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Flying Car to hit the road/sky by 2011

Flying Car to hit the road/sky by 2011

Sci/Tech

30 Jun 2010
The flying car of tomorrow is here today – almost. Terrafugia plans on delivering its first Transition, a cross between a car and a plane, ...

UK health minister rejects Jamie Oliver’s approach to health

UK health minister rejects Jamie Oliver’s approach to health

Sci/Tech

30 Jun 2010
The new UK health minister has dismissed chef Jamie Oliver's outlook on improvements to school lunches and tackling childhood obesity. The ministers main issue is that ...

New vaccine could prevent meningitis outbreaks

New vaccine could prevent meningitis outbreaks

Sci/Tech

30 Jun 2010
Health officials in London have reported that a new vaccine will help prevent meningitis outbreaks in Africa, revolutionizing how doctors fight the deadly disease. Meningitis is ...

 
Caffeine can enhance athletic performance

Caffeine can enhance athletic performance

Sci/Tech

30 Jun 2010
According to researchers at the Coventry University’s Department of Biomolecular and Sports Science, caffeine studies have shown that using caffeine can increase muscle endurance and ...

California takes a major step to help citizens get health insurance

California takes a major step to help citizens get health insurance

Sci/Tech

30 Jun 2010
Residents in California that have formerly been denied health insurance coverage due to a pre-existing condition can breathe a little easier today. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ...

Pregnant drinking can affect fertility in offspring

Pregnant drinking can affect fertility in offspring

Sci/Tech

30 Jun 2010
Women who drink during pregnancy may be affecting the future fertility of their sons. As a follow up to the "Healthy Habits for Two" study performed ...

 
Americans Keep Packing on the Pounds

Americans Keep Packing on the Pounds

Sci/Tech

30 Jun 2010
It’s time to put the Snickers bar down, America. That’s the result of a new study from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood ...

FDA says there are way too much antibiotics given to meat

FDA says there are way too much antibiotics given to meat

Sci/Tech

30 Jun 2010
On Monday the Food and Drug Administration expressed concerns of the overuse of antibiotics that are given to poultry, cattle, and other animals. The excessive ...

Research says medtronic insulin pump beats insulin injections

Research says medtronic insulin pump beats insulin injections

Sci/Tech

30 Jun 2010
A recent post-market study showed that Medtronic Inc's insulin pump and monitoring device did a much better job of controlling blood glucose levels in Type ...

 
Veterans possibly infected with HIV

Veterans possibly infected with HIV

Sci/Tech

30 Jun 2010
A Veterans Administration Hospital in Missouri recently made news when it was found out that over 1800 service members may have been exposed to the ...

Conflicting studies on risk from Avandia confusing to everyone

Conflicting studies on risk from Avandia confusing to everyone

Sci/Tech

30 Jun 2010
Conflicting studies on risk from Avandia drug are the reason for concern and bewilderment by both experts and consumers. It is difficult to get a ...

FAA ruling makes Flying Car a real possibility

FAA ruling makes Flying Car a real possibility

Sci/Tech

30 Jun 2010
The idea of a flying car has been kicked around in various forms for over 50 years but it may now be closer to reality ...

 
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