| Did the Universe need a creator? |
| Friday, September 03, 2010 - There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, the physicist and mathematician Professor Stephen Hawking has said. |
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| BP removes cap from plugged well in Gulf of Mexico |
| Friday, September 03, 2010 - BP on Thursday removed a massive cap which had stemmed the flow of oil from its ruptured well deep in the Gulf of Mexico in a key step toward killing the well once and for all, officials said. |
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| Roll-out of electronic patient records likely to be a long and complex process |
| Friday, September 03, 2010 - Interim results from the first comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of electronic health records in secondary care in England have found delays and frustration with the system, according to research published in the British Medical Journal today. |
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| Long term use of oral bisphosphonates may double risk of esophageal cancer |
| Friday, September 03, 2010 - People who take oral bisphosphonates for bone disease over five years may be doubling their risk of developing oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet), according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal today. |
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| Science's policy clout diminished, but oil risk looms large |
| Friday, September 03, 2010 - More people are likely to believe scientific studies claiming that oil drilling is riskier, not safer, than was previously thought, according to a new study of attitudes in California. What's more the findings, which appear in the journal Public Understanding of Science (PUS), published by SAGE, show that scientists' efforts to influence public opinion have a limited effect. |
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| Study challenges value of oxygen therapy in end-of-life care |
| Friday, September 03, 2010 - Millions of patients with advanced disease in palliative care settings receive oxygen therapy to help them breathe more easily. But a new study from Duke University Medical Center says roughly half of them don't benefit from the intervention, and among those who do benefit, it doesn't make a bit of difference whether they get pure oxygen or just plain old room air - both offer equal benefit. |
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| Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par |
| Friday, September 03, 2010 - (AP) -- Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker. |
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| NASA sees Depression Nine become Gaston then back to a depression |
| Friday, September 03, 2010 - Tropical Depression Nine strengthened yesterday into Tropical Storm Gaston, but today it ran into dry and stable air and weakened back into a depression again. |
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| Occurrence of increased kidney transplant listings in patients with prior non-kidney transplants |
| Friday, September 03, 2010 - Individuals who received a non-kidney organ transplant in the past may be more likely to be listed for a kidney transplant prior to initiation of dialysis (pre-emptive listing) than other candidates, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results indicate that the growth in the numbers of this group of kidney transplant candidates adds to the list of organ allocation challenges. |
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| Memristor revolution backed by HP |
| Friday, September 03, 2010 - A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time. |
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