Green tea ‘may keep HIV at bay’
Green tea has been linked to many health benefits, BBC News reports here: Scientists found a component called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) prevents HIV from binding to immune system cells by getting there first.
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“Greener” buildings could slow global warming: UNEP
Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: OSLO - Better architecture and energy savings in buildings could do more to fight global warming than all curbs on greenhouse gases agreed under the U.N.’s Kyoto Protocol, a U.N. study showed on Thursday.
Germany vaccinating girls against cervical cancer
Spiegel Online reports here: Germany has joined a trend toward vaccinating girls against cervical cancer, with plans to immunize girls against the virus that causes hundreds of thousands of cancer cases worldwide each year.
Yahoo Mail to offer unlimited storage
ZDNet reports here: Yahoo will begin offering unlimited storage for its free Web-based e-mail in May, the company announced late Tuesday. The move makes Yahoo the first of the major free e-mail providers to offer unlimited storage, but it likely will not be the last.