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By Gyles Beckford WELLINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The captain of a stricken [More]
Read More »Mystery Tiger Deaths Solved: Canine Distemper Plagues Siberian Tigers
In June 2010, an emaciated and disorientated female Amur tiger ( Panthera tigris altaica ) named Galia wandered into the Russian town of Terney seeking any prey she was still strong enough to kill. Authorities were forced to put her down, a sad day for a subspecies that numbers maybe 250 to 300 animals in the wild. The story got worse as all three of Galia’s 3-week-old cubs were also found nearby, dead, their bellies empty
Read More »Smartphone Ultrasound Device Hits the Market
By Elizabeth Armstrong Moore Eight months and several hurdles after receiving 510(k) clearance, mobile-health company Mobisante says its smartphone ultrasound device is officially on the market . The MobiUS system is on the market for $7,495.
Read More »Video: Coroner: Jackson didn’t self-administer fatal dose
In the ongoing involuntary manslaughter case against Dr.
Read More »Video: Prostate cancer risk linked to Vitamin E
Researchers have found that high doses of Vitamin E are linked to an increased risk of getting prostate cancer. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
Read More »Was the FBI’s Science Good Enough to ID the Anthrax Killer?
This story is a joint project with ProPublica, PBS Frontline and McClatchy . The story will air on Frontline on Oct. 11
Read More »The Federal Reserve Plans To Monitor Facebook, Twitter, Google News
The New York Federal Reserve Bank is embarking on an ambitious social media monitoring project. Starting this December, the Fed will be monitoring Facebook, Twitter, and the broader web to gauge public response to economic policy. Civil libertarians and anti-big government activists are upset, but should they be
Read More »Diet Counters Bad Gene
Even with a healthy lifestyle, genes are the deciding factor in whether someone gets a chronic illness, such as heart disease. Right?
Read More »Who Spreads The News? In Today’s Connected World, Everyone [VIDEO]
Every so often news breaks and stops everyone dead in their tracks. When a story is big enough, it literally invades our lives. My friend and angel investor Eghosa Omoigui sees it this way: "News is the only industry that's inherently interventional.
Read More »Too much vitamin E tied to prostate cancer risk
For every 1,000 men, 76 of them who took vitamin E supplements got prostate cancer
Read More »Single and happy? Yes, say TODAY.com readers
Readers shared their thoughts on a TODAY.com segment Tuesday morning about more women choosing to put off or forgo marriage. Here, we showcase some of the most interesting comments.
Read More »Mind-blowing sex actually can wipe memory clean
A 54-year-old woman showed up in the emergency room at Georgetown University Hospital with her husband, unable to remember the past 24 hours. Her newer memories were hazy, too. One thing she did recall: Her amnesia had started right after having sex with her husband just an hour before.
Read More »Electronic Eyeglasses Change Prescription On Command
Had enough of having multiple pairs of glasses lying around for different activities?
Read More »LaunchRock: A Startup That Helps Other Startups Hype Themselves
LaunchRock helps startups lure thousands of users--before they even debut. How do you sell something that doesn't exist?
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