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The cantaloupe-born outbreak of listeria has caused 72 illnesses and 16 deaths thus far; Deadliest food outbreak in 10 yrs

TIANJIN ECO-CITY, China -- Three years ago, this coastal area fit perfectly into the dictionary definition for "wasteland." Its soil was too salty to grow crops. It was polluted enough to scare away potential residents. Sometimes the few fishermen who lived here saw investors driving in, but they quickly turned around and left, leaving nothing behind except dust

New research has found that patients with blood pressure even slightly above normal are more susceptible to suffering from a stroke. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.

The biotechnology industry has had its share of woes, but so far 'patent trolls' have not numbered among them. These companies, which profit by legally enforcing patents they own rather than developing products, may benefit from a 31 August ruling at a US federal court of appeal in Washington DC.

Amazon's Kindle Fire has its hardware and software shaved down to a bare minimum and woven together in a delicate mesh.

Study shows people with slightly elevated blood pressure are 50 percent more likely to suffer stroke

Cytisine, used now in just Eastern Europe, is very cheap, and shows real promise helping smokers stop after 4 weeks

SpaceX has been the darling in the past few years of the so-called NewSpace movement--private companies aspiring to do the spacefaring work that was once limited to the space programs of the world’s superpowers. [More]

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By Jessica Marshall of Nature magazine Nanomedicines, advocates say, will one day be commonplace.

Out of control drivers aren’t the only thing city cyclists have to worry about. New research suggests that cyclists are at increased risk of lung damage because of soot

If Amazon's new Kindle Fire doesn't make it; it won't be from lack of hype in the press. Actually, I can give you a list of reasons why the Fire leaves me cool. First however, let's go over the launch details.

Preliminary figures indicate that Alaska saw fewer cruise ship passengers this year.

Patients on "intensive" blood sugar treatment plan did however show less brain shrinkage, study found

Everyone in an earthquake-prone area wants to know when the next big one might come, but temblors are not well understood, and there is a plethora of methods that forecast quake risk. So which one works best? A test of seven different techniques that one day could reveal when quakes will occur could help narrow the field.