Kids of divorce score worse in math
2011-06-02 14:33:42
Children of divorced parents often fall behind their classmates in math and social skills and are more likely to suffer anxiety, stress and low self-esteem, according to a new study.
Congratulations times 6! Sextuplets born in US
2011-06-02 14:26:29
A statement from Abington Memorial Hospital says sextuplets were born there on Wednesday.
Russia bans EU vegetables due to E.coli fears
2011-06-02 13:33:09
Russia banned imports of raw vegetables from the European Union on Thursday because of the E.coli outbreak centred in Germany, Russian media cited the head of the consumer protection agency as saying.
Two-drug therapy may treat certain type of breast cancer
2011-06-02 13:02:27
A new study by US researchers shows that a significant percentage of participants with HER2-positive breast cancer had their tumors entirely or almost completely eradicated after taking a combination of two drugs - lapatinib and trastuzumab.
Smoking gun elusive in deadly E. coli outbreak
2011-06-02 10:01:25
European health officials tracking one of the worst E. coli outbreaks on record might never know where it came from. It's a sad fact of life in food poisoning cases: There often is no smoking gun.
European food contamination kills 17
2011-06-02 06:49:24
The number of people hit by a massive European outbreak of foodborne bacterial infections is one third higher than previously known and a stunningly high number of patients suffer from a potentially deadly complication than can shut down their kidneys, officials said Wednesday.
Germany: Searching for bacterial outbreak source
2011-06-01 17:21:15
Scientists have still not been able to pinpoint the source of an unprecedented foodborne bacterial outbreak, Germany's agriculture minister said Wednesday.
Shuttle Endeavour ends 19-year flying career
2011-06-01 16:16:42
US space shuttle Endeavour landed safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday morning, ending its 19-year flying mission.
Spanish cucumbers not E.coli source
2011-06-01 09:39:05
German laboratory tests on Tuesday ruled out Spanish cucumbers as the source for spreading fatal enterohamorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) which has killed at least 16 people within Europe.
Cellphones are possibly carcinogenic
2011-06-01 07:40:54
A respected international panel of experts says cellphones are possible cancer-causing agents.
Sturgeon's death highlights threat to ancient fish
2011-05-31 15:51:50
Alas, poor Harald. Wired up to a satellite transmitter, he had much to teach science about the life of the great sturgeons of the Danube River and Black Sea.
Shuttle crew prepares for Florida homecoming
2011-05-31 15:23:10
Astronauts aboard space shuttle Endeavour tested their ship's landing systems in preparation for an early Wednesday touchdown at the Kennedy Space Center.
