Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating
12.03.2010, 14:48:41
CHICAGO (AP) -- Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans - maybe even President Barack Obama - are being overtreated.... |
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Meeting on deforestation boosts morale, budget
11.03.2010, 20:14:07
PARIS (AP) -- A conference bringing together more than 60 nations Thursday added $1 billion to the fight against deforestation and boosted the morale of those hoping to save the world's forests - a key defense against global warming.... |
Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles
11.03.2010, 05:30:10
BOSTON (AP) -- The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades.... |
Starving sea lion pups wash up on Calif. beaches
12.03.2010, 05:40:36
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Marine mammal experts say dozens of hungry and sick sea lion pups have washed up on Southern California beaches this winter and many have died at rescue centers.... |
48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing
11.03.2010, 08:32:22
HONOLULU (AP) -- Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish.... |
Personal look at genes locates disease causes
11.03.2010, 00:12:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.... |
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