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May 17, 2014

Dog bites in US reaching 'epidemic proportions'
Washington (AFP) May 15, 2014
Dog bites are reaching "epidemic proportions," a well-known TV dog trainer said Thursday, as video of a cat fearlessly chasing off a dog that bit a small boy in California went viral. Every year more than 4.5 million Americans - more than half of them children - are bitten by dogs, said the American Humane Association ahead of National Dog Bite Prevention Week, which begins Sunday. Insurers paid more than $483 million in dog bite claims in 2013. Plastic surgeons performed 26,935 operations to ... read more

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New Implanted Devices May Reshape Medicine Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Tokyo have created electronic devices that become soft when implanted inside the body and can deploy to grip 3-D objects, suc ... more		Large increase seen in emergency department visits for traumatic brain injury Emergency rooms are seeing an increasing number of patients visiting due to traumatic brain injury. ... more		Bioprinting a 3D liver-like device to detoxify the blood Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a 3D-printed device inspired by the liver to remove dangerous toxins from the blood. The device, which is designed to be ... more
				Grape consumption may offer benefits for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis New research presented last week at the Experimental Biology conference in San Diego, California, suggests that regular grape consumption may help alleviate pain associated with symptomatic osteoart ... more		Advanced prosthetic arm is approved for US market US regulators on Friday approved for market a new kind of prosthetic arm that allows a person to flex certain muscles in order to perform complex tasks. ... more

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NASA, NSBRI Select 26 Proposals to Support Crew Health on Deep Space Missions NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) will fund 26 proposals to help investigate questions about astronaut health and performance on future ... more		Crimea facing 'human tragedy' on AIDS: UN envoy The UN AIDS envoy for eastern Europe on Thursday said Crimea faced a "human tragedy" and risks to public health after a programme for intravenous drug users was scrapped following Russia's takeover. ... more		Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts Greenlanders doubtful over Trump resolution EU says ready to sign defence and security pact with India		Bone marrow-on-a-chip unveiled The latest organ-on-a-chip from Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering reproduces the structure, functions and cellular make-up of bone marrow, a complex tissue that until no ... more
				China reports first death from H5N6 bird flu strain A Chinese man has died from the H5N6 strain of bird flu, in what is believed to be the world's first case of human infection from the virus subtype, state media and experts said. ... more		Researchers say poor health habits of college students may increase cancer risks That carefree college attitude could come back to haunt young adults in the long run, researchers say, as a majority of college students - according to a new study from Northwestern Medicine and Northeastern Illinois University - engage in poor health habits that increase their risk of cancer later on. ... more

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Scientists confirm new bird flu in South Pole penguins A new bird flu strain, H11N2, has been identified and confirmed by researchers in Australia. The strain is infecting Adélie penguins in Antarctica but has no obvious symptoms. ... more		Salk scientists reveal circuitry of fundamental motor circuit Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered the developmental source for a key type of neuron that allows animals to walk, a finding that could help pave the way for new therapies for spinal co ... more		Trump vows to relaunch Egypt-Ethiopia talks on dam row China's birth rate falls to lowest on record Chile police arrest suspect over deadly wildfires		Decline in deaths measured in wake of Massachusetts healthcare reform A few opponents of healthcare reform, and specifically Obamacare, suggested that the legislative changes would bring about "death panels" where the fates of sickly patients would be decided by bureaucrats. ... more
				Regenerative medicine improves muscle strength and function in legs Damaged leg muscles grew stronger and showed signs of regeneration in three out of five men whose old injuries were surgically implanted with extracellular matrix (ECM) derived from pig bladder, acc ... more		Columbia engineers grow functional human cartilage in lab Researchers at Columbia Engineering have announced that they have successfully grown fully functional human cartilage in vitro from human stem cells derived from bone marrow tissue. Their study, whi ... more

Australia commits up to $84 million to MH370 search

Tech troubles hinder resumption of MH370 search

Hollywood revives Godzilla, Japan's 'king of monsters'

British MoD works on 'quantum compass' technology to replace GPS

China's Beidou navigation system makes breakthrough

Iran to Host Russian Satellite Navigation Facility

US military opens door to gender treatment for Manning

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Longevity gene may boost brain power

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Hong Kong begins destroying huge ivory haul

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Building 'Smart' Cell-Based Therapies

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