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Rocketman flies over Alps with jet-pack strapped to his back

TheVisionary — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:16:06 EDT

Yves Rossy likes to jump out of a small plane with a pair of jet-powered wings on his back and loop the loop above the Swiss Alps. The self-built contraption took the former fighter pilot five years to build and perfect - and yesterday he gave it its maiden flight.

Channel: News Tags: cool iron man rocketman alps flying

Husband murdered wife after she confessed on Facebook she was leaving him

KLopez — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:48:13 EDT

A husband is believed to have murdered his wife before killing himself after she told friends on Facebook they were splitting up, it emerged yesterday.

Channel: News Tags: news murder facebook internet UK

Siphoning Off Corn to Fuel Our Cars

KLopez — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:12:24 EDT

"This is a fantastic time to be farming," Johnson says. "I'm 65, but I can't quit now." Across the country, ethanol plants are swallowing more and more of the nation's corn crop. This year, about a quarter of U.S. corn will go to feeding ethanol plants instead of poultry or livestock.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: technology biofules corn farming

Pink Floyd's missing giant pig has landed

KLopez — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:01:49 EDT

A giant inflatable pig that went missing from a Southern California music festival at the weekend has been found in tatters in a desert town.

Channel: Humor Tags: humor pink floyd music pig

Head lice art opens in Israel

KLopez — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:37 EDT

Art critics are scratching their heads, as an exhibition introducing Germans infected with lice opens in central Israel, A group of young German artists are trying to stretch the boundaries of art by living in an Israeli museum for three weeks with lice in their hair. Video!

Channel: Humor Tags: humor lice art

Families sue undertakers in body parts scandal

KLopez — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:28 EDT

Families who claim the corpses of more than 1,000 relatives were dismembered and sold in an illegal body-parts scandal sued funeral directors and others on Tuesday.

Channel: News Tags: news oddities body parts missing

Women's Biological Clock Revealed: Hormone May Predict Age At Menopause

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:57:26 EDT

Age at menopause may now be predicted more realistically according to a new study. The study revealed that a hormone (AMH) levels are related to the onset of menopause and are able to specify a woman's reproductive age more accurately than chronological age alone.

Channel: Science Tags: science women menopause hormones

Mammography May Be Beneficial To All Women, Regardless Of Age

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:56:09 EDT

According to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, mammography, the gold-standard for breast cancer screening and early detection, has shown to significantly reduce the risk of being diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer in women over the age of 80

Channel: Women Tags: women health mammograms cancer age

Even Part-time Work Can Have A Negative Effect On Breastfeeding Rates

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:55:11 EDT

Part-time and casual work among new mothers has almost as big a negative impact on breastfeeding rates as returning to work full-time, says a new study led by the University of Melbourne.

Channel: Women Tags: women motherhood breast feeding work careers

Involving Partners Of Pregnant Women In Africa To Improve AIDS Prevention

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:54:57 EDT

According to the World Health Organization, nearly three-quarters of the world's 40 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected people are living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sixty-five per cent of the 4.3 million infected in 2006 caught the virus in this part of the world where women are particularly at risk.

Channel: Science Tags: science africa HIV AIDS partner prevention

Review Of Cervical Cancer Screening Program Shows Effectiveness

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:51:35 EDT

Women who do not undergo regular cervical cancer screening tests are more likely to be diagnosed with the disease than those who do, according to an audit of the Swedish national cervical cancer screening program that will be published online April 29

Channel: Women Tags: women health cervical caner screenings

Chemotherapy May Not Affect Memory In Breast Cancer Patients

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:50:20 EDT

Women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer frequently report problems with memory and concentration, but two new studies suggest that chemotherapy is not the cause of these problems, and the stress of the diagnosis may be.

Channel: Women Tags: women breast cancer memory chemotherapy

Nine Inch Nails hammers scalpers with new policy

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:49:33 EDT

In a move meant to get fans into premium seats and bypass ticket brokers and scalpers, industrial-rock band Nine Inch Nails has reserved tickets to each of its upcoming summer tour dates for registered users of its Web site, NIN.com.

Channel: Music Tags: music internet nine inch nails ticket scalpers

Can Hi-Tech bring families closer?

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:47:39 EDT

High Technology such as computers, cell phones, or hand held devices have separated families from having quality time together. But now, some tech companies are asserting that High Technology like big screen HDTVs, HD DVDs and family friendly video games can provide new ways for families to have fun together.

Channel: Family Tags: family technology gadgets children parents

Adverse effects of HIV therapy differ by race, sex

KLopez — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:44:40 EDT

Among patients infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, initiating antiretroviral therapy, there are significant differences in specific adverse events according to sex and race, but not in the overall rate of adverse events, death from any cause, or treatment withdrawal rates because of drug toxicity, new research indicates.

Channel: Science Tags: science HIV AIDS Drugs gender race