Archive for July, 2008
Sunday 27 July 2008 @ 5:07 am
 The Money Times |
Victor A. McKusick, 86; Johns Hopkins physician pioneered genetics …
Los Angeles Times - RESEARCHER: Dr. Victor A. McKusick was a pioneer in linking diseases to specific genes and began the first database of gene functions, which now includes more than 18000 human genes. Considered father of medical genetics McKusick, pioneer in medical genetics, dies at 86 |
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Sunday 27 July 2008 @ 5:07 am
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Professor says granite countertops are radioactive
Houston Chronicle - © 2008 AP HOUSTON - A physics professor at Rice University is warning of a radioactive threat found in some kitchen countertops. Some granite countertops contain levels of uranium high enough to be dangerous to humans, said Rice professor WJ Llope. Video: Radon Found In Countertops Expert: Granite counter tops may be unsafe |
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Sunday 27 July 2008 @ 5:07 am
 The Money Times |
Hepatitis cases linked to Vegas clinic
United Press International - LAS VEGAS, July 25 (UPI) — Nevada health officials say they have traced seven cases of hepatitis C to two patients who underwent procedures at a Las Vegas clinic last year. ENDOSCOPY CENTER: Genetic tests find hepatitis C sources 2 patients identified as sources of Vegas outbreak |
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Sunday 27 July 2008 @ 4:07 am
 ABC News |
California Bars Restaurant Use of Trans Fats
New York Times - By JENNIFER STEINHAUER LOS ANGELES - California, a national trendsetter in all matters edible, became the first state to ban trans fats in restaurants when Gov. Calif. Becomes 1st State To Enact Trans Fat Ban State targets trans fats |
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Sunday 27 July 2008 @ 4:07 am
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Mom accused of poisoning son sent to Pa. hospital
The Associated Press - PITTSBURGH (AP) - A mother accused of repeatedly injecting her 4-month-old son with salt water will be sent to a state mental hospital after a psychiatrist testified Thursday that the woman is severely depressed. Pennsylvania Mother Who Tried To Poison Infant Son In Hospital Tennessee woman to get psychiatric treatment |
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Sunday 27 July 2008 @ 3:07 am
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Officials: Search for HIV vaccine needs overhaul
The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists will have to take "enormous intellectual leaps" to develop an AIDS vaccine in the coming years, say researchers clearly frustrated by the failure of a once-promising shot. HIV infects, attacks body much faster than previously believed … HIV Strikes Fast, Study Finds |
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Sunday 27 July 2008 @ 3:07 am
 BBC News |
The Soy-Sperm Connection
HealthNews - Calling all men who want to become fathers! Soy products may reduce a man's sperm count. Based on a recent study, men who consume soy products may have lower sperm counts than those who don't. Study shows soy has side effects Soya not the cause of low sperm counts |
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Sunday 27 July 2008 @ 2:07 am
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In vitro: 30 years of free-market baby making
Houston Chronicle - By GREGORY PENCE Thirty years ago Friday, Louise Brown came into the world amid alarmist predictions that her birth would end sex. Experts say reproductive tourism a growing worry First Test Tube Baby Turns 30 |
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