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Monday, 23 June 2014

Broccoli Might Be Our Best Defense Against Air Pollution

www.takepart.com ; Broccoli ranks right up there with Brussels sprouts when it comes to vegetables that are hard to love. (Some people are simply wired to hate bitter greens.) But scientists recently added yet another reason for the broccoli-averse to just get over it. Turns out the cruciferous bunch not only helps prevent heart disease and repairs skin damage (and improve eye health, fight colds, and keep blood sugar levels low), it...

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Va. lawmakers return to consider line-item vetoes San Francisco Chronicle

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are returning to the Capitol to consider Gov. Terry McAuliffe's line-item...

Board Changes (PuriCore plc) noodls

(Source: PuriCore plc) PuriCore plc Board Changes (LSE: PURI), a global company focused on safe and effective protection against the spread of infectious pathogens, today announces that Charles Spicer, Non-Executive Director, has been appointed Non-Executive Chairman with effect from today....

Positive Top-line Results from Two Phase 3 Clinical Trials that Assessed Zubsolv® for Induction of Buprenorphine Maintenance Therapy (Orexo AB) noodls

(Source: Orexo AB) Uppsala, Sweden - June 23, 2014 - Orexo AB (publ) announces the results of two clinical trials assessing Zubsolv for induction of buprenorphine maintenance therapy in patients with opioid dependence. Combined data from the Induction, STabilization, Adherence and Retention Trial...

Roche to partner with Inception, Versant on MS research Sun Sentinel

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche said it will partner with Inception Sciences Inc. and Versant Ventures on a new company to develop therapies for patients with multiple sclerosis. The move is part of the Basel-based firm's efforts to...

University offers nursing degree at Beckley campus Sacramento Bee

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The University of Charleston will begin offering an associate degree in...

South Korean runaway soldier captured The Hindu

The Defence Ministry said that a South Korean soldier, who had ran away after allegedly...

Which yoghurt you should eat The Times of India

With sundry varieties served to us on menus, here's a guide to which yoghurt is your best bet There's no comfort food like a plate of dahi-khichdi. Well, we've savoured the humble yoghurt (fermented milk product), with or without sugar, way before it evolved with various flavours and toppings into a...

Macau female panda Xin Xin dies of kidney failure The Washington Times

Facebook Follow @washtimes Should Congress make English the official language of the U.S.? View results HONG KONG (AP) - Macau says the female half of a giant panda couple that the Asian gambling hub received as a gift from Beijing has died from kidney failure. The southern Chinese city’s...

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