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$5-million gift aimed at stem-cell research *
A Toronto foundation giving the Robarts Research Institute a $5-million boost for stem-cell research wants the money to trigger more backing for London researchers.
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'How will I cope?' First, by reaching out *
My patient looked out her window in the early autumn evening thinking that life was not only good, but couldn't be better.
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'Mom' -- Man awakes from 19-year coma *
Terry Wallis, who had been in a coma since a 1984 car accident, regained consciousness last month to the surprise of doctors and the delight of his family, including his mother, who heard his first word in 19 years.
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'Museum without walls' displays Egypt's glories *
Experiencing the glories of Egypt, both ancient and modern, will become a lot easier starting today thanks to a groundbreaking joint effort of the Egyptian government and a Toronto-based team of Web designers.
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'Spiderman gloves' within reach, scientists say *
Scientists working to replicate the incredible stickiness of gecko lizard's feet have come up with a sort of tape that could allow people to climb, superhero-style, on glass ceilings and walls.
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* Dancing with Einstein *
The year 2005 will mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Albert Einstein and the 100th anniversary of what is often called his annus mirabilis. That is, the year when a 26-year-old patent clerk published three of his four greatest works, including the theory of relativity with its iconic E=MC(squared) equation.
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*How to West Nile-proof your kids *
A point-form guide.
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13 West Nile cases suspected in Saskatchewan *
The number of probable human cases of West Nile virus in Saskatchewan rose to 13 Tuesday from nine Monday.
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A disease to fight famine? *
Feeling hungry, but aren't tempted to eat? Want instead to start running and keep chugging as long as you can?
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A few scientists of note *
In science, respect is sometimes measured by how much other people talk about you. Well, maybe not talk, but "cite" -- as in include a reference to your work in a footnote.
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A good month to be born *
Are you alive because of the time of year your great-grandmother was born? We're not talking about anything astrological, but what appears to have been seasonal rhythms in human reproduction in Canada toward the end of the 19th century.
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A guide to the facts of a deadly disease *
In Canada, 10,000 cows have been tested for BSE in the decade since the last case. All were cleared.
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A hip replacement from the horse's mouth *
Horse teeth, if you get close enough to have a good look, are brown. That's because the enamel that makes human teeth shiny and white is covered with a bone-like layer called cementum...
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A horse is a horse, of course *
Scientists in Italy say they have created the world's first cloned horse, raising the possibility of a sequel to the next Seabiscuit or a carbon copy of Kentucky Derby champion Funny Cide.
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A little poison may not be a dangerous thing *
A controversial theory called hormesis is picking up support in scientific circles. It holds that radiation, toxic chemicals or lack of food can be good for you in small doses or for short periods. ANNE McILROY reports.
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A little sprite breathes free *
Two-year-old Daphné Spence no longer needs a respirator thanks to a technology that may not be available much longer, writes ANDRÉ PICARD.
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A moment to remember *
Scientists believe you recall something when brain cells storing information about it all vibrate in sync with electro-chemical impulses. ANNE McILROY reports on research into how memory works.
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A N.Z. dropout proffers an astonishing answer to an ancient riddle *
A 27-year-old New Zealand university dropout says he has resolved a physics riddle that has puzzled philosophers and scientists for 2,500 years -- and in the process, he may have proven there is no such thing as a fixed moment in time.
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A ray of hope for a nation riddled by AIDS *
Lower drug prices, enlightened policies and an innovative doctor work wonders
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A robot that likes to play with test tubes *
Researchers build an artificial scientist that can come up with a hypothesis, design experiments and analyze data. Getting it to work in the messy real world was a big accomplishment. DAVID AKIN reports.
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A U.S. epidemic *
The U.S. Center for Disease Control is reporting that as of Aug. 26, there are 1,355 reported human cases of West Nile Virus in the United States, with 19 deaths reported. Why are the media not warning Canadians about travel to the United States?
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A victory for South Africa's martyr-in-chief *
In the continental AIDS crisis, Africans have been shocked to find themselves fighting not just Western drug companies, but one another. STEPHANIE NOLEN, The Globe's new Africa bureau chief, recounts an AIDS drama with that rarest of things, a happy ending. But at great cost: Activist Zackie Achmat nearly lost his life. His old African National Congress comrade, President Thabo Mbeki, had to sacrifice his pride. Their standoff lasted nearly five years
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A West Nile primer *
Who is in danger of getting sick and how do you protect yourself? ANNE McILROY supplies some answers
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A year late, Ontario readies West Nile test *
A leading-edge West Nile test that Ontario is expected to have ready for this summer was actually slated to be completed more than a year ago.
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Aborted fetuses used in fertility treatment *
Fetal ovarian tissue could relieve shortage of human eggs, Israeli scientists maintain
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Access to care for HIV/AIDS African goal *
Those being treated only tiny proportion of continent's 30 million victims, UN says
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Accurate weather forecasts? We'd be on cloud nine *
How do you measure something you can see but can't touch?
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Active volcano: Flirting with danger *
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands -- A volcanic eruption on a little-known U.S. island now knee-deep in ash is prompting concern over an inadequate warning system for Pacific volcanoes.
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Adopted monkeys don't fall far from the tree *
Firing the latest volley in the nature-versus-nurture debate, a U.S. scientist has discovered that rhesus monkeys cared for by a foster parent are more likely to behave like their birth parent than their surrogate.
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Africa's HIV babies given hope *
For Stephanie Jones, the babies offer proof -- 300 of them born during the past 18 months at Coronation Hospital in a rough area of Johannesburg.
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AIDS advances on the Russian front *
HIV has struck the country with a vengeance, the UN reported this week, and Canadians are helping to man the barricades. CAROLYNNE WHEELER reports from Siberia.
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AIDS ends African success story *
With nearly 38 per cent of adults infected, formerly prosperous Botswana is reeling.
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AIDS virus traced back to monkeys *
The ancestry of the virus that caused the AIDS epidemic has been traced to two strains of virus found in monkeys in Africa.
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Alberta confirms first West Nile case *
Alberta has its first case of West Nile virus in a human, health officials confirmed Tuesday.
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Alberta grizzlies fitted with digital cameras *
Don't back away or play dead -- smile! That grizzly has a digital camera!
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An idea we can't throw back *
The only way to meet the future demand for fish will be farming, says WILLIAM HOGARTH, the man responsible for America's coastal waters. {Note: the editors of evalu8.org do not endorse this point of view, and object to having wild and farmed salmon grouped as if they were measured together. They were not; findings were significantly different for wild and farmed salmon.}
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Anatomy of a leap second *
Reader Robert Findlay has asked for a simple explanation of how and why a standard metric second is calculated -- a timely question this week, given what almost happened on Tuesday.
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Animals always pay *
If we have to slaughter cattle en masse because of mad-cow fears, will we think about their suffering? asks law professor RONALD SKLAR
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Animation technology helps a boy walk *
The same technology that brought Gollum to life in the movie Lord of the Rings is helping an Alberta boy stand on his own two feet.
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Antibiotic resistance levelling off *
Canadians' resistance to antibiotics appears to have levelled off after dramatic increases during the first part of the 1990s, a coalition of industry groups said in a report issued Tuesday.
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Antibiotic use linked to breast-cancer risk *
But researchers urge extreme caution in interpreting results of U.S. study.
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Ape diet a cholesterol-buster, researcher says *
Study finds it as effective as popular drug
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Appetite-curbing hormone found to cut calorie intake 30 per cent *
Scientists have discovered a potential bonanza for the diet industry: a naturally occurring hormone that appears to dramatically reduce the urge to eat
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April's lost years *
On her way to visit her wedding photographer, April Ferguson was hit by a car. When she came out of her coma, she couldn't remember being engaged. What do you do when the past is as uncertain as the future? HEIDI STASESON reports
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Aquatic pit bull threatens U.S. waterways *
Predatory snakehead native to Russia and China may alter ecological balance.
