2008
10.26
10.26
Hydrogen sulphide is behind the smell of rotten eggs. BBC News reports here: The gas best known for being used in many stink bombs may also control blood pressure, say US researchers.
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Hydrogen sulphide is behind the smell of rotten eggs. BBC News reports here: The gas best known for being used in many stink bombs may also control blood pressure, say US researchers.
AP reports here at Yahoo News: “ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Gov. Sarah Palin’s signature accomplishment — a contract to build a 1,715-mile pipeline to bring natural gas from Alaska to the Lower 48 — emerged from a flawed bidding process that narrowed the field to a company with ties to her administration, an Associated Press investigation shows.” And see also this article here from CNN: Palin’s ‘going rogue,’ McCain aide says
BBC News reports here: Doctors should not prescribe anti-obesity drug rimonabant because of a risk of psychiatric problems, a watchdog warns.
Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: LONDON – A drug developed to fight leukemia appears to stop multiple sclerosis in its early stages and restore lost function to patients, British researchers said on Wednesday.
AP reports here at CNN: TOKYO, Japan – A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband’s digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said Thursday.
AP reports here at CNN: A Louisiana man has filed a lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey, claiming she and an attorney made false statements that led the FBI to arrest him on charges that he tried to extort the talk-show host.
CNN reports here: Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin says she will use her executive experience as governor of Alaska to tackle government reform, promote energy independence and clean up Wall Street if she and John McCain are elected. “I do have more experience than Barack Obama does,” she tells CNN.
BBC News reports here: Wolfing down meals may be enough to nearly double the risk of being overweight, Japanese research suggests.
A “prudent” diet high in fruit and veg lowered heart risk by a third. BBC News reports here: Swapping fried and salty foods for salads could cut a third of the heart attack risk around the world, work suggests.