Radiation norms after submarine sinks
The Russian defense minister, Sergei Ivanov, said that radiation levels were normal in the Barents Sea where a Russian nuclear-powered submarine sank this weekend. Nine seamen were killed when the
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A WTO deal on drugs
The prognosis for a lot of sick people in the world's poorest nations, and for the health of the current round of global trade talks, may soon brighten considerably as a result of the Bush
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AIDS drugs in Africa : a different scenario'
Contradicting long-held prejudices that have clouded the campaign to bring AIDS drugs to millions of people in Africa, evidence is emerging that AIDS patients there are better at following their pill
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Watching for fins off California coast
A handful of white sharks, which can grow to a length of more than 20 feet, or about 7 meters, and have long been feared as the oceans' fiercest predator, appear to have found a home here just off
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Cholera closes Hong Kong stalls
Hong Kong's largest supermarket chain, ParknShop, has closed all live fish stalls in its stores supermarket chain ParknShop, has closed all five fish stalls in its stores after health officials found
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Birth control in Russia
For 50 years, Russian women relied on state-financed abortions as the main form of birth control. With pills, condoms and other contraceptives often in short supply, most women in Russia expected to
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Scores killed as typhoon and floods ravage China
Floods,landslides and the strongest typhoon to hit in almost 25 years have killed at lest 86 people in China with many others missing, residents and local officials said Thursday. About 20,000 people
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'Stop eating!' hormone tells people in study
A single infusion of an intestinal hormone made people eat less for the rest of the day, regardless of whether they wre fat or thin, researchers reported on Thursday. The hormone, PYY(for peptide YY
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Pygmy elephants found to be subspecies
Elephants on the island of Borneo, believed to be the smallest in the world, have been reclassified as a distinct subspecies after new genetic tests, a wildlife official said
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Quick test for SARS infection is unveiled
Scientists unveiled a simple 15-minute test kit for SARS infection amid lingering concern in the region that the epidemic might make a comeback. A Singapore- based biotechnology company, Genelabs