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Methane's role in global warming underestimatedGreenhouse gas calculations blame carbon dioxide too much for
global warming, and methane too little, suggest researchers Thursday. In the journal Science, a team led by Drew Shindell of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York find that chemical interactions between greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide and industrial aerosols cause more
global warming than estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
change and other efforts.
USATODAY Friday, October 30, 2009TED MED: Grandma s Little Robot HelperFor Colin Angle, the statistics make the case clear. Institutional care for the elderly costs an average of more than $10,000 per month, about equal to “the mortgage payment for a $2 million home.” At the same time, three out of four seniors want to continue living at home. To do so, many may need support from their adult children--who themselves are strapped for time while juggling the demands of work and family. “Something has to give in order for that to work,” Angle told the audience yesterday at the TED MED conference, which is being held this week in San Diego. “What am I going to do? Well, what about robots?” [More]
Scientific American Friday, October 30, 20091 disease, not 1 demographicAsian-Americans have higher instances of certain types of cancer, yet screening rates remain dismal. A new study from Temple's Center for Asian Health calls for culturally sensitive materials to stress the importance of early screening, to help close the disparity.
Eurekalert.org Friday, October 30, 2009Iranian scholars share Avicenna's medieval medical wisdomFor pulmonary ailments, certain medieval physicians had a useful medical textbook on hand offering detailed information remarkably similar to those a modern doctor might use today.
Eurekalert.org Friday, October 30, 2009In Misstep, Schools Vaccinate 2 Without Parental ConsentThe children suffered no adverse effects, but the error raised questions about how carefully the vaccination program is being carried out.
International Herald Tribune Friday, October 30, 2009Web Addresses Can Include Hebrew, HindiNonprofit Body that Oversees Internet Addresses Approves Scripts Not Based on Latin Alphabet
CBS News Friday, October 30, 2009Ariane puts satellites in orbitEurope's Ariane 5 rocket launches another two telecommunications satellites into orbit.
BBC Friday, October 30, 2009Swine Flu Hit Millions in Spring, Agency SaysAlso, officials
announced that nearly 25 million doses of swine flu vaccine are now available, and many vaccination clinics are expected to be held this weekend.
International Herald Tribune Friday, October 30, 2009Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West VirginiaATLANTA -- Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. West Virginians' lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts said.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Friday, October 30, 2009Dutch scientists: Kids should skip flu vaccineLONDON -- Dutch
scientists ignited a controversy Friday by suggesting that children would be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year - a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.
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