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Thursday, May 15th, 2008 03:13 PDT |
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Health & Science US lists polar bear as threatened species Published Wednesday May 14th 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species Wednesday because of the loss of Arctic sea ice but also cautioned the decision should not be viewed as a path to address global warming. More Americans are taking prescription medications Published Tuesday May 13th 2008 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows. Study likely spells end for anti-bleeding drug Published Wednesday May 14th 2008 An anti-bleeding drug probably will stay off the market, experts say, after a rigorous study found patients getting the medication during heart surgery were much more likely to die than patients given other drugs. US lists polar bear as threatened species Published Thursday May 15th 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) Put at risk by global warming, the polar bear is getting a life line as the government officially has declared it a threatened species in need of increased protection. But another round of legal battles surrounding the majestic animal may be just beginning. Indonesia to provide bird flu data online Published Wednesday May 14th 2008 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Indonesia's health minister said Thursday she would start sharing all genetic information about her country's bird flu virus with a new global database, to monitor whether the disease is mutating into a dangerous pandemic strain. Exercise may protect girls from future breast cancer Published Tuesday May 13th 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years - starting as young as age 12 - can help protect girls from breast cancer when they're grown. Middle-aged women have long been advised to get active to lower their risk of breast cancer after menopause. 
Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics Wednesday May 14th 2008 Doctors told to check up on heart device patients Wednesday May 14th 2008 Scientists are building database of bite marks Wednesday May 14th 2008 Galaxy's youngest known supernova is 140 years old Wednesday May 14th 2008 Groups say Amazon vulnerable after resignation Wednesday May 14th 2008 Exercise may protect girls from future breast cancer Wednesday May 14th 2008 Government to unveil fitness test for adults Tuesday May 13th 2008 Beijing reports first child virus death Wednesday May 14th 2008 O'Connor makes personal plea for Alzheimer's aid Wednesday May 14th 2008 Britain releases batch of files on UFO sightings Tuesday May 13th 2008 Disclosing drug makers payments to docs gets boost Tuesday May 13th 2008 Nagging via text messages to help teens remember meds Monday May 12th 2008 Divers find Caesar bust that may date to 46 B.C. Tuesday May 13th 2008 South Korea's 1st astronaut leaves hospital Tuesday May 13th 2008 Study: Older brains don't benefit from painkillers Monday May 12th 2008 Genetically modified human embryo stirs criticism Monday May 12th 2008 Energy drinks make caffeine the drug of choice among California youth Tuesday May 13th 2008 All poultry in Seoul killed after bird flu outbreak Monday May 12th 2008 Nagging via text messages to help teens remember meds Tuesday May 13th 2008 Study: Older brains don't benefit from painkillers Tuesday May 13th 2008 Use of wind energy expected to grow dramatically Monday May 12th 2008 Pesticide and industrial pollution reduced in U.S. coastal waters Monday May 12th 2008 Voters raise health-care concerns as they weigh candidates Monday May 12th 2008 Summary Box: Polar bears to be protected species Wednesday May 14th 2008 New high-tech devices shrink brain-surgery gap Monday May 12th 2008 Families will make case for vaccine link to autism Sunday May 11th 2008 Mo. biologists to study snake movement, mortality Tuesday May 13th 2008 Families make case for vaccine link to autism Monday May 12th 2008 Australia's Koalas at risk from climate change Wednesday May 7th 2008 CDC: 3 out of 4 new moms in US now breast-feed their infants Wednesday April 30th 2008 Study: Giant squid has biggest eyes in world Tuesday April 29th 2008 Austrian measles outbreak spreads Wednesday April 2nd 2008 FDA investigates Merck drug-suicide link Thursday March 27th 2008 Big belly boosts risk of later dementia Wednesday March 26th 2008 © 2008 Tri-City Herald, Associated Press & Other Wire Services Contact Us | Advertising Info | User Agreement | Copyright Notice |
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