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Astronauts prepare for Wednesday's shuttle return

Debbie — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:56:56 EST

Astronauts worked to outfit Europe's new permanent space laboratory on Saturday as a busy visit by NASA's shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station neared its end.... as the U.S. military wants the shuttle landed by then so it can try to shoot down a disabled spy satellite

Channel: Science Tags: Shuttle Astronauts Nasa Satellite

Women tea-drinkers have less plaque in arteries

Debbie — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:05:42 EST

Women who drink tea may be protecting themselves from a build-up of artery-clogging plaque, so lowering their risk for heart disease and stroke...Dr. Mahmoud Zureik... found that older women who reported drinking at least three cups of tea a day were less likely to have plaque in the carotid arteries in their neck than those drinking less tea

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: Tea Stroke Artery Clogging Plaque Heart Desease

Scones Filled With Jam

Debbie — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:29:39 EST

The traditional way to eat cream scones is to split them in half and then spread each half with jam and clotted cream. To make them more convenient... fill the scones with the jam before baking, and then top each baked scone with a dollop of cream (clotted or softly whipped). These are the perfect 'take along' food...

Channel: Food Tags: Scones Baking Cooking Cream Scones Scone Recipes

Bush praises Kosovo independence

Debbie — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:44:15 EST

U.S. President George Bush on Monday expressed support for Kosovo's independence but stopped short of promising recognition by the United States."The Kosovars are now independent. It's something I've advocated," Bush said on NBC's "Today" show during his visit to Africa.

Channel: News Tags: Kosovo Bush Russia

Butter Tarts, Unique to Canada

Debbie — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:09:02 EST

Butter tarts are unique to Canada and consist of a flaky pastry shell that is filled with a sweet mixture of butter, brown sugar and eggs...So proud are we of our butter tarts that Marie Nightingale tells us in 'Out of Old Nova Scotia Kitchens' that "even today at County fairs there are special ...

Channel: Food Tags: Butter Tart Recipe Baking Cooking Tarts

There's more to good posture than meets the eye

Debbie — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:15:33 EST

If you spend most of your time hunched over a desk and slouching through other activities, here's a good bet: Clothes don't fit you well, you're often a little breathless, you know you don't make a super-strong first impression and you've yet to find a sport you're particularly good at.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: Posture Back muscles Breathing

Cryonics research, patients who are frozen in time.

GregD — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:10:29 EST

Cryonics - freezing the dead with the hope of reviving them - has always been a long shot. But, says Wendy M Grossman, advances mean it could be coming a little closer

Channel: Science Tags: cryonics freezing

Obama Still Has Ad Edge

dexlovex2 — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:55:57 EST

Obama's ability to blanket the airwaves - and repeatedly start statewide television ad campaigns a week ahead of Clinton - has been the defining advantage to emerge from the commanding fundraising lead he staked out in January.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 Campaign Barack Obama television commercials

Honeybees may be wiped out in 10 years

_kam0_ — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:40:44 EST

Honeybees will die out in Britain within a decade as virulent diseases and parasites spread through the nation's hives. Whole colonies of bees are already being wiped out, with current methods of pest control unable to stop the problem.

Channel: Science Tags: bees UK colony collapse disorder insects pest control

Study: Celecoxib can cause arrhythmias

Debbie — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:34:10 EST

U.S. medical researchers have determined the anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib (Celebrex) can adversely affect heart rhythm in fruit fly and rat models.COX-2 inhibitors.... have come under scrutiny due to adverse cardiovascular side-effects stemming from COX-2 reduction. But the new study found the drug-induced arrhythmia is independent...

Channel: Science Tags: Medical Science Medical Research Heart Health

Indian state reports bird flu outbreak

Debbie — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:40:12 EST

India's West Bengal state Tuesday confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in two districts.The confirmation came after the state government, whose capital is Calcutta, issued an alert in the area a day earlier, the Press Trust of India reported.

Channel: News Tags: Avian Flu Outbreak Bird Flu India West Bengal

Sometimes, the bad things are really good for you

Debbie — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:05:07 EST

While drinking alcohol excessively might shorten your life, drinking in moderation could add a few years to it...Danish researchers reported last week.But alcohol isn't the only counterintuitive case of something bad being good for you. A barrage of dubious pleasures could give us a healthier, and not just happier, life... we've made a list of some

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: Sun Coffee Drinking Anger management Stress

NASA: La Nina is peaking

Debbie — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:13:07 EST

The U.S. space agency says wet weather in the Northwest, frigid Plains weather and record dry conditions in Southeast states mean La Nina is peaking.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said La Ninas occur when lower than normal sea surface temperatures form along the equator in the Pacific Ocean.

Channel: Science Tags: Nasa La Nina Environment Pacific Ocean

Indoor Fruit Plants

Debbie — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:27:57 EST

Many people have a misconception that fruit is difficult to grow indoors, but it's not. Fruit can be maintained in a pot and does quite well inside as long as you have a sunny window

Channel: Do-It-Yourself Tags: Martha Stewart Fruit Trees Pot Garden Garden

Study offers hope for pine beetle defense

Debbie — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:36:51 EST

Canadian researchers have discovered how pine and spruce trees fight pests and disease, providing new information about forests' natural defense systems... their genetic analysis will allow forest stewardship programs to reinforce a forest's inherent strength -- breeding trees that could in time repel insects such as....mountain pine beetles

Channel: Science Tags: Pine Beetles Pine Spruce Forests Environment