flights. ... more
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SPACEWAR
First Super-Earth Atmosphere Analyzed

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Launch of Murdoch's The Daily delayed: report

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Galileo satnav system called 'stupid idea': US cable

China schools issue GPS phones to boost safety

Another GPS Software Upgrade Completed

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China Builds Theme Park In Spaceport

Tiangong Space Station Plans Progessing

China-Made Satellite Keeps Remote Areas In Venezuela Connected

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Meteorite Just One Piece Of An Unknown Celestial Body

Building Blocks of Life Created In "Impossible" Place

Peak viewing for 'shooting stars' meteor show

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NASA Radar Reveals Features on Asteroid

A Look Into Vesta's Interior

Dawn Has A Consistent 2010

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WEATHER REPORT

Colombian landslide kills 13
A landslide in rain-drenched southeastern Colombia smashed into five homes and a bar Thursday in a town near the Ecuador border, killing at least 13 people, the local mayor said. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Australia pays out in terrorist case
An Indian doctor wrongly accused of terrorism involvement has received an estimated $1 million in compensation from the Australian government. ... more
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INTERN DAILY

China, Taiwan sign medical deal during talks
Top envoys from China and Taiwan signed a deal on medical cooperation and discussed investment protection during talks Tuesday in Taipei, accompanied by small protests staged by anti-Beijing activists. ... more
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TRADE WARS

China, Taiwan sign medical deal during talks
Top envoys from China and Taiwan signed a deal on medical cooperation and discussed investment protection during talks Tuesday in Taipei, capping a year of unprecedented progress between the former rivals. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Israeli warplanes raid Gaza: two Palestinians wounded
Israeli warplanes staged eight attacks in Gaza overnight, wounding two Palestinian fighters, a Palestinian medical source and witnesses said Tuesday. ... more
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NANO TECH

Nanomaterials In Our Environment
The manufacturing of nanomaterials has been steadily on the rise in the medical, industrial, and scientific fields. Nanomaterials are materials that are engineered to have dimensions less than 100 n ... more
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