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Asteroid impact tied to 'Great Dying' *
Antarctic discovery suggests giant rock struck the Earth 251 million years ago, eradicating almost all forms of life.
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At 84, original 'abductee' still wants to believe *
You could say Betty and Barney Hill's last meal -- at least, the last while they still led normal lives -- was eaten in Montreal, one of their favourite cities.
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August full moon *
This month's full moon takes place August 9, 2006. The Farmer's Almanac refers to this one as the Sturgeon Moon. . .
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Awash in a sea of synthetics *
A flood of junk is flowing into the sea -- some to circulate endlessly in currents, some to be eaten by fish, and then by us, warns TV documentary maker IAN CONNACHER.
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B.C. outbreak not SARS, UN health body confirms *
The has concluded that a respiratory disease that swept through a Vancouver-area nursing home this summer is not SARS.
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B.C. SARS mystery remains *
A respiratory outbreak near Vancouver this summer was not caused by the SARs virus, follow-up testing has confirmed. But rather than being a source of relief, the findings are bringing to the fore serious questions about why Canada's premier laboratory raised the SARS alarm in the first place.
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Babies teach chemists the secret of soft skin *
It's vernix, a coating formed in the womb, and a synthetic version is on the way.
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Baby teeth prove rich stem-cell source *
The Tooth Fairy may have to leave a little more cash: US researchers have found that baby teeth are rich in stem cells and may provide an alternative source of raw material for promising but controversial research on cells taken from human embryos.
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Banks start dismantling SARS 'clean teams' *
Life is slowly returning to normal on Bay Street, where most of Canada's major banks have begun dismantling the so-called "clean teams" they created last month to deal with a potential SARS outbreak in their trading rooms.
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Baseball mystery explained *
Ah, it's spring and that means a young man's fancies turn to thoughts of . . . baseball.
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Battling new bugs *
Lydia Dotto (Outbreak: The Climate Connection -- Aug. 30) gave an excellent account of the effects of environmental, climatic and ecosystem change on the risks of infectious diseases.
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Beauty and the beast *
Margo Wilson is not much in love with how the media have portrayed research she and husband Martin Daly recently reported.
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Beijing bans Canadian birds *
China has joined other Asian governments in banning imports of Canadian poultry after avian flu was reported in birds on a farm in British Columbia.
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Bill Gates gives $168-million for research *
Bill Gates continues to rewrite philanthropic record books, with the announcement yesterday of his biggest single-day donation, a dizzying $168-million (U.S.).
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Biodiversity critical for humanity, forum told *
French President Jacques Chirac opened an international conference on biodiversity Monday with a warning that humans risk their own future if the destruction of other species continues unabated.
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Biovail drug campaign causes dilemma in U.S. *
Prescription payment for 'research' study
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Bird flu not being spread by people, WHO says *
Genetic evidence shows bird flu is not being passed from person to person in Vietnam, reassuring news that suggests the outbreaks that have killed 18 people have not become an epidemic, the World Health Organization said yesterday.
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Bird flu toll rises to 20 *
A 13-year-old boy died of bird flu in Thailand on Saturday, an official said, bringing to 20 the human death toll from the disease that's also killed millions of chickens and ducks across Asia and is now feared to have jumped to other animals.
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Bird-flu blueprint sees up to 58,000 deaths *
Health Canada's preparedness document says pandemic would hit children, elderly.
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Black henna ink unsafe, Health Canada warns *
The ingredient para-phenylenediamine, or PPD, in black henna temporary tattoo ink and paste is unsafe and shouldn't be used, Health Canada has warned.
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Blackout: The matrix of our troubles *
Build a brittle grid, and sooner or later it will seize up. That's as true of computers or air traffic as it is of energy. It's time for a systemic redesign, say SARAH WOLFE and THOMAS HOMER-DIXON
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Blood-testing device sidelined by SARS *
Patient trials of Star Trek-style analyzer on hold while hospitals deal with crisis
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Boost home-care services, new health report urges *
The current approach to home care in Canada -- using it to get people out of hospital sooner after surgery rather than to provide long-term support for patients with chronic-health problems -- is "misguided" and inefficient, a new report says
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BPD: Bordering on chaos *
They phone in the middle of the night, make endless demands and can be violent, so it's no wonder, writes ANNE McILROY, that people with borderline personality disorder are so difficult to treat.
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Bradbury celebrates 83rd birthday *
Science fiction author Ray Bradbury celebrated his 83rd birthday with this wish...
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Bread mould? Ho hum *
When all the 21,000 to 31,000 genes in humans were mapped, the news was front-page ecstasy everywhere. But when the 10,000 genes in bread mould were similarly mapped recently, the reaction of the world's media was a yawn.
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Breakthrough sees brain cells talk to microchip *
Study using snails raises long-range hopes for repairing sight and restoring memory.
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Breast-cancer risk may rise with use of antidepressants *
Taking antidepressant drugs could lead to a "modest" increase in the risk of developing breast cancer, a Canadian study suggests.
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British-built landing craft set to seek signs of life on Mars *
Britain doesn't have its own space agency or any rocket capability, but a tiny, low-cost, British-built landing craft is to be blasted off today on a six-month trip through space toward Mars, in a bold effort to find out whether life exists there.
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Brits to send Beagle to Mars *
"Hey Rover...Fetch!"
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Brockville man dies alone in hospital as SARS keeps family out *
As Thomas Farmer lay dying, the elderly and frail Brockville man made one phone call from hospital to his daughter, telling her that he was fading fast, was all alone and wanted his family at his side.
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BSE in ALTA: Meat is safe, experts say *
The risk is too tiny to worry about, researchers declare
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BSE tests on first herd prove negative *
At least 140 more animals will be slaughtered and examined for mad-cow disease in the coming days, health officials say, as the hunt for the cause of the disease enters a new phase.
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BSE: Seek and ye shall find *
If Canada tests widely for BSE, another case will turn up. Can we convince consumers that this means the system works? asks doctor VIVIAN McALISTER
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Buried dolphin corpse serves science *
Dinosaur 'fuzz' may have been collagen, not feathers, South African scientists say.
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Burning issues in Texas *
the end of summer passes, many Canadians are tempted not so much to seize the day as embrace the sun. While an understandable instinct, we also should appreciate the sun-borne ills a long winter protects us against
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Call of the city lures vets to pet practice *
Bulwark of disease control in livestock may be threatened as graduates shun rural areas
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Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium unveils spectacular new mural-sized image *
A new mural-sized image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is unveiled to the public at the Calusa Nature Center Planetarium, January 12. . .
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Canada can carry much more *
Canadian firms stand ready to manufacture affordable AIDS drugs. The WTO has even relaxed its patent rules. So why won't the PM give the green light? demands lawyer RICHARD ELLIOTT
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Canada's child cancer shame *
About 1,300 children and teenagers are diagnosed with cancer in Canada each year -- the commonest cause of disease-related death in our children.
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Canada's drug policies 'parasitic,' U.S. says *
Interview with FDA head sparks debate on issue of reliance on American research
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Canada's physics Shangri-la *
How is the Perimeter Institute competing with Stanford and Harvard, drawing big-name scientists from around the world? It has oodles of money. Now, it has to show that it is the best. STEPHEN STRAUSS reports.
