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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Google is putting the power of the Web to work in tracking the onset of influenza in the United States, tracking patterns in search queries to determine the spread of the disease.Published: 11/12/2008 at 17:02:31 GMT |
NEW DELHI (AFP) - At the busy New Delhi railway station, anti-smoking officials zero in on a young eunuch puffing on a cigarette, but hesitate before demanding a fine.Published: 11/12/2008 at 02:21:19 GMT |
PARIS (AFP) - Hormonal changes caused by menopause soften the biologically-driven rivalry between women for healthy and virile male partners, according to a study published Wednesday.Published: 11/12/2008 at 00:12:46 GMT |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Listening to your favorite music may be helpful to maintaining a healthy heart, according to a study published Tuesday.Published: 11/12/2008 at 00:05:57 GMT |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Despite its rotten-egg smell and high toxicity, hydrogen sulfide in small doses helps protect mice from heart failure, according to research published Tuesday on an experimental treatment that one day could benefit humans.Published: 11/11/2008 at 22:03:30 GMT |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The neck arteries of obese children and teenagers experience similar strain as those of middle-aged adults, US researchers said Tuesday.Published: 11/11/2008 at 22:00:53 GMT |
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - The final clinical trials for an anti-malaria vaccine are set to begin in January in seven African countries, officials from pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline said on Tuesday.Published: 11/11/2008 at 20:05:01 GMT |
MONTEVIDEO (AFP) - Uruguay's legislature Tuesday voted to decriminalize abortion despite a promise from President Tabare Vazquez to veto the measure.Published: 11/11/2008 at 19:41:32 GMT |
SYDNEY (AFP) - A men's lobby group in Australia objected Tuesday to a planned law making it an offence to sneak a sample of hair or saliva from a child for a DNA paternity test.Published: 11/11/2008 at 17:14:24 GMT |
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - The world's biggest computer chip maker on Monday dove into the medical market with technology that lets doctors make house calls on patients without being there.Published: 11/11/2008 at 06:09:39 GMT |
