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Caution on cell phone use
Sun reporterAn international group of 23 prominent doctors and public health researchers and officials is warning that cell phone use may increase the risk of brain cancer. One of those who signed, Dr. Ronald Herberman, the head of the University of Pittsburgh...Tags: Diseases, Cancer, Robert Wood, Cell Phones, Colleges and Universities
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Pittsburgh cancer institute warns of cell phone-cancer risk, defying published research
Associated Press WritersPITTSBURGH (AP) _ The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer. The warning from Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the...Tags: Diseases, Cancer, Newspaper and Magazine, Medicine, Western Medicines
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Running on Empty
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHow far can we stretch a gallon of gasoline? OK, maybe it isn't a question for the ages. But with oil setting new records at more than $60 per barrel, it seems like a good time to ask. And considering that the U.S. economy is hooked on oil imported from...Tags: Transportation, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Vehicles, Consumer Electronics Industry, The Office
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Researcher: Limit Cellphone Use
Associated PressThe head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cellphone use because of the possible risk of cancer. The warning from Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of...Tags: Western Medicines, Diseases, Cancer, Colleges and Universities, Health Organizations
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Pitt's Cancer Institute warns about cell phone health risks
Associated PressThe head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer. The warning from Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of...Tags: Cancer, Diseases, Newspaper and Magazine, Medicine, Western Medicines
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Free-market baby making
Thirty years ago Friday, Louise Brown came into the world amid alarmist predictions that her birth would end sex. Jeremiahs such as writer Jeremy Rifkin wailed that in-vitro ("under glass") fertilization would harm the future Louise. Bioethicist Leon Kass...Tags: Infants, Diseases, Medical Specialization, People, Ethics
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Where would we plug in electric cars?
Chicago Tribune reporterAs Ted Lowe envisions his driving future, he'll pull into a parking space and, instead of using a coin-operated meter, he will plug into an electrical outlet to charge his battery-powered vehicle. "I can see it coming. The writing is on the wall," said...Tags: General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., Consumers, Vehicles, Passenger Cars
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Cancer drug dramatically shrinks prostate tumors, study finds
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAn experimental cancer drug shrank prostate tumors dramatically and more than doubled survival in 70% to 80% of patients with aggressive cancers, British researchers reported Tuesday. Although the study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology...Tags: Cancer, Diseases, University of Michigan, Medicine, Western Medicines
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Electronic rivals want to eliminate cables
Sony, Samsung and other consumer-electronics heavyweights are uniting to support a technology that could send high-definition video signals wirelessly from a single set-top box to screens around the home.
The consortium announced Wednesday is an...Tags: Sony Corp., Sharp Corp, Electronics, Wireless Technology, Motorola, Inc.
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Purdue scientist appeals misconduct findings
Associated Press WriterA Purdue University scientist is appealing a panel's findings that he committed research misconduct by falsely asserting that other researchers had independently confirmed his claims of producing nuclear fusion. Purdue spokesman Joseph L. Bennett said...Tags: The Office, Purdue University, Colleges and Universities, Natural Science, Physiology
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