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Certain Zinc-based Cold Remedies Linked To Loss Of Sense Of Smell, FDA Says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised consumers to stop using three products marketed over-the-counter as cold remedies because they are associated with the loss of sense of smell...
Local Food Environments Can Lead To Obesity
Living in an area with more fast food outlets and convenience stores than supermarkets and grocers has been associated with obesity in a Canadian study. Researchers have shown that your...
Federal Report Outlines a State of Emergency that Demands Immediate and Decisive Action
"Like Paul Revere, this report is shouting that the enemy is at our doorstep," said National Wildlife Federation President & CEO Larry Schweiger of the U.S. Global Change Research Program...
NASA announces research award recipients
WASHINGTON, June 17 (UPI) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has awarded about $19 million to U.S. colleges and universities for research and technology development.
Groups seek ban on car smoking in Britain
LONDON, June 17 (UPI) -- A major effort is under way in Britain to get the government to ban cigarette smoking in cars when children are present, a...
Computer Idle? Now You Can Donate Its Time to Find a Cure for Major Diseases
Not using your computer at the moment? You can now donate your computer's idle time to cutting-edge biomedical research aimed at finding a cure for HIV, Parkinson's, arthritis, and breast...
China backpedals on filtering software order
(AP) -- China's authoritarian government has backed away from an order to load Internet-filtering software on every new computer after a major outcry by citizens used to the relative...
A bipartisan plan for healthcare
Democrats Tom Daschle and George Mitchell are set to join Republicans Bob Dole and Howard Baker on a proposal that would be paid for with spending cuts and tax increases. Trying to prevent...
L.A. County to probe contracts with Tarzana rehab center
The Times has reported that the center's executives receive salaries that are unusually high for the industry and are involved in other lucrative financial arrangements. Los Angeles County supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to investigate...
Guessing game: How much money is YouTube losing?
(AP) -- Internet video leader YouTube Inc.'s losses have been overblown by some analysts, but corporate parent Google Inc. doesn't mind the misperception, according to a study to be...
Greeks to register prepaid cell phones
(AP) -- Greece's prepaid mobile phone users will now have to register their identities in a bid to tackle illegal immigration and other crime, the communications minister said Tuesday.
Adobe Systems posts drop in 2Q profit, sales
(AP) -- Adobe Systems Inc., the company whose software powers Flash animation and PDF documents, posted a sharp drop in its fiscal second-quarter profit and sales Tuesday amid weaker...
Putting a name to a face may be key to brain's facial expertise
Our tendency to see people and faces as individuals may explain why we are such experts at recognising them, new research indicates. This approach can be learned and applied to...
Synthes, Medical Device Maker, Accused of Improper Marketing
The medical device maker and four of its executives were indicted Tuesday on federal charges that they improperly promoted a bone filler for purposes not approved by the F.D.A.
Tapeworms are possible in sushi
CHICAGO, June 16 (UPI) -- A Chicago man got an unexpected side dish with his sushi at a restaurant in August 2006 -- a 9-foot tapeworm, researchers say.
Multi-core ARM Chips Slated For Smartphones Next Year
ARM is the chip design company that makes processors for smartphones like the Palm Pre and Apple iPhone 3G. By next year we can expect to see dual-core processors in...
NSF Under the Knife, Canadian Science Minister Under the Microscope
Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider
Brit Judge Denies Bloggers' Anonymity Rights
Bloggers can't hide their identities, a British judge ruled.
'Green-collar' jobs ruffled by recession, but may rebound
"Green-collar" hiring took a hit during the current recession, but may accelerate beyond its 1998-2007 growth rate of about 9 percent a year -- more than double the 3.7 percent...
Britain seeks to become world's 'digital capital'
Britain on Tuesday declared a goal to become the world's "digital capital" by building cutting-edge broadband, telecoms and media infrastructure to cement its role as a "global economic powerhouse".
MySpace Downsized: Staff Slashed By 30%
Economic Woes, Stagnant Growth And Management Shakeup Spur Cuts At Social Networking Site
Iran's emerging 'netwar'
Greg Walton has been in charge of the Citizen Lab's Twitter outreach in Iran, offering access to software that help's them view banned content. CBC News reached Walton by email...
New Opera technology allows simple content sharing
(AP) -- Norway's Opera Software ASA on Tuesday launched a new feature for its Internet browser allowing users to share photos, music and files directly with one another, without...
New MIT model could lead to better roads
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 16 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology mathematicians have developed a computer model describing how and under what conditions traffic backups occur.
Bell to close online video store
Bell Canada, with headquarters in Montreal, is closing its online video store just more than a year after launching it, the company said in a note on its website.
Egypt to get digital science library
The Egyptian research community is set to get a boost with a new digital library and discounted access to top international journals.
N.L. isn't training enough nurses: educators
There are plenty of people in Newfoundland and Labrador who want to become nurses, say educators, but there aren't enough training spaces for them in the province's nursing schools.
AP INTERVIEW: Sebelius says coverage to take years
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Covering the uninsured could take several years, even if Congress passes a bill and President Barack Obama signs it into law this fall,...