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Canadian may hold key to identifying Chilean blob *
Large lump of flesh could be the remains of a giant octopus or a decaying whale
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Carmelite nuns of Montreal: HARD-WIRED FOR GOD *
Only something extraordinary could entice the Carmelite nuns of Montreal to break their vow of silence and venture out of the cloister, ANNE McILROY says. They have joined forces with science to look for a concrete sign from God -- inside the human brain.
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CBC's big fat doc skips thin issue *
Not long ago, everybody was up in arms, complaining that television is responsible for forcing people -- especially young women -- to be skinny. The consensus was that everybody on TV is thin and that this presents us an unrealistic ideal.
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CDC: West Nile doubles again in U.S. *
West Nile virus activity has again doubled, now affecting more than 1,400 people in the United States, federal officials said Wednesday.
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Chicken-farm workers didn't catch avian flu, tests show *
Three workers at a Vancouver-area chicken farm who got sick about the same time as chickens at the farm were dying weren't suffering from the avian flu virus, tests have shown.
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Chickens poxed in B.C. *
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Thursday that it has confirmed a case of low-risk H7 avian flu on a chicken farm in British Columbia.
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Child , 2 seniors, die as flu bug spreads *
This year's flu, expected to be the worst in decades, is hitting children so hard that infectious-disease specialists are urging parents to consider having them vaccinated.
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Children can suffer hardened arteries, study says *
Researchers in Finland and the United States have shown for the first time that hardening of the arteries -- a classic sign of heart disease -- can begin in childhood.
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Children may outgrow peanut allergies: study *
Children with peanut allergies may outgrow their allergy over time, says a new study published in the July issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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Children's allergies overestimated, study finds *
Up to 30 per cent of parents believe their children have food allergies when in fact only between 4 and 8 per cent of children do, a report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says.
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Children's health in crisis, Iraqi doctors say *
Dirty water, disease and malnutrition result in rising postwar death rate
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China lifts ban on animals linked to SARS *
The ban, which involved 54 types of wildlife, lasted for five months
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China lifts ban on wild-animal sales *
Ruling sparks fears trade in exotic species could be source of another SARS outbreak
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China's taste for exotic flesh ripens the risk of another SARS *
She calls herself Miss Chan, and she offers you a world of illicit wildlife to titillate your taste buds.
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Chlorine fingered in surge of Paris asthma *
Chlorine used to disinfect indoor swimming pools could be one of the causes behind an astonishing surge in childhood asthma in developed countries in the past few decades, a new study indicates.
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Cholesterol drugs may do harm, doctors say *
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may do more harm than good, according to a group of drug specialists at the University of British Columbia.
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Chrétien Brothers link worlds of science and politics *
Michel Chrétien has been influential in shaping the PM's legacy of revitalizing university research
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Citizens asked to help control mosquitoes *
Officials want property owners to remove water to fight West Nile
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Cleaning instructions complex, hospital says *
Firm that built prostate-test device says human error, not its manual, to blame.
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Colour-coding showed me the way *
Lifesavers come in many shapes and forms. In my case, coloured Post-it notes were the answer.
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Columbia tragedy preventable, shuttle pioneer says *
Space program pioneers told Columbia investigators Wednesday that shuttle wings were never designed to be struck by anything and they suggested NASA should have taken the potential problem much more seriously.
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Committee wants more money for AIDS strategy *
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Companies struggle to end growing threat of trans fats *
Voortman Cookies Ltd. may be one of the first companies to eliminate trans fats from its products, but others are also scrambling to tackle the issue, which one leading public-health expert has called the "biggest food-processing disaster in history."
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Computer use, stress linked to RSI increase *
About 2.3 million Canadian adults suffer from repetitive-strain injuries, and almost one-third of them live in chronic pain, according to Statistics Canada.
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Computers replace petri dishes in biological labs *
A few years ago Jim Roehr, a senior scientist at Aventis, found himself wasting precious hours chasing down members of his drug research team just to collect their latest findings.
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Could you live with a chip on your shoulder? *
Two states, Wisconsin and North Dakota, recently passed laws prohibiting the forced implantation of microchips in humans. Others -- Ohio, Oklahoma, Colorado and Florida -- are studying similar legislation.
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Creatine helps brain, researchers discover *
Dietary additive used by athletes to build muscle may aid memory
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Cruise ship hit by virus skips Canada *
A cruise across the North Atlantic, which was supposed to include a stop in Canada, was cut short yesterday after more than 300 passengers and crew members became sick with a highly contagious stomach virus...
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Customized cures *
New drugs could soon offer personalized treatment for cancer, reports PATRICIA YOUNG
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Cut cholesterol without leaving the kitchen *
A healthier diet can reduce cholesterol levels radically in a very short time, almost as effectively as a routinely prescribed drug, researchers in Toronto have demonstrated.
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Cutbacks fed SARS calamity, critics say *
SARS: The Ontario government decided its labs and scientists were redundant. The impact was disastrous.
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Dancing at the Dead Sea: Homo sapiens: hurtling toward suicide *
You know our messy living space of a planet isn't in great shape when Alanna Mitchell, a sharp-eyed Globe and Mail journalist raised by an equally sharp-eyed field biologist, travels toward the world's most abused landscapes with one big awful question on her mind: "Are humans a suicidal species?
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Death by overwork doubles in Japan *
A record number of Japanese managers, engineers and workers died of overwork last year, the government said this week, showing that the country's economic slump hasn't reduced pressures on Japanese to work long hours.
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Decoding of SARS virus reveals animal origins *
The prime viral suspect behind the worldwide SARS outbreak is a measly microbe of no more than 10 genes that began its life in an animal long ago, mutating millions of times before picking up the power to infect people...
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Did Kepler kill Tycho? *
Two writers believe the mathematician, in his desperate bid to deduce the true nature of the planetary orbits, poisoned the astronomer to gain access to his log books. DAN FALK checks out their evidence.
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Did Neanderthals and humans mix? *
One of the abiding questions in human evolution is the intimacy of the relationship between early people and their clear, near relations, the Neanderthals.
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Dinosaur footprints in Gobi solve mysteries *
Since 1948, the barren Nemegt area of Mongolia's Gobi Desert has been a fossil hunter's nirvana. Bones from thousands of dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed the shores of an ancient river 83 million to 65 million years ago have been dug up.
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Discovery Channel Store *
The Discovery Channel Store reaches beyond the television screen to bring the wonder and mystery of our world to you. They've scoured the globe to provide you access to the most informative, interactive and engaging products available. Explore your world and entertain your brain Discovery style!
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Discovery could lead to BSE test, vaccine *
Canadian researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a diagnostic test or even a vaccine for mad-cow disease and other illnesses caused by tiny rogue proteins known as prions.
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Discovery could save threatened ocean life *
For the first time since scientific study of the world's oceans began, researchers have discovered a predictable series of gathering spots for key species of travelling sea life, a find that means scientists now understand how to save these species from extinction.
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Discovery may ease risks of cancer treatment *
Canadian researchers are working on a breakthrough in what can be the most perilous period of a cancer patient's life -- the time after chemotherapy and radiation, when the immune system has been so weakened that it can no longer resist infection.
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DNA match of 9/11 victims limited *
Up to 1,000 of World Trade Center dead may never be identified, pathologist says
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Doctors tout traditional remedies *
But their work is stymied without financial backers, STEPHANIE NOLEN reports.
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Doing battle with mad-cow disease *
Once again, a deadly disease has attracted unfavourable international attention to this country. The world will take note of our response to the latest challenge: a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, mad-cow disease) in Alberta. Canada must pass this critical inspection.
