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Alzheimer’s Cannot be Prevented, Says NIH Panel

Alzheimer’s Cannot be Prevented, Says NIH Panel

Sci/Tech

29 Apr 2010
The National Institutes of Health met outside Washington on Wednesday to discuss the effectiveness of preventative measures against Alzheimer's disease. Unfortunately, the panel of 15 ...

New Strides in Predicting if Women Will Get Invasive Breast Cancer

New Strides in Predicting if Women Will Get Invasive Breast Cancer

Sci/Tech

29 Apr 2010
Millions of women have or have had breast cancer. This disease kills many women annually. One way to lower the fatality rate is to help ...

iAd: Apple’s new way of making money

iAd: Apple’s new way of making money

Sci/Tech

29 Apr 2010
For the past decade, Apple has been one of the most profitable companies in the electronic world. Despite the fact that they already make money ...

 
Top 10 U.S. Cities for Ozone Pollution

Top 10 U.S. Cities for Ozone Pollution

Sci/Tech

29 Apr 2010
For the average person in the United States, one of the largest overall health concerns is the level of ozone pollution that they inhale. According ...

Hewlett-Packard Buys Palm

Hewlett-Packard Buys Palm

Sci/Tech

29 Apr 2010
Palo Alto, California based Hewlett-Packard announced late Wednesday afternoon, April 28, that it was acquiring Palm, manufacturer of smart phones Pre and Pixi, for $1.2 ...

UnitedHealth Announces Immediate End to Rescission

UnitedHealth Announces Immediate End to Rescission

Sci/Tech

29 Apr 2010
UnitedHealth Group Inc. announced the practice called rescission would end immediately. Rescission is an unstated policy of dropping health coverage for people who get sick, ...

 
Prolonged Steroid Use may Weaken Heart and Lower Life Expectancy

Prolonged Steroid Use may Weaken Heart and Lower Life Expectancy

Sci/Tech

28 Apr 2010
The latest medical reports indicate that prolonged steroid use may weaken heart muscles even more drastically than researchers previously believed. Although steroids have been blamed ...

First Offshore Wind Farm Receives Green Light

First Offshore Wind Farm Receives Green Light

Sci/Tech

28 Apr 2010
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar gave the green light to the nation's first offshore wind farm. It will be located off Cape Cod in Massachusetts. ...

Noah’s Ark, Found?

Noah’s Ark, Found?

Sci/Tech

28 Apr 2010
People have been trying for years to prove that Christianity is all a big hoax. Today, there is more evidence that points to the contrary. A ...

 
Happy Meals to be Banned in Silicon Valley

Happy Meals to be Banned in Silicon Valley

Sci/Tech

28 Apr 2010
Banning Happy Meals in Silicon Valley restaurants is in an effort to control obesity in children. This is yet one more tactic that will prove ...

Apple gears up to unveil new iPhone

Apple gears up to unveil new iPhone

Sci/Tech

28 Apr 2010
For the past few years, the Apple iPhone has been one of the best selling and most popular smart phones and electronic gadgets. While Apple ...

More Sex to Prevent Disease

More Sex to Prevent Disease

Sci/Tech

28 Apr 2010
While it seems that not a day goes by that a new study or theory about how to live a healthy life is introduced, one ...

 
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