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  • Cameron says health reforms must go ahead

    2011-05-17 15:36

    The government will respond next month to a review of National Health Service reforms that have alarmed health professionals and threaten to become a political liability, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday.

  • Greenhouse may cause mass extinction

    2011-05-17 14:05

    Greenhouse gases may expand ' ocean dead zones' and could cause a mass extinction of marine life, Australian scientists warned on Tuesday.

  • Hawking: Heaven is a fairy tale

    2011-05-17 09:43

    Heaven is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking said in an interview published on Monday.

  • Scientists find genetic link to depression

    2011-05-17 09:26

    Scientists say they have discovered the first solid evidence that variations in some peoples' genes may cause depression -- one of the world's most common and costly mental illnesses.

  • US space shuttle Endeavour's final mission

    2011-05-16 22:21

    The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 16, 2011. Endeavour carries a crew of six astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station.

  • Lack of sleep may lead to gaining weight

    2011-05-16 14:06

    Sleep deprivation makes the day drag and appears to put a drag on metabolism too, causing the body to use less energy, according to a European study.

  • Yahoo welcomes hacking elite

    2011-05-16 11:22

    Open Hack Europe 2011, held in Bucharest on May 14 and 15, allows hackers to use tools from Yahoo to showcase their snooping abilities and help the company improve security.

  • Zurich voters keep 'suicide tourism' alive

    2011-05-16 10:25

    Voters in Zurich have overwhelmingly rejected calls to ban assisted suicide or to outlaw the practice for nonresidents.

  • Mars landing sites narrowed down to 4

    2011-05-16 10:21

    After years of poring through images from space and debating where on Mars the next NASA rover should land, it comes down to four choices.

  • Endeavour ready to go; Giffords arrives to watch

    2011-05-16 09:26

    With wounded US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on hand to watch, the space shuttle Endeavour is poised to give the work week a roaring and historic start Monday morning, overcoming wiring problems that grounded it last month.

  • Scientists find genetic link to depression

    2011-05-16 08:38

    Scientists say they have discovered the first solid evidence that variations in some peoples' genes may cause depression -- one of the world's most common and costly mental illnesses.

  • Scientists find 'master switch' gene for obesity

    2011-05-16 08:34

    Scientists have found that a gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol is a "master switch" that controls other genes found in fat in the body, and say it should help in the search for treatments for obesity-related diseases.

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