Spacecraft Closes In For A Look At Jupiter, With Pluto Next On The List
The New Horizons spacecraft will experience a close encounter with Jupiter on Wednesday....
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UBS Admits List Of Errors Before Key Meeting
UBS this morning detailed a catalogue of failures that contributed to a $37.4 billion ($£18.8 billion) writedown, including the rushed set-up of its hedge fund business, overaggressive ...
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Afghan Flag Flies Over Former Taleban-held Town
An Afghan government flag was finally run up today over the bazaar town of Musa Qala, in place of the Taleban flag that had flown there defiantly for ten months....
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AOL To End Support Of Netscape Navigator
Netscape Navigator, the world’s first commercial Web browser and the starting point of the Internet boom, will be pulled off life support Feb. 1 after a 13-year run....
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The World: Where Russians Still Think Boldly
A place of explorers, adventurers and survivors, Chukotka is one of Russia’s most remote regions, but its tiny population has some big ideas....
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Health News

Advisers Say F.D.A.’s Flaws Put Lives at Risk
2007-12-06 06:01 - Desperate financing shortages at the agency have left the nation’s food supply at risk and its drugs potentially dangerous, according to an alarming report.

Asperger’s Syndrome Gets a Very Public Face
2007-12-06 06:01 - Heather Kuzmich is not ?America’s Next Top Model,? but she is a model for others with Asperger’s syndrome.

The Claim: Super Glue Can Heal Wounds
2007-12-06 04:52 - Super Glue is credited with saving lives in emergency situations, but should you keep some in the medicine cabinet?

Cracking the Code to the Memory Vault
2007-12-06 04:52 - Sticky notes, mnemonics and other tips for the forgetful.

Cause and Effect: Images of Lung Damage From Secondhand Smoke
2007-12-06 04:52 - Researchers say that for the first time, they have been able to get an image of lungs apparently damaged by secondhand tobacco smoke.

Aging: Researchers Identify Signs for Risk of a Broken Hip
2007-12-06 04:52 - Researchers say they have identified 11 indicators that can let doctors and families know which women are at the greatest risk.

Behavior: Even Babies May Be Good Judges of Character
2007-12-06 04:51 - A new study suggests that people may begin evaluating one another for trustworthiness even earlier than believed.

Safety: Used Regularly, Opioids May Not Affect Driving
2007-12-06 04:51 - A new study finds that people who take opioids regularly for chronic pain drive as well as most others on the road.

Unhappy? Self-Critical? Maybe You?re Just a Perfectionist
2007-12-06 04:51 - Several recent studies stand as a warning against taking the platitudes of achievement too seriously.

Two Insurers Increase Bet on Medicare
2007-12-06 04:51 - UnitedHealth and Humana are gambling heavily on Medicare Advantage ? a program that has become a political target.


 
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