Expert on gene test: Baby designing a real risk

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Dr. Eric Schadt says test may be ready in five years, calls for ethical, legal discussion prior to its use

Guidelines on cervical cancer tests present dilemma

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Women ages 30 to 65 are being told they can wait five years for a Pap screening if they get an additional test for HPV

Alfa Romeo 4C Concept Represents the Shape of Things to Come

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It’s been almost two decades since a new model Alfa Romeo has rolled off a showroom floor here in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean that the Italian manufacturer does not want to offer its highly styled cars to the American market. Roughly five years ago, Alfa’s parent company, Fiat, ...

Rice’s ‘quantum critical’ theory gets experimental boost

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New evidence this week supports a theory developed five years ago at Rice University to explain the electrical properties of several classes of materials -- including unconventional superconductors -- that have long vexed physicists.

E.coli seen spawning biofuel in five years

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By Sarah McBride ASPEN, Colorado (Reuters) - The bacteria behind food poisoning worldwide, the mighty E.coli, could be turned into a commercially available biofuel in five years, a U.S. scientist told technology industry and government leaders on Tuesday

A Scarce Coffee Supply for Sale

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The sole supply of Ospina Coffee Co.’s latest blend, Ospina Dynasty Coffee, Premier Grand Cru, Grand Reserve—a mere 100 pounds available for the year—went up for grabs in late May. After five years of development and planning, the Charlotte, N.C.–based company released the limited- production coffee this year to celebrate ...

Video: CDC considers wider use of shingles vaccine

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A vaccine to prevent shingles has been available for five years, but few Americans are getting it. Next week, a panel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will consider recommending its wider use.

Thompson wins Nationwide Tour title

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Kyle Thompson won the Rex Hospital Open for the second time in five years, birdieing the final hole Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Scott Brown, Troy Kelly and Martin Flores.

David Toms shoots 68, leads Watney by 1 shot

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David Toms has gone five years without winning, and 10 years since his lone major at the PGA Championship. Now he has to fend off a host of players who have won big events a lot more recently.

U.S. launches plan to slash prescription drug abuse

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New U.S. strategy on prescription drug abuse epidemic seeks 15 percent drop in five years

Watchdog group makes 2nd push to ban diet pill

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For the second time in five years, public health advocates are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to ban a fat-blocking drug sold over-the counter and via prescription, pointing to new reports of kidney stones and pancreatic damage.