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Overlooked in the global food crisis: A problem with dirt

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:15:23 +0000

Science has provided the souped-up seeds to feed the world, through biotechnology and old-fashioned crossbreeding.

Alcoholism In Post-World War II Women Matched Men

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:15:18 +0000

Cross-sectional studies, which collect information at a single point in time, generally find that young Americans report having more lifetime alcohol problems than older Americans, despite having had less time to develop these problems.

A rival to burial: Dissolving bodies with lye

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:15:13 +0000

Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest - dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain.

AT&T Gets Official on iPhone Hotspot Access, Then Removes It Again

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:15:07 +0000

Although it was discovered as a “feature” a week ago, it’s not official until AT&T says it is. And finally on Thursday the ability of iPhone users to use AT&T hotspots at their 17,000 locations was added to the details of the iPhone plan on AT&T website.

And then, just like that, it was removed.

U.S. court ruling on Tasers worries Canadian doctors

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:14:58 +0000

Dr. Lisa Kohler had found that electrical shocks from Tasers were partially to blame for the deaths of three men in separate confrontations with police.

Taser International launched and won a civil suit, forcing Kohler to delete any reference to the deaths being related to electric shocks, and to term them “accidental deaths.”

Chile Volcano Erupts With Ash, Lava, Lightning

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:14:53 +0000

After 9,000 years of silence, Chile ’s Chaiten volcano is erupting with lava, ash - and lightning .

Bipolar Disorder Is Overdiagnosed And Underdiagnosed

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:14:48 +0000

A new study by Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers reports that fewer than half the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder based on a comprehensive, psychiatric diagnostic interview–the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID).

Amazon Under Threat From … Cleaner Air?

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:14:43 +0000

You wouldn’t think that clean air would be bad for the Amazon rainforest but UK and Brazilian climate scientists writing in Nature say just that.

Federal police chief is shot to death

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:14:37 +0000

MEXICO CITY - This nation’s drug war is entering a new, more lethal phase, with narcotics gangs targeting top-level police officials once deemed too powerful to touch.

Clark warned that such attacks are only the prelude to a new era of “narco-terrorism,” as the drug cartels stockpile increasingly heavy weaponry, such as anti-aircraft missiles and bazookas.

Man, 51, arrested in terror pr…

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:14:31 +0000

“This investigation is not linked to al Qaida activity.”

A 51-year-old man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act. The man, from the Swindon area, is being held in custody at a central London police station on suspicion of the commission, preparation or … via Daily Express