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Domestic cats could carry SARS virus *
Research raises awareness, but experts stress pets needn't be banished
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Don't get cracking: seeking a stronger eggshell -- EggDefense to the rescue *
Max Hincke wants to build a better egg.
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Don't skew the science *
Some of the most influential scientists in the United States have gone public with disquieting accusations that the Bush administration has suppressed and distorted scientific findings, manipulated research and stacked government advisory panels to suit its political objectives.
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Drop in childhood cancer linked to folic-acid intake *
Adding folic acid to processed foods results in a 60-per-cent reduction in the incidence of neuroblastoma, a deadly childhood cancer, a Canadian study says.
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Drop-outs granted patents for hydrogen production *
Two cousins discover inexpensive method to produce non-polluting gas using discarded aluminum cans and Drano.
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Drug makers should join fight against AIDS *
As Stephen Lewis, the United Nations special AIDS envoy, eloquently reminded the world again this week, the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa is a horrific scourge that urgently requires a massive inflow of affordable anti-viral drugs and billions of dollars worth of other assistance from rich countries.
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Dyslexia treatable, new program shows *
After three weeks, reading was improved, brain activity resembled usual patterns
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E-nose can sniff ailments *
University of Pennsylvania researchers have demonstrated the promise of a hand-held "electronic nose" for diagnosing pneumonia and sinusitis by analyzing a patient's exhaled breath. The e-nose device could make it faster, easier and cheaper to spot some respiratory diseases and, as a result, reduce unnecessary prescriptions.
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Early bird sings better, scientists say *
Calmer atmospheric conditions at dawn result in more consistent song quality
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Early tests point to West Nile in N.B. *
Preliminary tests on a man in his 60s indicate New Brunswick could have its first confirmed case of West Nile virus, the province's chief medical health officer said Monday.
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Earth uses self-cooling mechanism, study finds *
The Earth is apparently geologically programmed not to let the atmosphere get too hot. And if the temperature does spike, global cooling processes can kick in as little as a decade later, new European research says.
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Eat the whole tomato, scientists urge *
Supplements containing the antioxidant lycopene may be ineffective at warding off prostate cancer, researchers said Tuesday.
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Eat, drink and be wary in a universe of diets *
For acolytes of the late diet guru Robert C. Atkins, the news could scarcely have been worse. . .
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Ebola vaccine could stop outbreaks *
U.S. government researchers said yesterday they had developed a vaccine that protected monkeys against Ebola virus with a single dose, offering a new way to stop an outbreak of the deadly disease.
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Edmond Scientific's Scientifics *
Combined, Edmund Scientific and Science Kit boast over 100 years experience in the world of science -- experience they will use to make sure that the high standards set by Scientifics in the past will continue long into the future.
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Eeyor-eka: U.S. scientists clone a mule *
Owner of racing hybrids puts up funding; horse clones imminent, researchers say
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Electric conversations *
Researchers have figured out how a small fish uses electricity to navigate and communicate in the murky Amazon River. ANNE McILROY reports
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Embryo research 'a fact' in Canada *
Research on human embryos is common at infertility clinics in Canada and has been for years, a prominent medical ethicist says.
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Engaging in forgetful behaviour *
A neuroscientist believes his research provides physical evidence that repressed memories may be real. ANNE McILROY reports.
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Epilepsy gene identified by Canadian-led team *
A gene responsible for a deadly form of epilepsy affecting teenagers has been identified by an international research team led by Canadians
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EU commits $1-billion to battle against disease *
The international fight against the world's most vicious diseases received a major boost yesterday when the European Union and France both promised major new donations to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
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Eureka! Alberta a big science hub *
New Economy -- now there's a term you haven't heard too often since the great tech boom ended in 2000 -- is usually thought of as being synonymous with information and communications technology.
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Exercise lowers risk of breast cancer: study *
Moderate exercise, such as brisk walking 30 minutes a day, can reduce a woman's risk of developing breast cancer by almost 20 per cent, according to new research
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Experience the human body in all its elegance and complexity at Science World this fall *
Science World to bring Gunther von Hagens' BODY WORLDS 3: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies to Vancouver, BC from September 15, 2006 to January 14, 2007
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Experts fear rapid spread in humans if virus mutates *
Avian influenza is an infectious disease of birds caused by type A strains of the influenza virus. The disease occurs worldwide and was first identified in Italy more than a century ago. There are 15 known virus subtypes.
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Experts prescribe national health team *
A blue-ribbon panel studying the fallout from the SARS crisis will recommend that Ottawa spend hundreds of millions of dollars on public health, including a national disease centre that could quickly co-ordinate responses to health emergencies, sources have told The Globe and Mail.
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Farm lifestyle linked to fewer allergies *
Growing up around farm animals may protect children from allergies and asthma, a Canadian study presented to the American Thoracic Society says.
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Fat is the new tobacco: Heart and Stroke Foundation *
Canadians' struggle to control their weight poses a public health risk on par with the fight to curb tobacco use in the 1970s, the Heart and Stroke Foundation said Tuesday.
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Fats linked to breast cancer *
Those derived from animals, not plants, raise the risk of disease, new study finds
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Few fear spread of contagion *
Citizens confident public-health workers, governments will contain SARS, mad-cow
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Five B.C. poultry farm workers fall ill *
Five workers at a B.C. chicken farm where avian flu has occurred are showing flu-like symptoms.
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Flipping and flopping toward the tulips *
Like the observant pagans who laid out Stonehenge and the pyramids of Central America, we have marked the annual, prodigal journey of the sun across the horizon on our hillside in the country. Standing on a certain rock looking west, you can see three markers in the grass beyond Martini Point, one that shows where the sun sets in a blaze on June 21, one where it sets in golden hue on the equinoxes, and one where it glimmers on December's shortest day.
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Flu forces special measures *
Two hospitals in Southern Ontario are taking SARS-like precautions to cope with outbreaks of influenza, the latest sign of an unusually severe flu season striking nationwide.
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Flu in Nunavut closes schools *
Influenza in Nunavut is causing school closings, cancellations of public hearings and grocery-store clerks to wear masks.
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Flu season strikes early in West *
Flu season has hit Canada early, clogging emergency rooms in Edmonton and prompting calls from health officials across the country for people to get immunized as soon as possible.
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Flu strain striking young children *
The answer to your first question is six months...
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Focus, please: It pays to get right to the point *
You may have to refocus all your ideas about focusing.
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Folic acid crucial for mothers, research suggests *
Canadian researchers have made a startling discovery about the benefits of folic acid. The nutrient, which is added to foods to prevent neural-tube defects such as spina bifida, also appears to prevent one of the most common forms of childhood cancer.
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For whom Nobel tolls: Canada fails to teach the drama of science *
Britain, which outscores Canada in international science tests, is launching an innovative pilot project to help its students do even better.
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Forensic science gains cachet *
But demand for specialists fails to match glamorized image.
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Fossil find fills gap in human evolution *
We were never Neanderthals...
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Fossils show animals took land bridge from Asia *
Ancestors to modern North American black bears, wolverines and other animals walked here across a land bridge from Asia, an important new fossil find in the Canadian Arctic shows.
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Frankenfood: Science losing the agitprop battle *
There are now 19,600 references to Frankenfood in Google, and that number that does not capture the terms larger effectiveness as a way of demonizing genetically engineered food.
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Frozen arsenic a miner miracle *
Deep underground, nearly 100 metres under the Canadian Shield, a slick, greyish-brown sludge seeps through a concrete bulkhead blocking off a chamber in an old gold mine. With a yellow shaft of light from his miner's lamp, Bill Mitchell points out the tiny stalactites hanging from the rock overhead and the oozy pools gathering underfoot
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G8 retreating from disease commitments, activists say *
Signs indicate leaders ready to back away from pledges to aid ill in poor countries
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Gene Therapy . . . the Natural Way *
Is it the end of the nature-nurture debate? As ANNE McILROY reports, new research implies that the quality of parental care can alter children's genetic makeup.
