 Girl's Overdose Death Raises Questions(AP) -- In the final months of Rebecca Riley's life, a school nurse said the little girl was so weak she was like a "floppy doll." The preschool principal had to help Rebecca off the bus because the 4-year-old ... | |
New 'matrix of harm' for drugs of abuseA new study published today in the Lancet proposes that drugs should be classified by the amount of harm that they do, rather than the sharp A, B, and C divisions in the UK Misuse of Drugs Act. | |
Could estriol be the elixir for MS?It has long been common knowledge that pregnant women with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience a sharp drop in the disease's symptoms during the course of their pregnancy. | |
SKorea ends stemcell cloning research banA South Korean presidential panel on Friday removed a year-old ban on research into the cloning of human embryonic stem cells, officials said. | |
 Palm 3Q Profit Drops 61 Pct. Amid RumorsMar 23, 2007 | pda version
(AP) -- Lingering questions about Palm Inc.'s future did not get any clearer as the smart phone maker reported record Treo sales, a 61 percent drop in profits, and a lukewarm forecast. | |
 Nokia N95 multimedia computer starts shippingNokia today announced that the Nokia N95 started shipping in key European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets, with expanded shipments to other markets in those regions in the coming weeks. | |
 WIYN telescope to get innovative billion-pixel, $6.6 million cameraThe number of larger-aperture telescopes is growing, but size isn't all that matters in a research telescope. Also important is how much of the sky the telescope can clearly image. A telescope used by Indiana ... | |
 Producing cosmic gamma rays in starburst regionsIn 2002, when astronomers first detected cosmic gamma rays � the most energetic form of light known � coming from the constellation Cygnus they were surprised and perplexed. The region lacked the extreme electromagnetic ... | |
 New JILA apparatus measures fast nanoscale motionsA new nanoscale apparatus developed at JILA � a tiny gold beam whose 40 million vibrations per second are measured by hopping electrons � offers the potential for a 500-fold increase in the speed of scanning ... | |
MIT IDs role of key protein in tumor growthMIT researchers have identified how a missing protein causes tissue to become precancerous--a finding that could help doctors identify patients at high risk to develop tumors. | |
 Sharp to Begin Volume Production of High-Power 210-mW Blue-Violet Laser DiodesSharp Corporation will begin volume production in May of the High-Power Blue-Violet Laser Diode GH04P21A2G that achieves a power output of 210 mW, the industry�s highest. This device will enable high-speed ... | |
Your New ID-Theft Worry? Photocopiers(AP) -- Consumers are bombarded with warnings about identity theft. Publicized threats range from mailbox thieves and lost laptops to the higher-tech methods of e-mail scams and corporate data invasions. | |
 Viacom launches billion-dollar lawsuit against YouTube(AP) -- MTV owner Viacom Inc. sued the popular video-sharing site YouTube and its corporate parent, Google Inc., on Tuesday, seeking more than $1 billion in damages on claims of widespread copyright infringement. | |
 Gamma-Ray Burst Challenges TheoryIn a series of landmark observations gathered over a period of four months, NASA's Swift satellite has challenged some of astronomers' fundamental ideas about gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), which are among the most ... | |
 Prototype Space Probe Prepares to Explore Earth's Deepest SinkholeScientists return this week to the world's deepest known sinkhole, Cenote Zacat�n in Mexico, to resume tests of a NASA-funded robot called DEPTHX, designed to survey and explore for life in one of Earth's most ... | |
