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• FRIDAY 3. SEPTEMBER, 2010
• 02:23 BP removes cap from plugged well in Gulf of Mexico

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  BP on Thursday removed a massive cap which had stemmed the flow of oil from its ruptured well deep in the Gulf of Mexico in a key step toward killing the well once and for all, officials said.  

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• 02:23 Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par

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  (AP) -- Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker.  

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• 02:23 Long term use of oral bisphosphonates may double risk of esophageal cancer

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  People who take oral bisphosphonates for bone disease over five years may be doubling their risk of developing oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet), according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal today.  

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• 02:23 Occurrence of increased kidney transplant listings in patients with prior non-kidney transplants

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  Individuals who received a non-kidney organ transplant in the past may be more likely to be listed for a kidney transplant prior to initiation of dialysis (pre-emptive listing) than other candidates, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results indicate that the growth in the numbers of this group of kidney transplant candidates adds to the list of organ allocation challenges.  

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• 02:23 Roll-out of electronic patient records likely to be a long and complex process

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  Interim results from the first comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of electronic health records in secondary care in England have found delays and frustration with the system, according to research published in the British Medical Journal today.  

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• 02:23 Science's policy clout diminished, but oil risk looms large

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  More people are likely to believe scientific studies claiming that oil drilling is riskier, not safer, than was previously thought, according to a new study of attitudes in California. What's more the findings, which appear in the journal Public Understanding of Science (PUS), published by SAGE, show that scientists' efforts to influence public opinion have a limited effect.  

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• 02:23 Study challenges value of oxygen therapy in end-of-life care

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  Millions of patients with advanced disease in palliative care settings receive oxygen therapy to help them breathe more easily. But a new study from Duke University Medical Center says roughly half of them don't benefit from the intervention, and among those who do benefit, it doesn't make a bit of difference whether they get pure oxygen or just plain old room air - both offer equal benefit.  

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• 00:23 Bermuda in warnings as the GOES-13 Satellite catches Fiona approaching

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  Bermuda has warnings up as Tropical Storm Fiona approaches, and GOES-13 satellite imagery from today shows that Fiona, although packing a punch, is a much smaller system that her brother, the Category 4 Hurricane Earl.  

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• 00:23 Chemists discover method to create high-value chemicals from biomass

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  Iowa State University researchers have found a way to produce high-value chemicals such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol from biomass rather than petroleum sources.  

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• 00:23 Children who eat vended snack foods face chronic health problems, poor diet

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  School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, according to research from the University of Michigan Medical School.  

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• 00:23 Cisco buying smart grid specialty firm Arch Rock

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  Computer networking powerhouse Cisco on Thursday announced it intends to buy smart grid specialty firm Arch Rock.  

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• 00:23 Double hand transplant patient shows new hands

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  (AP) -- The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands.  

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• 00:23 Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn

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  Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.  

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• 00:23 Facebook's new security feature: remote logouts

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  (AP) -- Facebook is rolling out a new security feature that lets users log out of their accounts remotely from another computer.  

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• 00:23 God did not create Universe: Hawking

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  God no longer has any place in theories on the creation of the Universe due to a series of developments in physics, British scientist Stephen Hawking said in extracts published Thursday from a new book.  

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• 00:23 Models suggest treatments for fractures that won't heal

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  New models, reinforced by in vivo experimentation, show why 5-10% of bone fractures don't heal properly, and how these cases may be treated to restart the healing process. Results of the model, published September 2 in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Biology, may benefit the ageing population in which the occurrence of bone fractures is expected to rise substantially in the near future.  

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• 00:23 NASA catches heavy rainfall happening in Category 4 Earl as it approaches the US

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  Hurricane Earl is still a powerful category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale as it approaches the North Carolina coast today. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite observed the high rates rain was falling within Earl, in some areas more than 2 inches per hour. Today, the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft is also flying into the eye of Hurricane Earl at altitudes of 60,000 feet to gather information about the storm.  

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• 00:23 NASA satellite sees Tropical Storm Kompasu transitioning over Korea and China

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  NASA's Terra satellite captured the changing Tropical Storm Kompasu over Korea and China very early today, as it makes its way east to northern Japan. It is becoming extratropical.  

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• 00:23 NASA sees Depression Nine become Gaston then back to a depression

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  Tropical Depression Nine strengthened yesterday into Tropical Storm Gaston, but today it ran into dry and stable air and weakened back into a depression again.  

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• 00:23 New model may simplify high-dose radiosurgery planning

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  There is yet no straightforward way to determine the optimal dose level and treatment schedules for high-dose radiation therapies such as stereotactic radiation therapy, used to treat brain and lung cancer, or for high-dose brachytherapy for prostate and other cancers.  

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• 00:23 New warning signs may predict kidney transplant failure

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  Kidney transplants that show a combination of fibrosis (scarring) and inflammation after one year are at higher risk of long-term transplant failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).  

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• 00:23 Report: Discovery networks hostage-taking a rare terror event

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  A new report by terrorism researchers at the University of Maryland concludes that the deadly hostage-taking incident at the Discovery Communications headquarters in suburban Washington, D.C. meets the criteria of a terrorist act - a rare one for media organizations and the nation's capital region. Hostage-taking, though, is a familiar pattern in capital-region terror, the researchers add.  

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• 00:23 Research: Climate change affecting mussel survival

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- Warmer air and water temperatures along the U.S. East Coast are shrinking the geographic region where blue mussels can survive, according to findings by University of South Carolina researchers published in the August Journal of Biogeography.  

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• 00:23 Researchers map spread of invasive reed in Great Lakes basin

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  Phragmites australis is an uncommon term for an increasingly common sight in the wetlands and along the beaches of the Great Lakes. It`s the scientific name for the common reed, a fast-growing perennial wetland grass. An immigrant from Europe, it`s an exotic species that has a reputation for taking over any wetland real estate it visits.  

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• 00:23 Researchers pave the way for a better understanding of HIV infection and AIDS

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  Dr. Eric A. Cohen, Director of the Human Retrovirology research unit at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM), and his team published yesterday, in the online open-access journal PLos Pathogens, the results of their most recent research on the role of the Vpr protein in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection and AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome).  

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