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Dealing with head lice

AGENCIES yglalg.jpg A monkey checking for lice from its owner's ...

News Article - 07/02/2012 - 10:09am

More kids breathe in secondhand smoke in cars

CHICAGO TEXTING while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list. ...

News Article - 07/02/2012 - 10:09am

Green tea drinkers show less disability with age

NEW YORK y5ijdr.jpg People who drank at least five cups a day were ...

News Article - 07/02/2012 - 10:10am

Diabetes takes toll on women's hearing, says study

WASHINGTON ydgvxy.jpg A deaf child is being taught sign language at the ...

News Article - 06/02/2012 - 8:45am

China's new rockets to debut in next five years

BEIJING CHINA'S new generations of the Long March rocket family, Long March-5, -6 and -7 are expected to make their maiden flights in the next five years, a rocket scientist said. ...

News Article - 06/02/2012 - 8:47am

Chinese supercomputer aids climate scientists

JINAN, CHINA ydfppr.jpg Engineers working on the Tianhe-1A ...

News Article - 06/02/2012 - 8:47am

Smokers under increased risk of chronic skin condition

NEW YORK yfzsk9.jpg Fish consuming the affected and dead areas of skin ...

News Article - 04/02/2012 - 10:36am

Rare rhino pregnancy offers hope for species

JAKARTA 943pc.jpg A SUMATRAN rhino which is 10-months pregnant is receiving special medical care after suffering two ...

News Article - 04/02/2012 - 10:36am

Deforestation threatens Brazilian wetland sanctuary

CUIABA, BRAZIL 903vj.jpg A tree emerges from the waters of a river with ...

News Article - 04/02/2012 - 10:36am

Scientists decode how the brain hears words

WASHINGTON ymbxi4.jpg (Top) Scientists placed electrodes on the brains of ...

News Article - 03/02/2012 - 8:40am

Australia island of the koala, kangaroo... and elephant

PARIS ELEPHANTS and maybe rhinoceroses could be introduced to Australia to chomp on an invasive African grass that also causes wildfires, according to an idea reported in a scientific ...

News Article - 03/02/2012 - 8:50am

Mother Nature shows secret of 'tough' spider web: study

PARIS 043em.jpg A spider spinning its web near a field at Colilia ...

News Article - 03/02/2012 - 8:51am

Oldest known croc had shield-like head

WASHINGTON 941vd.jpg This undated artist's illustration by Henry ...

News Article - 02/02/2012 - 11:18am

Oldest known croc had shield-like head

WASHINGTON 941vd.jpg This undated artist's illustration by Henry ...

News Article - 02/02/2012 - 11:19am

Testosterone can skew judgement

PARIS TESTOSTERONE can skew one's judgement, creating the impression that decisions are best taken alone even in situations that call for collaboration, according to a study ...

News Article - 02/02/2012 - 11:20am

New drug approved for rare cystic fibrosis

WASHINGTON US REGULATORS on Tuesday approved Kalydeco, a new, gene-targeted drug treatment for people who have a rare kind of the incurable lung disease cystic fibrosis. Made by the ...

News Article - 02/02/2012 - 11:26am

New drug approved for rare cystic fibrosis

WASHINGTON US REGULATORS on Tuesday approved Kalydeco, a new, gene-targeted drug treatment for people who have a rare kind of the incurable lung disease cystic fibrosis. Made by the ...

News Article - 02/02/2012 - 11:26am

Wernicke's area in front of brain: study

WASHINGTON yfzohj.jpg According to a study, Wernicke's area long ...

News Article - 01/02/2012 - 9:00am

Blood pressure should be checked on both arms

PARIS MEASURING blood pressure on both arms, rather than only one, can reveal an elevated risk of heart disease or even death, according to a study released Monday. In a review of ...

News Article - 01/02/2012 - 9:00am

Inventor makes 'Way-C' the first African tablet

BRAZZAVILLE 231lc.jpg The inventor of the first handheld tablet to ...

News Article - 01/02/2012 - 9:00am

US approves new drug for common skin cancer

WASHINGTON US AUTHORITIES on Monday approved a new drug to treat the most common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, which is rarely lethal but can spread if left untreated. ...

News Article - 01/02/2012 - 9:00am

Calories count, but source doesn't matter

NEW YORK yun1ll.jpg According to a researcher, the major predictor for ...

News Article - 31/01/2012 - 10:46am

Acupuncture to boost IVF?

Amy Norton NEW YORK yag50t.jpg Ten years ago, a study in Germany was ...

News Article - 31/01/2012 - 10:46am

Don't blame C-sections for fat children

NEW YORK CHILDREN born by Cesarean section are no more likely to become obese than if they are born vaginally, according to a Brazilian study. Past researches from Brazil had found a ...

News Article - 31/01/2012 - 10:46am

Owls soar south from Arctic

SALMON, IDAHO or43p.jpg Thousands of the snow-white birds which stand ...

News Article - 30/01/2012 - 8:44am

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