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Glowing plant gets funds green light
A DIY project to create a glowing plant has proved a big hit on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.
Data from census replacement to detail Canada's immigration patterns
Canada
is about to discover how colourful it is. Statistics Canada will
publish the first part of its controversial National Household
Survey...
Facebook platform industry news: Compass Labs, ShopIgniter, Marin and Syncapse
Compass Labs/ShopIgniter
Social marketing platform Compass Labs today announced its partnership with ShopIgniter, a platform for creating rich...
By
Maggie Fox, Senior Writer, NBC News. The U.S. is a worse place for
newborns than 68 other countries, including Egypt, Turkey and Peru,
according to a report released Tuesday by Save the Children. A million
babies die every year globally on the same ...
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Tanning
beds could soon come with a warning label, alerting users to the risk
of skin cancer and noting that the devices shouldn't be used by people
under 18. Tanning bed. The Food and Drug Administration proposed new
warnings for tanning beds. (Photo: ...
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Marilynn
Marchione, Associated Press11 a.m. EDT May 7, 2013. Patients who
received infusions with Gammagard fared no better than those given a
dummy solution. Story Highlights. Baxter: Study missed primary
endpoints; Gammagard is used to treat blood ...
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Muted Health-Expense Growth May Persist - Wall Street Journal
Two
new economic analyses suggest a recent slowdown in health-spending
growth may reflect lasting change due to fundamental shifts in how
health care is delivered and paid for. The findings come as economists
and policy experts debate whether the ...
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BEIJING
| Tue May 7, 2013 8:24am IST. BEIJING May 7 (Reuters) - Four more
people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing to 31
the number of deaths from the mysterious H7N9 virus, with the number of
infections rising by two to 129, ...
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By
Sharon Begley. NEW YORK | Tue May 7, 2013 12:15am EDT. NEW YORK
(Reuters) - Stepping into the debate over who should be screened for
lung cancer, a leading medical specialty group issued new guidelines on
Tuesday recommending that doctors ...
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By
Genevra Pittman. NEW YORK | Tue May 7, 2013 9:53am EDT. NEW YORK
(Reuters Health) - People with advanced cancer tend to get more
aggressive care at the end of life and spend more time in the intensive
care unit if they receive spiritual support ...
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Study: Hungry Shoppers Buy More Junk Food - ABC News
Supermarket secrets and a new study that proves something you may have thought you knew already. You shouldn't shop
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3-D printed guns a boon for criminals
For
those out there worried that our nation's stern gun laws were keeping
firearms out of the hands of too many people, the solution appears
to...
Three missing women found alive a decade on in Cleveland, Ohio
Amanda
Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, as well as a six-year-old,
found in a house a few miles from where they disappearedFollow the...
Building Blocks of Life Found in Galactic Cloud
Astrochemists
have detected two complex molecules in interstellar space, which may
provide more clues as to where life's first complex...
Police hail rescued women's bravery
Officials
praise the "survival and perseverance" of three women who have been
found alive in a Cleveland, Ohio, home after vanishing about a
decade...
- Satellite to monitor Earth's forestsA satellite that can weigh the Earth's forests has just been given the go ahead by the European Space Agency.May-07-13 8:00:57 AM
- Mercury link to Arctic fox declineA dramatic decline in the number of Arctic foxes on one island is being linked to levels of mercury in their food.May-06-13 3:00:40 PM
- Helicopter to target caterpillarsA helicopter is to be used to spray woodland in West Berkshire to combat toxic caterpillars that can cause health problems.May-07-13 3:26:28 AM
- World's first 3D-printer gun firedThe world’s first gun made using a 3D printer is successfully tested in the US by a group planning to make the blueprints available online.May-06-13 12:38:21 AM
- US accuses China of cyber-spyingChina's government and military have targeted US government computers as part of a cyber espionage campaign, a US report on China says.May-07-13 4:04:02 AM
- Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly'Carbon dioxide is rapidly altering the chemistry of the Arctic, and the changes will last many thousands of years, a report says.May-06-13 12:43:59 AM
Official: US Special Forces team wasn't allowed to fly to Benghazi during attack
AFP/Getty
ImagesAn armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars at the U.S.
consulate compound are engulfed in flames on Sept. 11, 2012, during...
Strange 'Hot Jupiter' Alien Planets Come Into Focus
But the more scientists learn, the more questions they have about these strange new worlds.
Restrict EU immigrants' access to benefits, says pro-Europe group
Business
for New Europe shifts position as Labour MP calls on his party to
oppose free movement of workers in EUPro-European business leaders...
Pink unleashes fury on her fans after receiving hate mail for cancelling Birmingham show
Pink tells fans to ‘kiss my ass’ after receiving hate mail for cancelled gig(Picture: Getty)
Pink has lashed out at fans telling them...
President Ilham Aliyev receives former Romanian leader
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received former Romanian President Emil Constantinescu, Azertag reported.
Questions as decade old US kidnapping ends
Spellbound
by a horrible story with a happy ending, Americans are awaiting details
on the ordeal of three women who went missing around a decade...
Man dies in Donegal accident
A man in his 50s has died after the car he was driving and a bus were in collision today.
Senate panel requires new certification from nominees
Stung by the recent revelation that the chairman of the state prison’s board tried ...
A Personal Dilemma
A
personal dilemma has come up for me in the last 24 hours. And since it
concerns religion, I figure the blog might be the perfect place to...
New: Twitter widget, Email Me and a Sneak-Peek
Hi
publishers, here's what's new this week at Paper.li!New Twitter
widget:Last year Twitter announced that they would be retiring their
original...
Sleep Woes Tied to Prostate Cancer Risk in Study
Men least likely to nod off were most likely to have severe disease, researchers found