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Few Chernobyl radiation risks from Russia fires
13 08 2010 LONDON (Reuters) - Fears that fires scorching forests polluted by Chernobyl fallout may propel dangerous amounts of radioactivity into the air are overblown, scientists say, and the actual health risks are very small.
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Gene testing could have saved weight-loss drug
13 08 2010 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Genetic testing might have helped identify people who would become depressed or suicidal while taking Sanofi-Aventis' weight loss drug Acomplia, which might have helped keep the drug on the market, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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Few Chernobyl radiation risks from Russia fires
13 08 2010 LONDON (Reuters) - Fears that fires scorching forests polluted by Chernobyl fallout may propel dangerous amounts of radioactivity into the air are overblown, scientists say, and the actual health risks are very small.
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Scientists use salmonella bug to kill cancer cells
12 08 2010 LONDON (Reuters) - Treating tumors with salmonella bacteria can induce an immune response that kills cancer cells, scientists have found -- a discovery that may help them create tumor-killing immune cells to inject into patients.
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Space station repair job makes headway
12 08 2010 MIAMI (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking NASA astronauts disconnected a 780-pound (350-kg) module from the International Space Station on Wednesday, after venturing outside the orbital complex to repair a faulty cooling system.
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Scientists find new superbug spreading from India
12 08 2010 LONDON (Reuters) - A new superbug from India could spread around the world -- in part because of medical tourism -- and scientists say there are almost no drugs to treat it.
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Argentine lake may offer clues to life on Mars
12 08 2010 GALAN VOLCANO, ARGENTINA (Reuters) - A lake in Argentina's remote, inhospitable northwest may offer clues on how life got started on Earth and how it could survive on other planets, scientists say.
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Spinal fluid proteins can help diagnose Alzheimer's
09 08 2010 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Measuring certain proteins in spinal fluid can accurately diagnose Alzheimer's and predict which patients with memory problems will develop the fatal brain-wasting disease, Belgian researchers said on Monday.
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FBI laboratory has large backlog of DNA cases
09 08 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI's laboratory has a backlog of more than 3,200 forensic DNA cases, which can prevent timely capture of criminals and prolong incarceration of innocent people, according to a U.S. Justice Department report released on Monday.
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Stubborn fitting holds up space station repair job
08 08 2010 CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pair of NASA astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Saturday to try to repair a faulty cooling system, but their attempt was thwarted by a stubborn ammonia line fitting.
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Fungus threatens extinction of some U.S. bats: study
06 08 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deadly white-nose syndrome is threatening to make one insect-eating species of bat extinct, at least regionally, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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Researchers find 95 genes affecting cholesterol
05 08 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A scan of all the human DNA has turned up 95 genes that affect blood cholesterol, including a few affected by drugs on the market and others that might be the basis of new drugs, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Brain's reward system helps drive placebo effect
05 08 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Want to maximize the placebo effect? A good way to do this, according to a new study, is to tell someone they have a decent chance of getting the real treatment instead of a fake pill, but keep them guessing.
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Study: Could gut germs underlie Western allergies?
03 08 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Germs living in the gut may cause higher rates of allergies, chronic stomach upsets and even obesity among children living in rich industrialized countries, researchers reported on Monday.
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U.S. dietary supplements often contaminated: report
03 08 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many popular dietary supplements contain ingredients that may cause cancer, heart problems, liver or kidney damage, but U.S. stores sell them anyway and Americans spend millions on them, according to Consumer Reports.
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NASA girds for spacewalks to repair station
02 08 2010 CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - One of two cooling systems serving the International Space Station's U.S., European and Japanese laboratories broke down, setting off a wave of equipment shutdowns to cut the heat generated on board, NASA said on Sunday.
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China launches new global positioning satellite
01 08 2010 BEIJING (Reuters) - China took a further step on Sunday toward ending its dependence on U.S. satellites to provide navigation and positioning services.
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Rabbits grow their own joint replacements in study
30 07 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rabbits implanted with artificial bones re-grew their own joints, complete with cartilage, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Study changes picture of U.S. quake hazards
30 07 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The risk of earthquakes in the U.S. Midwest may be more widespread than geologists have believed, but a "big one" may be less likely at Missouri's New Madrid fault, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Consumer gene test results misleading
30 07 2010 CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who send off their saliva to genetic testing companies to find out their risk for prostate cancer or diabetes are likely to get different results, depending on the company they choose, government investigators told lawmakers on Thursday.
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Russia to use space tech to develop energy sector
30 07 2010 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will employ technologies, initially meant for outer space research programs, to develop its vast energy sector, Energy Ministry said on Tuesday in yet another sign of the Kremlin's modernization drive.
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Educated people cope better with dementia
30 07 2010 LONDON (Reuters) - Educated people are better able to cope with the physical effects of dementia, and even one extra year of education can significantly cut the risk of developing the brain-wasting disease, scientists said on Monday.
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Iran aims to put man in space by 2019: Ahmadinejad
30 07 2010 TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday that Iran would send its first manned shuttle into space by 2019, Iran's English-language Press TV reported.
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Scientists inch towards finding "God particle"
30 07 2010 PARIS (Reuters) - Scientists working with particle accelerators in Europe and the United States said on Monday they may be closing in on the elusive Higgs Boson, the "God particle" believed crucial to forming the cosmos after the Big Bang.
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Mental health experts ask: Will anyone be normal?
30 07 2010 LONDON (Reuters) - An updated edition of a mental health bible for doctors may include diagnoses for "disorders" such as toddler tantrums and binge eating, experts say, and could mean that soon no-one will be classed as normal.
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