So we're not all going to die of swine flu after all:- offical

" Deaths from swine flu could be less than half the annual toll from the usual winter flu, it emerged last night. The news came as an expert accused ministers of an 'alarmist' response to the outbreak. ...

Beetroot Juice Boosts Stamina

Beetroot juice has been found to boost physical stamica and endurance during exercise up to 16%. The juice was found to increase endurance by reducing oxygen uptake, making exercise less tiring. Even regular training did not lead to similar results as drinking beet juice...

Uphaar case: HC reduces Ansals' punishment

"The Delhi High Court on Friday pronounced the Ansal brothers guilty in the Uphaar cinema fire tragedy case. The verdict came on an appeal filed by Uphaar cinema owners Sushil and Gopal Ansal. The appeal had...

Vancouver study finds free heroin reduces crime: BC reviewing Study

Barry Artiste Op/Ed You know I do not even know where to begin in all this, first taking blame away from addicts whose excuses for their addiction ranging from rape to murder, now have a new ally. More Heroin, and...

Obama and the Palin Effect - a Mirror on the US Psyche

"Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the Republican convention in Minneapolis this week. On the surface, she outdoes...

Kids aged 5 & 4 love mum's milk

" THERE’S no doubt breast-feeding is best - it reduces the risk of tummy upsets, allergies, obesity and a host of health problems in later life. But mum Stella Onions believes her kids can’t get enough of a good thing. So five-year-old Josephine and her...

Blogging--It's Good for You

"Self-medication may be the reason the blogosphere has taken off. Scientists (and writers) have long known about the therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings. But besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing...

Lungless Frog Adaptation Reduces Buoyancy :: Oblate Spheroid

"Barbourula Kalimantanensis - The frog, which has no lungs and breathes through its skin, was found in a remote part of Indonesia's Kalimantan province on Borneo island, a discovery that researchers said...

Lunar eclipse may shed light on climate change

The lunar eclipse that darkened our skies last month revealed to scientists that the Earth's atmosphere contains little light blocking volcanic dust. "Some researchers say the low volcanic dust levels in the...

Property rights suit threatened in AZ

"The county Board of Supervisors recently changed the zoning of his property back to farmland, a move that Herbert says reduces the value of his 40-acre lot south of Casa Grande by more than half a million dollars. "

B.C. scientists isolate cancer gene

It's nice to know Vancouver is known for something besides crime.  Our struggling Bio Industry  fraught with funding problems from all levels of government can still make amazing discoveries in Cancer...

Colossal Magnetic Levitation Wind Turbine Proposed

"It's a vision of a magnetically levitated wind turbine that can generate one gigawatt of energy (enough to power 750,000 homes). This is the device proposed by a new Arizona-based company, MagLev Wind Turbine Technologies. The company claims that it can deliver clean power...

Internet Law - E-commerce Sellers to Store Business Records Electronically.

"The United States requires E-commerce sellers to store their business records electronically. To have confidence in the processes and methodology used to store records electronically, the Internal Revenue Service promulgates acceptable standards of electronic record keeping...

Energy Efficiency

"Why save energy in your home? Using energy efficiently in the home is important for a number of reasons; 1. Our natural resources of coal, oil and gas are dwindling, 2. Reducing energy use, reduces the emission...

Intel and IBM give Moore's Law a boost

"Intel and IBM have separately made claims of breakthroughs in transistor design that should lead to improved design in sub-micron process technology by reducing the amount of electrical leakage, and extend Moore’s Law into the next decade According to Moore’s Law, the...

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