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Genes may indicate health-specific diet *
Someday you may sit down to a breakfast prepared not simply to slake your appetite but to satisfy what your genes say you need to be healthy.
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Genome decoding completed *
An international consortium of scientists announced Monday that it has completed the map of the human genetic code to an accuracy of 99.99 per cent and said the accomplishment opens a new era for biology and medicine.
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Get a grip: SARS is nasty but it's not the next plague *
Fear of SARS is gripping Toronto. Many believe the outbreak is growing in strength and spreading rapidly in the community. And some people are calling for drastic measures. These fears are not warranted.
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Getting to the issue of the heart *
An irregular heart beat is more common among men but much more hazardous when it occurs in women, according to the first major study to examine gender differences in the ailment.
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Glen Hillson: Early AIDS patient succumbs, age 51 *
Glen Hillson's long, courageous fight is over. One of the first patients diagnosed with the then-mysterious and terrifying AIDS virus in the early 1980s, Mr. Hillson stared death in the face for more than 20 years, until it seemed he would never succumb.
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Global vitamin program to reduce infant mortality *
A Canadian-backed global plan to add vitamins to food should result in an immediate reduction in infant mortality and crippling diseases, its organizers say.
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God and the brain *
Mario Beauregard, a neuroscientist with the University of Montreal's psychology department, won a two-year $100,000 (U.S) grant from mutual-fund titan John Templeton to study spirituality.
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Golf really is for the birds *
At the risk of irritating the environmental activists out there, here is some fascinating research coming to the annual meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union next month: It seems the game is good for birds.
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Grass is greener with global warming, study says *
The planet is growing greener because climate changes have made it easier for plants to get the water, sunlight and temperatures they need, according to a study released yesterday.
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Groups against spraying to fight adult mosquitoes *
Spraying chemicals to kill adult mosquitoes could worsen the outbreak of West Nile virus this summer, a new national coalition of environmental and health groups said yesterday.
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Hand sanitizer sales soar in wake of SARS outbreak *
Matthew Medland has been selling hand sanitizer in Ontario for about 12 years but has never seen sales spike as much as they have since the outbreak of SARS a month ago.
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Healing Powers: All about Adam *
ALEXANDRA GILL meets a 16-year-old kid from BC who offers distant-healing treatments through his website -- and counts rocker Ronnie Hawkins among his patients.
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Health of B.C. firefighters a growing concern *
The Kelowna fire is no longer advancing into this Okanagan city, but it's still burning out of control and taking its toll on the health of firefighters.
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Health officials baffled as West Nile cases cluster in Saskatchewan *
By any known method of predicting West Nile virus infections, Saskatchewan should not be the epicentre of the disease this year, health officials say.
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Health workers trained to spot West Nile virus *
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Health-care systems weak in rural China *
Widening gap between rich, poor leaves some areas unprepared to fight disease.
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Heart disease killing women, study finds *
Despite its reputation as a man's problem, heart disease now kills significantly more women than men, according to a new international study.
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Herbal medicine, pure and simple *
Greenhouses may solve two problems: the risk of extinction of certain plants caused by indiscriminate collection in the wild and vast variations in the key biological chemicals, depending on growing conditions. STEPHEN STRAUSS reports.
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Hidden danger lurks in children's snacks *
Many snacks popular with children contain alarming amounts of trans fatty acids, a hidden, manufactured fat that many scientists consider a serious health hazard, research commissioned by The Globe and Mail and CTV News shows.
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High anxiety *
Nervousness, panic and shyness are now part of the most-diagnosed group of mental illnesses -- and drug companies just happen to have an array of products to treat them. Is marketing the tail wagging this dog? ANNE McILROY investigates how anxiety became the new depression.
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High-tech scarecrows *
A Canadian company has created 'scarebots' to ward off hungry birds
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Holes remain in airport's SARS screen *
More than a week after Canadian officials assured the World Health Organization that airline passengers leaving Canada would be screened for SARS, little monitoring appears to be taking place.
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Home care, now more than ever *
Quarantines. Control of infectious disease. Assuring safe, clean drinking water. Sound familiar?
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Hopes rise in battle to foil incurable killer *
On each leg, Kevin Gagné has a tiny, one-centimetre-square scar he playfully calls his "tattoos." The marks come from having been injected 25 times in each leg as part of a groundbreaking experiment.
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How to find a diamond in the rough *
Thomas Stachel destroys diamonds, crushing them in a handheld device in his lab at the University of Alberta.
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HRT nearly doubles heart attack risk in first year *
Women who take hormone replacement pills after menopause nearly double their risk of heart attacks during the first year of treatment, a landmark study concludes.
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Hubble's star is fading *
The telescope has changed our understanding of how the universe works. However, with no more service missions planned, it will probably stop functioning by 2007. PAUL TAYLOR reports.
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Human cannibalism was once common, prion gene suggests *
Early humans may have regularly dined on each other. That is the unappetizing conclusion of British researchers who have discovered that a gene that protects against prion diseases -- infectious diseases that can be spread through eating contaminated flesh -- is found in people all over the world.
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Human embryo shortage stymies stem-cell research *
Canadian hopes of new treatments from embryonic stem-cell research -- one of the most promising areas of modern medicine -- could be thwarted by a shortage of surplus human embryos available for research, a new study suggests.
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Human genes fit on dime-size chip *
Scientists from two rival companies announced Thursday they had succeeded in placing vital bits of man's 30,000 genes on a chip the size of a dime, bringing so-called personalized medicine one step closer to reality.
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Human impact delaying ice age, study finds *
Earth's current climate may last for at least another 15,000 years, barring any effects from human intervention, according to a new study of Antarctic ice published in the latest issue of the journal Nature.
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Human-to-human monkeypox jump suspected *
Officials are investigating whether two Wisconsin health care workers may have contracted monkeypox from patients, in what would be the first known transmission of the virus from one human to another in the United States.
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Humans produce ozone, researchers find *
Created by immune-system antibodies, the gas may cause respiratory problems
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IMI sticks with redesigned test *
Launches tape-based skin cholesterol exam
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In favour of kissin' cousins *
One of the great mysteries of biology is the one that Charles Darwin supposedly resolved: the origin of species. Darwin argued that useful traits would arise through mutation and then be selected in a natural setting. The end result would be a new species.
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In hospital, SARS battle still not over *
Part of the money raised by rock concert will benefit health-care workers in area
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In search of a SARS vaccine: 'It's been a heck of a ride' *
It usually takes years to develop a vaccine for a particular disease. A B.C.-led team came up with three strong candidates in about 12 months. MARK HUME tells a story of many 'eureka moments.'
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In sickness and in health *
If I wrote a book that promised to share the secret to vitality and long life, it would be called Dumb Luck.
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Indian companies to fight tuberculosis in workplace *
Indian companies such as Reliance Industries Ltd. and the Aditya Birla Group have formed an alliance to help prevent the spread of tuberculosis among their employees in a country where one in every three people carries the disease.
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Influenza cuts feverish swath across Canada *
More than five million people can expect to be infected, Ontario microbiologist says.
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Influenza epidemic of 1918-19 led to cessation of Stanley Cup *
Long before SARS, professional sports was faced with the challenge of carrying on business during an epidemic. The Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918-19 caused the only instance of a major North American sports championship being cancelled because of illness: the Stanley Cup.
