2009
03.31
03.31
Current world population – 6.8bn, BBC News reports here: There are already too many people living on Planet Earth, according to one of most influential science advisors in the US government.
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Current world population – 6.8bn, BBC News reports here: There are already too many people living on Planet Earth, according to one of most influential science advisors in the US government.
Video games ‘can improve vision’, BBC News reports here: Playing action video games can boost an aspect of adult vision previously thought to be fixed, a US study shows.
CNN reports here: nalysts in China are dismissing claims that nearly 1,300 computers in more than 100 countries have been attacked, and have become part of a cyber-espionage network apparently based in China.
BBC News reports here: Drinking steaming hot tea has been linked with an increased risk of oesophageal (gullet) cancer, Iranian scientists say.
AP reports here at Yahoo News: CHICAGO – Doctors are puzzling over what seems to be an increase in the number of children with kidney stones, a condition some blame on kids’ love of cheeseburgers, fries and other salty foods.
The Pope said distributing condoms was not the answer to HIV/Aids, BBC News reports here: One of the world’s most prestigious medical journals, the Lancet, has accused Pope Benedict XVI of distorting science in his remarks on condom use.
BBC News reports here: Efforts to mitigate climate change could be hampered if nations do not agree to protect the world’s forests by the end of the year, warn researchers.
AP reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON – The health insurance industry offered Tuesday for the first time to curb its controversial practice of charging higher premiums to people with a history of medical problems.
Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: CHICAGO – U.S. researchers have found a gene responsible for turning a plate of pasta into fat, offering new clues about how the body metabolizes carbohydrates and how they contribute to obesity.