Alcatel-Lucent Posts Big Loss, Plans Further Job Cuts
The company cited ’challenging market conditions’ and customer uncertainty and said it would eliminate 3,500 more positions....
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Measure For Measure: The Three H’s
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Trial Halted As Insurer’s Founder Taken Ill
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U.N. Fears Serbs Will Disrupt A Free Kosovo
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Nervous Mums And Dads Lead March To Property
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Science News

Researchers Find Animal That Links Whales to Land
2007-12-26 06:01 - Researchers think they have found the modern whale’s closest evolutionary ancestor.

The Silent Scream
2007-12-26 05:32 - Can your hearing be harmed by a loud, high-frequency noise you cannot hear?

Pope Makes Appeal to Protect the Environment
2007-12-26 05:31 - In the traditional midnight Christmas Mass, the pope bemoaned an ?ill-treated world? in a homily given to thousands of pilgrims.

Arecibo Radio Telescope Is Back in Business After 6-Month Spruce-Up
2007-12-26 05:31 - After a fresh coat of paint, the most sensitive radio telescope on the planet should be good for 30 or 40 more years.

Even Top Performers Have Flaws, and That Might Be a Good Thing
2007-12-26 05:31 - A virtuoso musician may seem to nail every note, but actually there are tiny variations in even the most skilled performance.

Treatments: Talking Out the Choices for Breast Cancer Surgery
2007-12-26 05:31 - Most surgeons fail to mention the possibility of breast reconstruction before their patients choose between mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery, researchers have found.

Insights: Clinical Trials May Not Represent Population
2007-12-26 05:31 - The randomized clinical trial, widely considered the most reliable biomedical research method, can have significant drawbacks, a new study suggests.

Hazards: More Transfusions Mean More Risk for Women
2007-12-26 05:31 - Women are more likely than men to die after heart surgery, and one reason may be the use of a common medical procedure: blood transfusions.

Birthing: Elective Caesareans Tied to Breathing Problems
2007-12-26 05:30 - Babies delivered by elective Caesarean sections are significantly more likely to have respiratory problems than those delivered vaginally or by emergency surgery, a new study finds.

A Question of Blame When Societies Fall
2007-12-26 05:30 - Who or what is to blame when a once-powerful society collapses?


 
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