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Invisibility cloak needed for cooperation? Unusual lipopolysaccharide enables symbiosis between bacterium, fungus

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:51:12 +0000

(PhysOrg.com) — We and all other organisms must constantly grapple with bacteria.

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Invisibility cloak needed for cooperation? Unusual lipopolysaccharide enables symbiosis between bacterium, fungus

All together now! Beijing revives mass exercises

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:30:05 +0000

Liu Tao grimaces as he leaps up and down doing jumping jacks, one of the exercises he sweats through under a revived daily calisthenics routine that authorities in Beijing want all workers to perform.

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Pharmaceutical conservation key to slowing rise of antibiotic-resistant infections

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:30:02 +0000

The United States must focus on conserving the use of antibacterial drugs, or face a public health crisis from rapidly rising rates of antibiotic-resistant infections, according to an analysis out today.

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Many hospital emergency department visits could be treated elsewhere, study finds

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:20:01 +0000

About 17 percent of all visits to hospital emergency departments across the United States could be treated at retail medical clinics or urgent care centers, potentially saving $4.4 billion annually in health care costs, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

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Oracle names ex-HP CEO Mark Hurd co-president

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:10:02 +0000

(AP) — Oracle Corp. has hired former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd to help lead the database software maker in a pivotal moment in Oracle’s 33-year history as it tries to muscle in on more of HP’s turf.

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Canadian authorities to try 3D image of child to slow drivers

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:08:13 +0000

(PhysOrg.com) — An optical illusion is about to be trialed in West Vancouver, Canada, starting September 7, to try to jolt reckless drivers into slowing down.

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Carbohydrate claims can mislead consumers

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:00:01 +0000

Food manufacturers advertise a variety of foods on grocery store shelves by using nutrient claims on the front of packaging. A study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior evaluates how consumers are interpreting certain carbohydrate-related content claims and the effects of claims on consumer perceptions of food products. Findings from this study reveal that consumers misinterpret low carbohydrate claims to have health benefits and weight loss qualities beyond their nutrition facts.

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AOL teaming up with Ellen DeGeneres online

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:52:10 +0000

(AP) — AOL is adding talk show host Ellen DeGeneres to its family of Web properties as it looks for ways to draw more people to its sites.

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Interrupting death messages to treat bone disease

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:50:01 +0000

A surface molecule on bacteria that instructs bone cells to die could be the target for new treatments for bone disease, says a scientist speaking at the Society for General Microbiology’s autumn meeting today.

Indonesian volcano erupts again; strongest yet

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:45:33 +0000

(AP) — An Indonesian volcano shot a towering cloud of black ash high into the air Tuesday, dusting villages 15 miles (25 kilometers) away in its most powerful eruption since awakening last week from four centuries of dormancy.

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