A hepatitis B vaccine has been ruled out in the deaths of nine children in China, a health official said. Yu Jingjin, director of the National Health and Family Planning Commission's disease control bureau, said investigators were still ...
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One of the common dilemmas of people everywhere is whether to buy or rent equipment. Today our lives revolve around different kinds of gadgets and devices. If you do not have the available budget to buy something renting surely offers a ...
Weather forecasters on exoplanet GJ 1214b would have an easy job. Today's forecast: cloudy. Tomorrow: overcast. Extended outlook: more clouds. A team of scientists led by researchers in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the ...
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An international team of scientists led by National Institutes of Health researchers has traced the likely origin of the enzyme needed to manufacture the hormone melatonin to roughly 500 million years ago. Their work indicates that this ...
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People with sleep apnea and hard-to-control high blood pressure may see their blood pressure drop if they treat the sleep disorder, Spanish researchers report. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the standard treatment for sleep ...
Despite some concerns to the contrary, children whose moms used antidepressants during pregnancy do not appear to be at increased risk of autism, a large new Danish study suggests. The results, published Dec. 19 in the New England Journal ...
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BlackBerry’s new CEO says he is “very interested” in trying to replicate some of the company’s signature security and enterprise productivity on rival platforms. BlackBerry has enjoyed favour in enterprises for its ...
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US-based Seno Medical Instruments has announced new statistical analysis of outcomes from a feasibility study of its investigational Imagio breast imaging device. The analysis of data from the feasibility study, presented at the San ...
Fuji Oil may consider entering into alliances with other companies in the Japanese refining and petrochemical sector, where it can benefit, a senior company official with the Japanese refiner said. "We are not able to speak about anything ...
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Lexus has confirmed it will aim for its forthcoming 2.0-litre turbocharged engine to beat the same-capacity BMW engine for torque and match the company's current 380Nm 3.5-litre V6. Speaking at the Tokyo motor show following the reveal of ...
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You thought you were making an informed health choice by using extra-virgin olive oil in place of cheaper, low-quality cooking oils, right? You probably never thought that a tiny, expensive bottle of EVOO might be cut with crap or doctored ...
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With cotton crop estimates for the US and India increasing week after week due to the swift advance of harvest and surprisingly good yields, selling pressure eventually became heavy enough for December to break through important support ...
Just when it felt like the market was getting ready to challenge major support below 82 cents, a late session rally lifted values back into the 'comfort zone'. It is not clear what prompted the buying of some 2'500 December near the close, ...
The garage in the house may not necessarily be a home for your car. More often than not, it is a storehouse for odd junk, or is also converted into a workshop or a game room. However, one ends up using the garage space the way it is, ...
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One of the best ways to find bargains is to visit a furniture clearance center. Other than providing a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that go with finding bargains, furniture clearance centers are a great solution for small ...
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