Monday, September 15, 2008

Science headlines below the fold

Walk this way alert....yes, people can tell if a man or a woman is walking, even when the body is replaced by dots...Video
Yet one wonders how much is cultural and how much is due to the pelvic structure...

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The Japanese University that learned how to make adult stem cells act as if they were embryonic is patenting the process, to stop a drug company from doing the same to make a profit.

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The wart vaccine that stops cervical cancer also protects from Vulvar and Vaginal cancer.
Of course, in 40 years of medicine I never saw a case of these rare cancers, but never mind...it makes a nice headline, especially since last week the New England Journal was questioning the hype about the vaccine.

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Meth abuse is up in Asia
...it's a problem here in the Philippines too...
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Broccoli is in the news again as a health food...latest study shows that Broccoli helps one's lungs.
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