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Tuesday, 01 May 2012

Sleeping for more than 9 hours may help weight loss: study

Struggling to shed the flab? Fret not. Just sleep over it, literally, say researchers. A new study, led by the University of Washington, has found that sleeping for more than nine hours daily may help a person shed weight -- this is because it...

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'Iceman' Mummy Holds World's Oldest Blood Cells Yahoo Daily News

The oldest red blood cells ever identified have been found in the body of Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old mummy found in the Alps in 1991. The bloody find is a first for Ötzi's mummy, which has been under scientific scrutiny since a pair of hikers stumbled over the body frozen in ice on the...

Dolphins Help Fishermen Catch Fish Yahoo Daily News

A visitor might stumble upon a strange sight in Laguna, Brazil, if they went down to the shore. Here, the local fishermen rely on dolphins to help them with their yearly fish catch. New research has found that just one local group of about 20 dolphins works with the fishermen, while the other local...

Update on Implementation of Adventure Activities Regulation Scoop

Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 11:10 am Press Release: Department Of Labour 2 May 2012 Update on Implementation of Adventure Activities Regulations The Department of Labour is pleased with the response from operators of adventure activities as the first phase of the implementation of the new Adventure...

ANZ boosts local 1H earnings 13% despite lending decline Scoop

Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 11:06 am Article: BusinessDesk ANZ New Zealand boosts 1H earnings 13% despite lending decline By Paul McBeth May 2 (BusinessDesk) - ANZ New Zealand, the local unit of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, boosted first-half underlying earnings 13 percent as it fattened...

Anti-GM activists urged not to trash wheat field The Guardian

Rothamsted biologists try to prevent raid on genetically altered plants with a video plea to enviromental protesters Rothamsted Research fears campaigners will uproot its modified wheat in an action similar to earlier raids on GM trials, above. Photograph: David Hoffman Photo Library / Al/Alamy...

Pinterest Announces Attribution Tool Feature For Flickr, YouTube And More (PICTURES) Huffington Post

Pinterest's new tool makes sharing Flickr photos a snap. And it was designed with copyright holders in mind. While Pinterest enjoys rapid growth and vast popularity, one of the biggest problems critics have found with the social bookmarking service is its tendency to indirectly promote copyright...

Stunning images reveal changes in ice of Antarctic MSNBC

Photographs snapped last week of the Antarctic Peninsula reveal a glittering landscape of ice and snow, crowned by rugged mountains rising majestically in the distance. Yet no human captured the stunning view — it was the work of machines. Thanks to the combined technological powers of satellites...

Edwards’s Sapien Gains Medicare Coverage for Heart Valve Bloomberg

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW)’s Sapien, used to replace a damaged aortic valve, will be covered by the U.S. government’s Medicare program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said today it would pay for the surgery to insert the Edwards valve that uses a catheter to allow doctors to...

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