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Interpretation: Could be good or bad *
So much of what is dangerous has been quantified, yet we continue to interpret the world in much the same verbal, non-mathematical way as humans have done since they first evolved. We don't cross the street saying to ourselves, "I have a .0006-per-cent chance of being hit by a car while doing this." We don't sunbathe on the beach thinking, "My risk of skin cancer has gone up .00014 per cent."
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Invaders at the gate *
From snakehead fish in Maryland to zebra mussels in the Great Lakes, invasions by foreign species are a growing problem.
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Investigators narrow mad-cow search *
Alberta's baffling case of mad-cow disease may never be solved, officials said yesterday as they tried to pinpoint the cow's DNA profile to determine whether the infection spread.
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Is it true that high-dose Vitamin E could increase all-cause mortality? *
After reviewing a draft of the full paper, which will be published in January 2005, we believe the research is flawed, and we see little or no evidence to support the authors' conclusions.
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Isolation period extended in BC *
New Westminster hospital closes a floor, puts suspected cases off-limits for 12 days
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It takes your breath away *
Researchers are not in the habit of regaling outsiders with accounts of the often weird circumstances that get their inquiries kick-started, no matter how delicious the connections. But breaking with convention, we offer the strange link between the SARS epidemic and an explanation of why some climbers die while scaling Mount Everest.
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It'll grow back *
Scientists are studying newts, starfish and even some mice, all of which can regenerate lost or damaged body parts, reports ANNE McILROY. The question is, can they teach humans a genetic trick or two?
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It's a small world when disease strikes *
Despite our modern scientific knowledge, doctors are often operating in the dark.
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It's a snail parasite vs the West Nile mosquito *
With the peak season for the West Nile virus upon us, many people reach for a fly swatter to kill those pesky mosquitoes, but Manfred Rau, a McGill University parasitologist, reaches for a snail instead.
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It's scrap, not junk *
In biology, nothing has been more dismissive than the term applied to upwards of 95 per cent of DNA whose purpose doesn't seem to be to produce any of the proteins -- think insulin or adrenaline -- every organism needs to grow and thrive.
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It's the MOST: 'Humble' Canadian space telescope set for launch *
Numerous scientific fingers are being anxiously crossed and recrossed as astronomers from Toronto to Plesetsk, Russia, await news of the launch today of Canada's small and "humble" space telescope.
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Italy confirms 108th case of mad cow *
The Health Ministry confirmed Italy's 108th case of mad cow disease Thursday, saying a four-year-old cow from a breeding farm in Pordenone had tested positive
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It’s Spring! *
Okay, it's official. Today is the first day of Spring.
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Janusz Zurakowski, 89 *
Janusz Zurakowski was chosen to take Canada's first supersonic fighter jet on its maiden flight one blustery March morning almost 46 years ago.
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Joanne Rowlings and PMS hormone instincts are right: It turns out sinful dark chocolate is healthy *
If you justify gobbling chocolate by saying it's good for your health, new research shows you should choose dark rather than milk chocolate. And don't drink a glass of milk with it.
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John Moffat, Maverick physicist *
John Moffat, who corresponded with Einstein, has always been a non-conformist. While at U of T, he came up with the idea that the speed of light has varied over time. DAN FALK reports on a career spanning half a century.
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Keeping the biotech genie in the bottle *
Just two years ago, a couple of artists opened a small boutique called Gene Genies Worldwide in a trendy part of Pasadena, CA.
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Killer culture: Viruses in the Movies *
The virus as a metaphor infected our popular culture long before SARS and mad cow hit the headlines. But this time there is no cure, writes LIAM LACEY
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Largest Arctic ice shelf breaks up, wiping out unique ecosystem *
The largest Arctic ice shelf is beginning to rip itself apart, 4,500 years after it first began forming.
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Latest death at B.C. facility adds to puzzle around virus *
Medical experts say symptoms of illness not severe enough to be defined as SARS
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Leaders hope plan to attract research will boost Toronto economy *
In the aftermath of SARS, an "unprecedented" alliance of public- and private-sector interests will unveil plans today to boost the economy of the Toronto region by making it a magnet for some of the world's top researchers and research-driven industry.
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Legionnaires' outbreak shuts McCain factory *
A McCain Foods Ltd. French fries plant in France halted production yesterday after Legionnaires' disease was discovered in its cooling system, amid an outbreak that has killed 10 people.
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LEIDA FINLAYSON 1971-2003 *
The project was the brain-child of a therapist who suggested it would provide a diversion during cancer treatment
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Lessons in picking the top science story *
There is nothing like the New Year to make one look back over the past year with bright and sometimes teary eyes. Everyone has been coming up with their top 10, or 25, or 100 lists of the most science important stories of 2003.
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Liberal deal aims to foil rebel MPs *
The federal government has gone around its rebellious back bench to strike a bargain with the New Democratic Party for support on a controversial bill regulating human reproductive technology.
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Life on the research farm *
Let me fill you this week with images of endlessly ejaculating pigs, endlessly omnivorous chickens and the endlessly bumpy future of GM agriculture.
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Light show: where thunderbolts strike the most *
Lightning is an awesome spectacle, a display of nature's raw and devastating power, streaking across the sky for all to see. The most powerful bolts contain hundreds of millions of volts, and have enough energy to light up a small city. Every year, lightning occurs an average of 2.7 million times in Canada; a handful of people are struck, and six to 10 usually die. Lightning also triggers more than half of all forest fires.
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Mad cow vaccine in works *
A neurologist at the University of Toronto says a vaccine for mad cow disease could be a year away.
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Mad-cow fears spread to Saskatchewan *
The search for the origin of the Alberta cow that became Canada's first case of mad cow disease in a decade spread to neighbouring Saskatchewan on Wednesday.
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Mad-cow hits Alberta *
A case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, better known as BSE or mad-cow disease, has been found in Alberta, federal Agriculture Minister Lyle Vanclief said Tuesday.
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Major developments on SARS *
A team of Canadian politicians and health officials left for Geneva yesterday evening, optimistic that the World Health Organization will rescind its travel advisory on Toronto after being presented with evidence that the city is safe.
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Major strides made on West Nile vaccine *
A vaccine developed from a strain of the West Nile virus has shown promising signs that it could eventually be used to protect humans from the deadly disease.
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Malaria: 'Forgotten epidemic' rears head *
Shivering and sweating feverishly, Felicia Egbuchue took the malaria medicine her doctor prescribed. Although it had cured her in years past, this time it didn't. She was rushed to the hospital and hooked up to an intravenous drip.
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Margaret Atwood: The art of the matter *
Science is a tool -- the arts express those dreams for which we want to use our tools, says MARGARET ATWOOD, who delivered the 2004 Kesterton Lecture.
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Mars mission faces a hurdle: Astronauts may arrive paralyzed *
With the recent success of the rover Spirit, and the anticipated landing of Opportunity later this month, a manned mission to Mars is the talk of the planet.
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McLellan backs disease-centre plan *
Ottawa, provinces expected to spend $1-billion a year to secure public health
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Meat with a pedigree *
There is nothing like an economic disaster to demonstrate that what we don't know can hurt us.
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Mediterranean diet and healthy lifestyle add years to life *
Adherence to a Mediterranean style diet, coupled with a few healthy lifestyle habits, can add years of life even among individuals aged 70 to 90 years.
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Memory lapses linked to high blood pressure *
A 'senior moment' something to worry about...
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Mercurial designs for a material world *
In the first of a three-part series on place and placelessness, LISA ROCHON inquires into how we are losing and finding ourselves in an increasingly globalized world. (Read part two.)
