Illegal Philippine kidney sales by the poor are down, after an effort to stop the exploitation of the poor, but now the government hopes to encourage cadavar organ donations, which are rare.
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54 Children in Nigeria die, poisoned by "contaminated" medicine.
Uh, when the medicine contains 17%--21% DEG by weight it's not contamination, it's criminal fraud. More HERE and HERE
it's not the only poison in third world products: The Manila Bulletin reports high lead content in Filippine paint.
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New clay tablets may shed light on Assyrian Empire, who moved huge numbers of people around to stay in power
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Population bomb redux by global warming priesthood.
Author points to China's oppressive "one child" policy as the reason for their prosperity, but fails to notice India's growing prosperity. Economies compared HERE.
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"MiniTransplant" of donor matched blood forming stem cells from peripheral blood could help Sickle Cell Disease.
And Skin stem cells act like "embryonic stem cells" and can be programed to make fat, skin and nerves.
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Hops lower your risk of prostate cancer.
Bad news:you need to drink 17 beers a day
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Nobel Prizes to to a record five women this year.
now, if they only would award it to Rosalind Franklinposthumously...
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and the Science Headline of the day:
Abstaining Boobies Get "Sexier"
FINEST KIND CLINIC AND FISHMARKET.... Discussing medicine, culture, and the joys of cooking Pansit.
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