Universal flu vaccine tests start
A universal flu vaccine which could mean an end to the annual flu jab is being trialled on UK volunteers.
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September 5th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Rosetta set for asteroid fly-by
The Rosetta spacecraft is “on course” to fly-by asteroid Steins at a distance of just 800km and take pictures.
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September 5th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Autism and Vaccines: Why Bad Logic Trumps Science (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - The link between childhood autism and vaccines has, once again, beenrefuted. A large study by Columbia’s Mailman School of Public HealthCenter for Infection and Immunity found no link between measles, mumpsand rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism cases. For many in the medicalcommunity, the issue is now closed.
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September 5th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Executive leaves hedge fund Citadel (Reuters)
Reuters - A Citadel Investment Group LLC executive who ran an unprofitable credit investment group for the large hedge fund company has resigned, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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September 5th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Comcast Challenges FCC’s Authority To Order Neutrality (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Comcast fired back at the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday in its long-running duel with the agency. The cable-TV and Internet service provider filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C.
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September 5th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Rogen shows some skin in Smith’s `Zack and Miri’ (AP)
AP - All Seth Rogen really wanted when he came to Hollywood was to make a movie with Kevin Smith.
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September 5th, 2008 by admin | no comments »New Partial Rings Discovered Around Saturn (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA’s Cassinispacecraft has found two new, partial rings around Saturn that each accompany asmall moon, shedding light on what determines whether a partial or completering forms with the moon.
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September 5th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Fashion designer Mila Schoen dies in Italy (AP)
AP - Mila Schoen, an Italian designer of elegant, impeccably tailored clothes, died early Friday at her villa in northern Italy at the age of 91.
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September 5th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Green news harvest: Stolen solar panels, hydrogen at home (CNET)
CNET - A sampling of green-tech news with quick commentary.
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September 5th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Trembley to return as Orioles manager in 2009 (AP)
AP - Dave Trembley will get another chance to coax a winning season out of the Baltimore Orioles in 2009.
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