JUST a year ago, David Robertson was on top of the world.

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About 4,000 Americans — rather than about 1,200 originally reported by officials — have died of swine flu since the disease emerged in April.

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Despite being highly effective and beneficial for many patients, unexpected consequences are emerging in patients who are prescribed proton pump inhibitors for reflux diseases. Physicians are warned to monitor these effects and prescribe these medications carefully, according to a new commentary.

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Hypofractionated radiation treatment, a newer type of radiation treatment that delivers higher doses of radiation in fewer treatments than conventional radiation therapy, is significantly more effective in stopping cancer from growing in high risk patients, compared to receiving standard radiation treatment, according to a new study. In addition, findings show there is no increased risk of …

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A very close and detailed study of how the most robust antibodies work to block the HIV virus as it seeks entry into healthy cells has revealed a new direction for researchers hoping to design an effective vaccine.

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Individuals with weaker muscles appear to have a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease and declines in cognitive function over time, according to a new report.

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A newly discovered asteroid designated 2009 VA, which is only about 7 meters in size, passed about 2 Earth radii (14,000 km) from Earth’s surface Nov. 6 at around 16:30 EST. This is the third-closest known (non-impacting) Earth approach on record for a cataloged asteroid.

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What’s Your Reaction’ Science Fair projects should be creative, fun and informative. Here’s a list (with pictures) of some of the best science fair projects ever. If anyone knows what Moon Babies are, please contact me. Kthanksbye.

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Drugs that block the effects of the female hormone oestrogen may be an effective new weapon against cervical cancer research suggests.

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Western Cape pupils who wrote the Independent Examination Board’s (IEB) final physical science exam last week would not “carry the can”, the board said, after an error in the paper made it impossible for pupils to answer a question.

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The government has taken its “eye off the ball” on hospital infections other than MRSA and C. diff, a group of MPs says.

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WEAK muscles are closely linked to Alzheimer’s disease in older adults, a study suggests.

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Simvastatin, a commonly used, cholesterol-lowering drug, may prevent Parkinson’s disease from progressing further. Neurological researchers conducted a study examining the use of the FDA-approved medication in mice with Parkinson’s disease and found that the drug successfully reverses the biochemical, cellular and anatomical changes caused by the disease.

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Do magnetic straps and bracelets do anything to relieve join pain’

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A GROUP of school pupils will take part in a debate with Bulgarian youngsters via a video link-up.

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A new pop single featuring lyrics spoken by wheelchairbound theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has gone on sale as a tribute to his fellow astronomer Carl Sagan.

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A multitasking test can help avoid confusion between symptoms of depression and early Alzheimer’s research suggests.

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The small number of people who showed up to be vaccinated at New York schools could be attributed to wariness about the new vaccine or a lack of knowledge about the clinics.

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INSIDE the famous Dounreay dome, the champagne flowed. It was 10:52am on Saturday 14 November 1959, a moment that made history and, in the words of the site director, Dr Rober

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SWITZERLAND has opened its own investigation into the case of a nuclear physicist France suspected of al-Qaeda links, an official said yesterday.

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A Swiss official says Switzerland has opened its own investigation into the case of a nuclear physicist whom France suspects of Al Qaeda links.

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The spectacular new camera installed on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of the nearby spiral galaxy M83. Nicknamed the Southern Pinwheel, M83 is undergoing more rapid star formation than our own Milky Way galaxy, especially in its nucleus.

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Researchers have discovered a fungal protein that plays a key role in causing disease in plants and animals and which also shields the pathogen from oxidative stress.

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The naturalist outraged the church, prompting a bitter debate that still sets creationists against evolutionists. Now a sinister link has emerged between his work and the recent spate of high-school killings by crazed, nihilistic teenagers

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The Taiwanese government announced that by starting vaccinations against the H1N1 virus this week, it had begun the largest immunization program in Taiwan’s history.