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Merit found amid video-game mayhem *
Violence aside, researchers argue skills can be gained by playing regularly
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Meteor blamed for second mass extinction *
A massive asteroid may have collided with the Earth 251 million years ago and killed 90 per cent of all life, an extinction even more severe than the meteorite impact that snuffed out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
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Mind over matter *
Paralyzed patients are taught to use their brain waves to move a white ball on a computer screen so they can communicate. ANNE McILROY reports on a German neuroscientist's pioneering work...
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Mission accomplished: a nut-free PB&J sandwich *
The much-maligned lunchbox staple could be on the verge of a comeback, writes STEPHEN STRAUSS. And this time it's allergy-free.
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Moon could turn red Thursday night *
Note: On the West Coast, if you are high up when the moon rises, you will have a better chance of seeing it on the horizon; it will not only be red, it will also be HUGE!
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More and more otherwise-healthy adult Canadians are dying from the effects of excess weight *
Canadians' expanding middles are killing them in middle age: New research shows that about one in every 10 deaths among adults aged 20 to 64 is directly attributable to excess weight.
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More Ontario hospitals report lapses in disinfecting instruments *
The list of Ontario hospitals coming clean about disinfection lapses lengthened again yesterday, as Brantford General announced that it was recalling 328 patients for HIV and hepatitis tests.
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More West Nile cases detected *
Signs the West Nile virus is on the rise in Canada were evident in several provinces on Friday.
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Mummy tells tale of infection *
Chagas disease, a deadly parasitic blood illness that recently has drawn attention in North America, has infected some South and Central Americans for at least 9,000 years, researchers said Monday.
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Mystery B.C. virus claims another victim *
A mysterious respiratory ailment in Surrey, B.C., that has raised fears the world may be seeing a new SARS outbreak appears to have claimed another life.
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Mystery illness hits more troops *
Two more soldiers overseas have come down with serious pneumonia, bringing the unexplained cases to 17, the U.S. Army said Monday.
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N.B. patient had rare illness, autopsy reveals *
CJD case may be linked to 1992 operation but not to mad-cow disease, doctors say.
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N.Z. man may have human form of mad-cow *
New Zealand health officials said yesterday they were investigating if a farm worker had an aggressive type of brain-wasting illness caused by eating beef infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as mad-cow disease.
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NASA delays Mars rover launch *
NASA delayed the launch of its second Mars rover until at least Monday after problems resurfaced Sunday with the cork insulation on the rover's rocket.
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New cancer gene discovered *
An international team of researchers, including several from British Columbia, has discovered a new gene for breast and ovarian cancer they believe may be a missing link between hereditary and sporadic forms of breast cancer.
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New dinosaur discovered in India *
U.S. and Indian scientists said Wednesday that they have discovered a new dinosaur species in India after finding bones in the western part of the country.
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New elements revealed *
Russian and American scientists say they have created two new "superheavy" elements that will reside at the extreme end of chemistry's periodic table of elements.
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New form of mad cow discovered *
Italian scientists have found a second form of mad-cow disease that more closely resembles the human Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease than the usual cow form of the illness.
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New hope from an unknown vitamin *
Preliminary research links a substance called PQQ with enhanced fertility, reports ANNE McILROY
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New oil helps lower cholesterol, study says *
A new blend of cooking oil developed by Canadian researchers could turn French fries into diet food. But you may not be able to get it in Canada.
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New research could end whale hunt *
Industry wiped out many more mammals than was previously believed, study shows
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New shuttle flaw found *
Investigators said Thursday they discovered a dangerous new threat to the United States' remaining three space shuttles, a fault affecting the heavy bolts that connect the powerful solid-rocket boosters to the external fuel tanks.
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New species found in race to map oceans *
Findings of marine census may reveal how fish 'shuttle' across the Atlantic.
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New study drives nail in coffin of HRT therapy *
Estrogen-progestin pills may cause an aggressive form of breast cancer and make it harder to find tumors until they have reached a later, less-curable stage, according to one of the biggest, most authoritative analyses yet.
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New technique lets MRI scanner see individual cells *
Canadian researchers have found a way to use ordinary hospital MRI scanners to see individual white blood cells, a discovery that could lead to the earlier diagnosis of diseases such as cancer and multiple sclerosis.
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Nicotine's good side *
Studies suggest the substance can help with Parkinson's, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's, but researchers are in no way recommending that you take up smoking. SIMON SMITH reports
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No blood recall, officials say *
Alberta donations will stay in system despite high level of West Nile cases.
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Noise Pollution: Why a songbird decided to change its tune *
Scientists have wondered for years whether the noise from cars, trucks, planes and other machinery is harmful, especially to wildlife
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Old and can't spell *
For all those who fret that the number of times they spell "slough" as "slew" and "kohl" as "coal" is ballooning as they age, new research has a balm: Don't worry. What is happening is perfectly normal -- at least if you are an English speaker.
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One man, several women *
As Canada debates what should constitute a legal and natural marriage, researchers in Italy and Switzerland have thrown a historical spanner into the nuptial works.
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Optimism cold comfort for chills, study says *
Not worrying may help you be happy, but optimism won't help you endure that nastiness known as the Canadian winter.
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Orca successfully reunited with kin *
Scientists confirm orphaned killer whale accepted by its aunts and grandmother
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Ottawa fears revolt on embryo legislation *
Senior government officials are growing increasingly fearful of a back-bench uprising that threatens to scuttle a long-awaited bill regulating the controversial use of human embryos for medical research
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Ottawa man tests positive for West Nile virus *
An Ottawa man has tested positive for West Nile virus, health officials said yesterday, the second confirmed case in Canada this summer. An investigation is under way to determine where the patient, an elderly man being treated in hospital, was infected.
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Parasite may pose a risk to blood supply *
A parasitic infection that is common is Latin America is threatening the U.S. blood system, and Canadian officials say they are evaluating the risk it poses here.
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Paul Martin flunks a science test *
The proposals in the Speech from the Throne don't come close to fitting into Canada's research and development needs, says PRESTON MANNING.
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Paving the way for female Viagra *
A UBC researcher has boldly gone where no scientist has gone before -- and mapped the previously unidentified nerves that cause sexual pleasure in women. GWENDOLYN RICHARDS reports.
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PC grids take aim at SARS in battle against disease *
Your personal computer can play a role in fighting SARS in its spare time in a volunteer project connecting PCs to a 60,000-machine computing grid.
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Peanut-allergy vaccine offers sufferers hope *
A vaccine that seems to help tone down the body's overreaction to peanuts may offer the first real hope of protecting children with peanut allergies, U.S. researchers say.
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Pharmaceutical firm stakes its future on early detection *
Synx ready to market heart failure tester
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Philippines restricts foreign kidney trade *
New law ensures outsiders do not outbid citizens for desperately needed organs
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Poultry disease threatens Thailand's exports *
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra invited foreign reporters to join his cabinet for a chicken lunch yesterday as he tried to soothe public fears after an outbreak of poultry cholera.
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Predictions of El Nino's return heating up *
Scientists point to ocean pimples, big waves. . .
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Probe clears colleagues of MD with AIDS *
Regulatory body cites lapses in tracking ailing surgeon's work at Montreal hospital.
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Probes to Mars will seek evidence of life *
The race to find evidence of life on Mars was to have begun in earnest this weekend with the launch of the first of two NASA robotic rovers that will head to the Red Planet to look for traces of water.
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Program to track childhood cancer gutted *
The federal government has gutted a program that tracked childhood cancer rates, delays in diagnoses and treatment outcomes in what some say could have a huge impact on care.
