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417 articles from TUESDAY 10.1.2012

• TUESDAY 10. JANUARY, 2012
• 00:25 Gadget turns table-tops into stereo speakers

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  Roger Arnold reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a gadget that turned an ornate wooden table in a Las Vegas nightclub into a booming stereo speaker.  

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• 00:25 GameStop holiday sales nearly flat at $3.02B

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  (AP) -- Video game retailer GameStop Corp. on Monday reported nearly flat sales for the nine-week holiday period that ended on Dec. 31, as game software sales rose but sales of game consoles and other hardware slid.  

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• 00:25 How does team care improve depression and diabetes?

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  The growing number of people with multiple physical and mental chronic conditions are among the toughest—and costliest—to care for. The TEAMcare collaborative care program is a promising solution. In the January/February 2012 Annals of Family Medicine, Group Health Research Institute and UW Medicine researchers have found how this program works: through primary-care doctors starting and adjusting medications sooner and more often to reach goals ("treating to target"); and motivating patients to participate in their own care and monitor their illnesses.  

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• 00:25 Intel backs ultra-light laptops with new age controls

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  US chip giant Intel on Monday heralded a coming wave of affordable high-powered, thin laptops that could double as tablet computers and be controlled by gestures or spoken commands.  

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• 00:25 Intel to launch biggest ad campaign in 8 years

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  (AP) -- Intel Corp. says it is betting big on its "ultrabook" concept with its largest advertising campaign since 2003.  

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• 00:25 LG fridge chills cans, bottles in just minutes

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  South Korea's LG Electronics, a leader in smart appliances, has hit on a solution to a common frustration -- how to chill canned or bottled drinks in less than half an hour.  

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• 00:25 Netflix unveils video service in UK, Ireland

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  (AP) -- Netflix's Internet video service made its debut in the United Kingdom and Ireland Monday as part of a previously announced expansion that is expected to saddle the company with its first annual loss in a decade.  

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• 00:25 New study: Cholera in Haiti tracked more rapidly by social media than traditional methods

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  Internet-based news and Twitter feeds were faster than traditional sources at detecting the onset and progression of the cholera epidemic in post-earthquake Haiti that has already killed more than 6500 people and sickened almost half a million, according to a new study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.  

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• 00:25 Payment review of emergency department eye care in Florida

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  A substantial proportion of emergency department eye care in Florida is reimbursed through Medicaid or paid for out of pocket by patients, and those findings may help in strategic planning as the debate over how best to implement the nation's new health care reform law progresses, according to a study published in the Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.  

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• 00:25 Pill some day may prevent serious foodborne illness, scientist says

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  Modified probiotics, the beneficial bacteria touted for their role in digestive health, could one day decrease the risk of Listeria infection in people with susceptible immune systems, according to Purdue University research.  

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• 00:25 Replacing Medicare visual acuity screening with dilated eye exams appears cost effective

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  Replacing visual acuity screenings for new Medicare enrollees with coverage of a dilated eye exam for healthy patients entering the government insurance program for the elderly "would be highly cost-effective," suggests a study being published Online First by the Archives of Ophthalmology.  

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• 00:25 Scientists discover first-ever bee 'soldier'

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- University of Sussex scientists working with researchers in Brazil have identified the first example of a 'soldier' bee.  

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• 00:25 Scientists link dietary DHA to male fertility

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  Who knew that male fertility depends on sperm-cell architecture? A University of Illinois study reports that a certain omega-3 fatty acid is necessary to construct the arch that turns a round, immature sperm cell into a pointy-headed super swimmer with an extra long tail.  

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• 00:25 Study finds federal amendments increased gun sales diverted to criminals

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  A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research finds that the number of guns that were subsequently linked to crime sold by Badger Guns & Ammo, a Milwaukee-area gun shop, increased dramatically after Congress adopted measures likely to reduce the risks gun dealers face if they divert guns to criminals. The study is the first to examine the impact of these amendments on the diversion of guns to criminals and was recently published online in the peer-reviewed Journal of Urban Health.  

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• 00:25 US health experts seek more study on 'fracking'

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  A group of US medical professionals called Monday for a halt to a type of drilling for natural gas called "fracking" in populated areas until more is known about its health impacts.  

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• 00:24 Archaeologists Use Modern Tools to Reconstruct Ancient Life

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  Advanced analysis provides revelations for archaeologists at a dig in Ashkelon, Israel.
  
   

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• 00:01 A Push for Historic Preservation on the Moon

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  Some archaeologists and historians worry that the next generation to visit the moon might carelessly obliterate the site of one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments.
  
   

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