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WASHINGTON--People who drink at least two sugary sodas a week have an increased risk of developing cancer of the pancreas, and researchers suspect the culprit is sugar, a study published Monday shows.
11:13:53 2010-02-09
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PARIS—Certain people carry a genetic variant that could shave three or four years off their life, according to a new study.
06:51:32 2010-02-09
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12: Number of years in a single Chinese New Year cycle, with each year represented by an animal.
11:48:10 2010-02-06
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WASHINGTON—Global warming is good news for trees, which are thriving in higher temperatures and longer growing seasons, but bad news for ducks and other waterfowl, whose wetland habitat may dry up and disappear, according to two studies.
05:36:49 2010-02-05
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Iran hailed on Wednesday the successful launch of a home-built satellite carrying a rat, turtles and worms, amid Western concerns Tehran is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons.
20:54:11 2010-02-03
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TAIPEI- One in three Taiwanese women would marry other men if they were given a second chance in life, according to a survey published Tuesday, amid warnings that the island was facing an "infidelity crisis."
15:39:51 2010-02-02
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25: Number of Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) as of December 2009. The 25th SEAG was held on December 9 to 18 in Vientiane, Laos, the first time the country hosted the event.
18:34:38 2010-01-30
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US scientists have produced a laser shot with an unprecedented energy level that could be a key step towards nuclear fusion, the US National Nuclear Security Administration said Wednesday.
10:00:15 2010-01-28
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220 million+: Estimated number of people who have diabetes worldwide.
15:36:29 2010-01-23
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High levels of vitamin D are linked with a lower risk of colon cancer, according to a comparison of more than half a million Europeans, published online Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
09:09:43 2010-01-22
