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Boys Should Get HPV Vaccine, Too, CDC Says

A vaccine originally intended to prevent cervical cancer in girls should be given to boys as well, an advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today (Oct. 25). The panel voted to recommend the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine be given to boys ages 11 to 12.

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Thai Capital Warned "Massive" Water on the Way

By Pracha Hariraksapitak BANGKOK (Reuters) - Floods swamped a new area of Thailand's capital on Wednesday as some shops rationed food and Bangkok's governor warned of "massive water" on the way that could put many parts of the sprawling city in danger by the end of the week.

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Printable Solar Panels Now Powering The National Guard

Nanosolar, which uses an innovative method to get roofs covered with solar panels, is busy outfitting Guard bases around the country. The nation's biggest energy consumer should be its biggest solar customer

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Video: HPV vaccine now recommended for boys, too

Erica Hill and Chris Wragge talk to Dr. Michael Smith, chief medical editor at WebMD, about a new government panel recommendation that says boys should get the controversial HPV (Human papillomavirus) vaccine.

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Craig Venter Sets X PRIZE for Human Genome Sequencing

"Today we are learning the language with which God created life." President Bill Clinton made this remark on the White House lawn on June 2000 to recognize the decoding of the first human genome . As much as anything else, rapid DNA sequencing technology created in large part by geneticist Craig Venter and his colleagues galvanized the research community into finishing the project faster than originally expected. More than 11 years later, however, gene sequencing technology has failed to deliver on its promise to revolutionize preventative medicine, and Venter is not happy about it.

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Video: Paralyzed man uses bionic arm to touch girlfriend

Brain computer technology is enabling 30-year-old Tim Hemmes to reach out and touch his girlfriend's hand for the first time since injuring his spinal cord seven years ago. Jeff Glor reports.

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Namibian Capital Needs "Water Banks" for Dry Times

By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Namibia's capital, Windhoek, is four years from running out of water should a recent pattern of above-average rains end and it needs to start filling aquifers artificially to counter the threat, a senior government official said on Wednesday. [More]

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