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The future for magentic nanoparticles (mNPs) appears bright With the design of “theranostic” molecules. Magentic nanoparticles could play a crucial role in developing one-stop tools to simultaneously diagnose, monitor and treat a wide range of common diseases and injuries.

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Rush University Medical Center has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic to offer patients suffering from major depression a safe, effective, non-drug treatment. TMS therapy is the first FDA-approved, non-invasive antidepressant device-based treatment clinically proven for treatment of depression. Psychiatrists at Rush University Medical Center were among the first to test …

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An Indian doctor claims to be able to beat a variety of incurable or terminal illnesses using embryonic stem cells — and is charging as much as £30,000 for a single course of treatment.

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Virtually every biography of Charles Darwin refers to his health problems and acknowledges that the one physician who provided an effective treatment for him was Dr. James Manby Gully.

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A bowel cancer screening programme is delayed because money to pay for it has gone towards paying for swine flu.

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For the first time, researchers have reported the use of a radiolabeled antibody to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a stem cell transplant, to successfully treat a group of leukemia and pre-leukemia patients for whom there previously had been no other curative treatment options.

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A new generation of high-energy (kJ) petawatt (HEPW) lasers is being constructed worldwide to study high intensity laser matter interactions, including fast ignition.

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The spread of the H1N1 virus to remote parts of the Amazon rain forest in Venezuela caused the deaths of at least five Yanomami Indians in the past two weeks.

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A consortium is planning to create new mountain bike trails after taking over Scotland’s oldest ski resort in Glencoe.

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A brother and sister have both won their sections in yesterday’s Wollongong Regional Science Fair.

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During a speech in Madison, Wisconsin today to promote education reform Obama veered from his scripted remarks to give an example of the importance of parents setting high academic standards for their children so that they come to expect such standards from themselves. We’re not sure how much his daughter Malia appreciated the story since it involved the nation hearing how she received a 73 on a …

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A study says nearly 40% of breast cancer tumours change form when they spread – raising concerns over treatment.

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A science teacher Brett Meeds has been jailed for five years after sexually assaulting three pupils in Norfolk.

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The Switzerland-based group surveyed 47,677 animals and plants for this year’s “Red List” of endangered species, determining that 17,291 of them are at risk of extinction.

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Researchers have found an essential key to possibly cure Parkinson’s disease. They have discovered that a novel protein — known as protein kinase-C — kills dopamine-producing cells in the brain.

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Silky hand-tattoo displays to replace watches, PDAs’ Boffins in America are working on biodegradable, flexible electronic devices printed on silk, which could be implanted in the human body and would decay naturally over time. Applications could include LED displays inlaid beneath the skin, or direct nerve-controlled interfaces.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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A mouse found in the mountains of Madagascar a lizard that can run across water and a flying frog have all been added to this year’s ‘red list’ of species in danger of going extinct.

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A drug currently under development may help bone fractures heal more quickly after radiation exposure, according to a new study. This drug could be beneficial both in patient care situations and for emergency preparedness.

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Patients and doctors should be aware of possible kidney function problems with Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals’ Byetta diabetes drug, federal health regulators said.

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Pregnant women need only one does, but children under 10 still need two doses, federal officials said.

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More than a third of species assessed by a global biodiversity study are threatened with extinction, scientists warn.

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When Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species 150 years ago, he deliberately avoided the subject of the origin of life. This, coupled with the mention of the ‘Creator’ in the last paragraph of the book, led us to believe he was not willing to commit on the matter. An international team now refutes that idea and shows that the British naturalist did explain in other documents how our first …

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X Factor judge Simon Cowell plugs a fund-raising gap to allow a Tyneside toddler get cancer treatment in the US.

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Europe can’t feed its pigs — at least, not by itself. Meat-hungry and short on animal feed, European nations have relied for…

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Solar wind generated by the sun is probably driven by a process involving powerful magnetic fields, according to a new study led by researchers based on the latest observations from the Hinode satellite.

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