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Bloomberg Philanthropies Charity Adds $220 Million To Anti-Smoking EffortMarch 22 2012 9:29 AM
Michael Bloomberg's charitable foundation will commit $220 million over the next four years to fight tobacco use globally, including for the funding of legal challenges against the industry.
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IBM Takes ‘Watson’ To Cancer Research Center At Memorial Sloan-KetteringMarch 22 2012 9:26 AM
IBM (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer services company, said it will deploy its powerful Watson supercomputer at New York’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to fight lung, prostate and breast cancer.
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Stroke Risk Lower Among Women Who Drink Alcohol ModeratelyMarch 22 2012 9:24 AM
Women who drink up to seven glasses of wine or beer a week are slightly less likely to suffer a stroke than those who steer clear of alcohol, according to a U.S. study that covered thousands of women for nearly 30 years.
- Paul Allen gives $300 million to expand brain research
March 21 2012 8:00 PM
Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen has donated an additional $300 million to a foundation aimed at expanding research into how the brain works and how best to treat brain-related disorders.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Tied To Less Cancer-Related FatigueMarch 21 2012 9:55 AM
Breast cancer survivors who eat a healthy dose of omega-3 fats - found largely in oily fish like salmon, tuna and mackerel - may have some extra energy throughout their day, according to a U.S. study.
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Energy Trade Group Slams Fracking Air Emission StudyMarch 21 2012 9:48 AM
Energy In Depth, a public outreach branch of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, took a shot on Tuesday at a new study on hydraulic fracturing's air emissions.
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Deaths From Smoking Triple Over DecadeMarch 21 2012 9:39 AM
Tobacco-related deaths have nearly tripled in the past decade and big tobacco firms are undermining public efforts that could save millions, a report led by the health campaign group the World Lung Foundation (WLF) said on Wednesday.
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Bob Carey's Pink Tutu Photos Go Viral: 'Ballerina' Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness [PHOTO]March 20 2012 3:33 PM
Bob Carey has been taking photos of himself in nothing but a pink tutu for nine years in places from the Grand Canyon to a corn field to a motel bed.
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Apple's 'Hot' New iPad: Retina Display Games Push Heat Limits To 116ºFMarch 20 2012 3:19 PM
The new iPad is a hot product, in more ways than one. After enjoying a record-breaking launch weekend, some owners are now saying that the device is literally too hot to handle. Consumer Reports put the new iPad to the test on Tuesday, finding that the device can reach temperatures up to 116ºF, specifically when playing the game Infinity Blade II over a Wi-Fi connection.
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Cigarette and Tobacco Health Labels Are Constitutional, Court RulesMarch 20 2012 9:14 AM
A U.S. law requiring large graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising does not violate the free speech rights of tobacco companies, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday.
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Olympus To Unveil New Medical Devices, First Time Since ScandalMarch 20 2012 9:05 AM
Japan's Olympus Corp will unveil new endoscopes on Wednesday, its first major product launch since an accounting fraud erupted last year and threatened the 92-year-old firm's survival.
- Colorado Study: Hydraulic Fracturing Causes Harmful Air Emissions
March 19 2012 6:34 PM
The Colorado School of Public Health concludes that residents close to hydraulically fractured natural gas wells are at risk to their health.
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Tobacco Companies Lose Challenge To Graphic Images On PacksMarch 19 2012 4:38 PM
A federal appeals court upheld most of a 2009 law that lets the Food and Drug Administration tightly regulation tobacco marketing and packaging.
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Electroshock Undoes The Ties That Bind Depressed MindsMarch 19 2012 3:44 PM
Electroshock is one of the most effective - and controversial - treatments for depression, but until recently, scientists have been at a loss to explain just how it works. A new study suggests that ECT may reduce depression symptoms by putting a lid on overactive communications between areas in the brain involved in thinking and areas associated with mood control.
- Drug-Resistant 'White Plague' Lurks Among Rich And Poor
March 19 2012 11:36 AM
On New Year's Eve 2004, after months of losing weight and suffering fevers, night sweats and shortness of breath, student Anna Watterson was taken into hospital coughing up blood.
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'White Plague': Drug-Resistant Ailment Lurks Among Rich and PoorMarch 19 2012 8:49 AM
On New Year's Eve 2004, after months of losing weight and suffering fevers, night sweats and shortness of breath, student Anna Watterson was taken into hospital coughing up blood.
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Leukemia Claims Fewer Kids' LivesMarch 19 2012 8:43 AM
Kids with one type of leukemia are living longer than they used to, most likely thanks to new drug combinations that mean fewer patients are relapsing after a first round of treatment.
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Genes Define Ageless Skin, Now Nanoparticles Provide HopeMarch 19 2012 2:22 AM
The quest for the ultimate anti-aging skin solution has now found its magic in scientifically developed nanoparticles obtained from shrimps and lobster. The search for the best anti-aging remedy has led a group of scientists to observe gene markers for long- term skin regeneration. At the American Academy of Dermatology's annual meeting in San Diego last Friday, new research on genetic implication on skin and its aging process were discussed .
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Wandering Minds and Absent Minded Children Have Sharper Brains: ReportMarch 17 2012 3:27 AM
Minds that drift often to thoughts unrelated to a present activity actually are sharper, as contrary to common notions.
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Mike Daisey’s Apple Foxconn Expose Retracted Amid New iPad ReleaseMarch 16 2012 4:22 PM
Apple's stock market gains have been overshadowed by media exposes revealing labor violations at Apple's Foxconn supply chain in China, but some facts have been deemed as fabrications by This American Life.
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