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Project to study cows' production of methane *
A project looking for ways to reduce the amount of methane gas cows put out began in New Brunswick this weekend.
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Prostate screening mixed blessing, study suggests *
Annual screening for prostate cancer in men over 55 is a mixed blessing, according to a new study.
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Protect against summer's parade of pests *
Mosquitoes, ticks, black flies and spiders -- summer's parade of pests have made their debut. With fears of West Nile virus and other diseases, cottagers can do several things to protect themselves against insect intruders.
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Province fights workers' charge hospital made them sick *
For 11 months, Duncan MacIntyre has suffered soaring headaches, dizziness, tremors, vertigo and fatigue so extreme he spent most of last summer in bed.
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PSA prostate blood test overrated, study says *
The widely used PSA blood test, designed to look for early signs of prostate cancer, misses 82 per cent of tumours in men under 60, a study released yesterday says.
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Que. tech firm hits new high *
U.S. regulator approves TSO3's device for sterilizing equipment in hospitals
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Quebec teenager wins top science-fair prize *
Cancer-therapy entry beats 1300 others
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Quebec, Ontario tackling West Nile virus earlier *
A worker stamped through bogs of stagnant water in the suburban woods of Montreal yesterday in a new, 21st-century rite of spring in Canada: the destruction of potentially deadly mosquito larvae.
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Race for flu shots depletes firm's reserves *
The world's largest manufacturer of the flu vaccine reported yesterday its cupboards are bare after the Canadian government bought up its remaining doses to replenish the country's stocks.
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Rapid Arctic warming over past 20 years has scientists puzzled *
Satellite images show that the Arctic has been warming eight times faster in the past 20 years than in the past 100, according to U.S. researchers who said yesterday this rapid climate change is a worrying trend -- but they still don't know why it's happening.
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Reach for the stars -- again *
Beep-beep-beep: Shrill, innocuous-sounding noises from the sky shocked the world on Oct. 4, 1957. Short-wave radio users the world over captured signals from the Soviet satellite Sputnik as it circled Earth. The launch was a monumental feat, one that shook the United States out of its state of complacency and provoked a cascade of events that led to the space race and the birth of NASA.
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Real 'smart chip' developed, scientists say *
Researchers at the University of Calgary have found that nerve cells grown on a microchip can learn and memorize information which can be communicated to the brain.
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Recent findings on lycopene and prostrate cancer *
A recent study from Harvard Medical School on over 47,000 men from the
Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS) showed that there was a
significantly lower risk of developing prostate cancer in men with the
highest intake of lycopene...
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Reeve's optimism renewed in Israel *
Actor Christopher Reeve said Wednesday that his optimism about recovering from a catastrophic spinal injury has been boosted by meeting disabled Israelis and the country's cutting-edge medical researchers.
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Research could lead to a cure for BSE and CJD *
British researchers have prevented and reversed a chronic brain-wasting illness in lab mice, a major scientific breakthrough that could lead to a cure for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans or bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle.
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Research pans tomato extract *
Better eat the whole tomato. New research suggests that men who take a tomato extract called lycopene to ward off prostate cancer would be better off eating the entire fruit -- or even pizza with tomato sauce.
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Researchers aim to reconstruct mummy *
Even 2300-year-old female Egyptian mummies can't avoid the burning mortality issue of the day: Did she die of SARS?
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Researchers cultivate decaf beans *
Decaf brew from a coffee plant that has been genetically modified to produce beans with very little caffeine could one day come to a coffee shop near you.
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Researchers identify possible fat protein *
The identification of a new protein on fat cells may help doctors tackle the growing scourge of obesity, McGill researchers said Thursday.
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Rising breast-cancer risk tracked *
Extended-family research finds women born before 1940 have less risk.
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RNA's back door into genes *
The biotechnology field is littered with the debris of would-be miracle cures.
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Salmon: a slippery subject *
"Farmed salmon are laced with toxins, study finds," read a headline in The Globe and Mail last week. The research on which the article was based, published in the journal Science, has reignited the debate about the safety of eating fish. It has also left many readers puzzled about whether salmon -- long touted as brain food and heart-healthy -- is still a good choice.
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Salmon: To eat it or not *
Every once in a while, a story erupts in the media that seems designed to punish all journalists whose life goal it was never to take a statistics course. Such a brouhaha recently broke out in the strange form of a disputatious salmon filet.
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SARS and Death's sting *
The SARS uproar has deflected attention from another nasty newcomer, whose sneak attack last year killed just as many Canadians. No one really knows what the West Nile virus will do this summer, JOHN ALLEMANG reports, but the overburdened health-care system badly needs a break
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SARS Ban lifted, but effects linger *
Toronto officials say damage to city and rest of country will last for years.
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SARS danger over, MD says *
SARS is as good as dead, according to one of Canada's leading infectious-disease experts.
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SARS in HK: On the inside looking in *
In a city ravaged by SARS, CHARLES FORAN has been teaching a course on Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient. It's a strange climate, he writes, in which to explore themes of heroism, loss and the triumph of the public good.
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SARS ruled out in nursing home deaths *
SARS has been ruled out as the cause of an illness at a Vancouver-area nursing home.
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SARS study contains surprising revelations *
Two in every three people infected with SARS in Ontario have been women and the average age of those sickened by the mysterious virus is only 45, according to the most detailed research published to date.
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SARS test proves promising *
Next step will be to determine how to get same results from living patients
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SARS-like illness dwindles in B.C. *
The outbreak of a SARS-like illness at a British Columbia health care facility is dwindling, but the mystery surrounding what the illness was continues.
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SARS-like virus puts lab on edge *
Life almost normal again at Winnipeg research facility, but vigilance remains
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SARS-stricken Toronto likely back on WHO list *
Toronto's SARS woes increased yesterday with news that eight new cases have been added to the latest outbreak, including two patients who have died -- and expectations that the city will again land on the World Health Organization's list of areas where the disease is spreading.
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SARS: $1 flights to Toronto quickly sell out *
SARS-weary Torontonians flocked downtown last night lured by special deals offered to kick-start the city's faltering economy.
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SARS: BC group files data patent application *
Within days of decoding the genetic makeup of the SARS virus, B.C. researchers were grappling with another issue: the intense pressure to get sole rights to their own data so they could share it with the world.
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SARS: Beijing ramps up quarantine measures *
The mysterious virus SARS is slowly but surely bringing the world's most-populous country, and in particular its capital, Beijing, to its knees.
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SARS: China still does not get it *
The dismissal on Easter Sunday of Chinese Health Minister Zhang Wenkang and Beijing Mayor Meng Xuenong for their role in covering up the seriousness of the SARS epidemic was the biggest governmental shakeup in more than a decade and has far-reaching ramifications.
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SARS: Disease update *
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SARS: Not so fast, Toronto *
Don't knock the World Health Organization. It's our front-line defence against epidemics and it needs our support, says health researcher PRABHAT JHA
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SARS: Teens rebel against quarantine *
Students straying after 1,500 ordered to remain at home
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SARS: WHO to probe rural China *
Worries that SARS might be spreading to Hebei province sparks investigation
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SARS: WHO warning unhealthy for Air Canada, CEO says *
Air Canada's revenue is under "tremendous additional strain" because of the World Health Organization advisory that customers avoid travel to Toronto, president and chief executive officer Robert Milton told employees.
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Saving soil that isn't as common as dirt *
Soil doesn't have an elevated place in the English lexicon. Things are as common as dirt, as plentiful as dirt and as cheap as dirt.
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Science journal to put research on-line *
A new on-line journal wants to radically alter the exchange of scientific information by making vital research available for free to anyone who logs on the Internet.
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