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• TUESDAY 29. JUNE, 2010
• 01:23 Cholesterol drugs for the healthy still debatable

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  (AP) -- Should healthy people with low cholesterol take a pill to lower their cholesterol even more in hopes of preventing heart problems? The question is dividing heart doctors and confusing patients.  

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• 01:23 Chrome unseats Safari as third most popular Internet browser

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  Google Chrome last week unseated Apple Safari for the first time as the third most used Internet browser in the United States, according to figures released Monday by StatCounter.  

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• 01:23 Divorce lawyers: Facebook tops in online evidence

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  (AP) -- Forgot to de-friend your wife on Facebook while posting vacation shots of your mistress? Her divorce lawyer will be thrilled.  

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• 01:23 Even the midnight sun won't convince bees to work nights

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  Bees observe a strict working day, even in conditions of 24-hour sunlight. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology tagged worker bumblebees with a radio identifier, similar to an Oyster Card, which was used to monitor their movements during the constant light of the Arctic summer.  

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• 01:23 Lower back pain and surgery

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  A literature review, led by Dr. Joseph Lee, published in the June 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) suggests that a herniated disk is one of the most frequent causes of low back and leg pain in adults, but surgery is not for everyone. Between 60 and 80 percent of people will experience low back pain at some point in their lives  

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• 01:23 NASA Instrument Will Identify Clues to Martian Past

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Curiosity rover, coming together for a late 2011 launch to Mars, has a newly installed component: a key onboard X-ray instrument for helping the mission achieve its goals. Researchers will use Curiosity in an intriguing area of Mars to search for modern or ancient habitable environments, including any that may have also been favorable for preserving clues about life and environment.  

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• 01:23 Obama lays out new US space policy

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  President Barack Obama on Monday laid out an overarching new US policy on outer space, calling for more international and private sector cooperation on exploration, climate change and orbiting debris.  

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• 01:23 Scientists develop technology to produce sugar from photosynthetic bacteria

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  Researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard and Harvard Medical School have engineered photosynthetic bacteria to produce simple sugars and lactic acid. This innovation could lead to new, environmentally friendly methods for producing commodity chemicals in bulk. Their research findings appear in the June issue of Applied and Environmental Microbiology.  

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• 01:23 T.25 City Car makes debut

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  Gordon Murray Design showed today for the first time its T.25 City Car at Oxford University as part of the Smith School's World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment validating a low-carbon approach to transportation. The T.25 represents a major breakthrough in city car design in the areas of weight, footprint, safety, usability and efficiency.  

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• 01:23 Tesla stock offering seeks to raise 244 million dollars

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  Tesla Motors, the money-losing US electric carmaker, is seeking to raise up to 244 million dollars as it becomes on Tuesday the first US automotive company to go public in more than 50 years.  

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• 01:23 Witness the birth of Africa`s new ocean

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Leeds are predicting that within 10 million years Africa`s Horn will fall away and a new ocean will form.  

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• MONDAY 28. JUNE, 2010
• 23:23 'Velcro' effect in Guianese ants

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  In Guiana, symbiosis between Azteca ants and the Cecropia tree (or trumpet tree) is frequent. However, a surprising discovery has been made: one species of ant (Azteca andreae) uses the "Velcro" principle to cling on firmly to the leaves of Cecropia and thus capture very large prey.  

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• 23:23 9 in 10 docs blame lawsuit fears for overtesting

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  (AP) -- Ninety percent of physicians surveyed said doctors overtest and overtreat to protect themselves from malpractice lawsuits.  

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• 23:23 A pacemaker for your brain

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  By stimulating certain areas of the brain, scientists can alleviate the effects of disorders such as depression or Parkinson's disease. That's the good news. But because controlling that stimulation currently lacks precision, over-stimulation is a serious concern - losing some of its therapeutic benefits for the patient over time.  

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• 23:23 Aggressive control of cardiac risk factors might not benefit all patients with diabetes

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  A mathematical model suggests that aggressively pursuing low blood pressure and cholesterol levels may not benefit, and could even harm, some patients with diabetes, according to a report in the June 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.  

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• 23:23 AT&T says NYC wireless network upgrade complete

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  (AP) -- AT&T Inc. has completed a project to improve wireless service in New York City, where the proliferation of iPhones has caused dropped calls, slow downloads and other problems, the phone company said Monday.  

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• 23:23 Bicycling, brisk walking help women control weight

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  Premenopausal women who make even small increases in the amount of time they spend bicycling or walking briskly every day decrease their risk of gaining weight, according to a new study by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).  

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• 23:23 Court rules against inventors in patent case

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  (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to weigh in on whether software, online-shopping techniques and medical diagnostic tests can be patented, saying only that inventors' request for protection of a method of hedging weather-related risk in energy prices cannot be granted.  

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• 23:23 Death rates from type 1 diabetes steadily improving

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  Advances in treatment and care have reduced overall death rates from type 1 diabetes, with women and African-Americans having higher risks of mortality, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study being presented at the 70th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.  

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• 23:23 End-of-life care in teaching hospital is generally of good quality

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  Patients admitted to a teaching hospital for an end-of-life illness generally receive high-quality medical care, but there is a need for better communication about family expectations and for timely efforts to keep patients comfortable, according to a new study.  

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• 23:23 Fewer than half of breast cancer patients adhere to hormonal therapy regimen, study finds

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  A new study of nearly 8,800 women with early-stage breast cancer found that fewer than half - approximately 49 percent - completed their full regimen of hormone therapy according to the prescribed schedule. Investigators found that younger women were particularly likely to discontinue treatment. The findings underscore the need to both better understand the reasons behind such treatment non-compliance and also develop interventions to reduce it.  

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• 23:23 Gene leads to longer shelf life for tomatoes, possibly other fruits

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  A Purdue University researcher has found a sort of fountain of youth for tomatoes that extends their shelf life by about a week.  

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• 23:23 Genetic inspiration could show the way to revolutionise information technology

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- Chemists at the University of Reading have created a synthetic form of DNA that could transform how digital information is processed and stored.  

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• 23:23 Got a fix for oil spill? It may be worth a prize

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  (AP) -- You might be able to get rich quick if you can fix the BP oil spill.  

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• 23:23 Internet dependence and gambling addiction are not linked

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  A study of university students found no overlap between those reporting excessive Internet use and those with problem gambling. However, both addictive behaviors are associated with psychological issues such as depression, anxiety, stress, and loneliness, according to a provocative Rapid Communication in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.  

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