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Cancer Drug Challenged To Mend Damage Caused By Heart Disease

by T Goodman

Congestive heart failure (CHF) has a cure rate that's worse than most cancers, with 40 percent dying within a year of diagnosis. But a drug used for cancer therapy is about to be tested on a small group of human subjects, after decades of studying its performance on everything from yeast cells to mice.

New Zealand Prisons Ban Cigarettes, Substitute... Carrots?

by T Goodman

Cigarettes, at least through lore, have been regarded as the one luxury of prison life. Depicted in film, those long drags looked so satisfying when taken by a man behind iron bars. Prisoners would beg their visitors, not for mama's homemade meatloaf, but for cigarettes. Cigarettes were money in prison; they could be traded for favors or possessions of other prisoners....

Gardening For Depression: Doctor's Prescription Needed

by T Goodman

Britain's National Health Service (NHS) has been developing some novel strategies for its 62 million health care recipients. One of the latest and most intriguing is in a trial phase now: treating clinical depression with gardening classes at a local nursery. The NHS will pay for an 8-week course of instruction, if you have a prescription from your GP (general practitioner).

Macau Makes Like Manhattan with a Spectacular Central Park

by China.new

Call it "Central Park East" if you like. Macau's exciting new Taipa Central Park will take a bite out of the Big Apple by providing city dwellers with an unexpected oasis of pastoral charm.

Cell Phones CAN Cause Cancer, According To New Radiation Study

by T Goodman

Cell phones are hazardous to our health. This time the proclamation comes from the World Health Organization (WHO) which, despite prefacing its announcement with 'no adverse health effects have been established,' today announced that it was placing mobile phones on its list of 'carcinogenic hazards.'

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New York City's Latest Pet Craze: Couture Fashion For Pet Rats

by Lady Bee

It's good to be the rat. At least in New York City, where pet rats are the latest hot trend in pets. This past weekend, New Yorkers even held a rat fashion show, with couture gowns and tuxes many humans would love to wear - in their sizes, of course.

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Wacky Fan Umbrella Combo Blow-Dries On the Go

by Steve Levenstein

Bad hair day? Get a Fanbrella! The unimaginatively named Fanbrella combines – you guessed it – a fan and an umbrella to keep Japanese commuters cool and dry during the hot, humid rainy season.

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'Muscle Milk' For Baby Boomers: Ensure Muscle Health

by Boomer Babe

Are you perpetually just a few days away from beginning a new diet and exercise routine? Curiously, the goal keeps moving forward on the calendar, doesn't it? Ensure, the nutritional supplement company, has a special 'muscle milk' drink that might give you a strong push towards actually achieving your fitness goals....

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Dog Whisperers Are Out, Dog Listeners Are In

by Lady Bee

There are two hot trends in dog training today that are both called Dog Listening. But one has to do with humans who listen to dogs and the other is about dogs who listen to humans. According to each of these dogmas, training is required.

Zuckerberg Kills Those Who Do Not Follow, Including The Virtual

Zuckerberg Kills Those Who Do Not Follow, Including Virtual Livestock

by Ron Callari

Since lobsters, goats and pigs have not fallen in line with homosapiens by joining the world's most ubiquitous social network, Mark Zuckerberg has decided to put a target on their backs. However, instead of becoming a serial killer just for sport, he's made a vow - this year - to only eat what he kills.

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Social Media Meets Shangri-La: Tibet Tops One Million Internet Users

by China.new

Online on top of the world! Nearly half of Tibet's population has come to embrace the Internet as an ideal way to find information, exchange ideas, play games and “yak” with far-away friends.

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Open iPhone or MP3 Player Earphone Jack? Plugy Plugs It!

Open iPhone or MP3 Player Earphone Jack? Plug it with a Plugy!

by Steve Levenstein

Plugy's are irresistible little earphone jack accessories that add a dash of Japanese “kawaii” cuteness to iPhones, iPods, MP3 music players or most any mobile electronic device.

iPhone Dock Fan Keeps You Cool While You Call

by Steve Levenstein

The iPhone Dock Fan for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch is this summer's must-have i-accessory for fanboys & fangirls worldwide. Phoning without it just wouldn't be cool.

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Will 'Beating The Blues' Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease?

by T Goodman

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and depression is a risk factor for heart disease, including heart attacks and strokes. A psychology professor at Indiana University has just won a $110,000 grant from the American Heart Association to see whether early treatment of depression before heart disease is evident will reduce the likelihood of future heart disease. The study will use a British treatment program called Beating The Blues.

Give This Wind-up Eco Flashlight a Spin to Let it Shine

by Steve Levenstein

The BunBun Eco Light from Japan works like clockwork: spinning it around like a dayglo plastic nunchuck juices up the rechargeable batteries with clean kinetic energy.

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The iOpener: An iPhone Accessory That Triggers A Novel Social Networking App

by Myra Per-Lee

The story starts when auto mechanic Tom Ramies shares his crazy idea for an iPhone bottle opener with industrial designer Clay Baker, a former tech developer. Baker, who first laughed at the idea, soon saw its potential - a gadget linked to a beer app that would totally reinvent social networking.... How?

China's 'Hotel Test Sleeper' Enjoys History’s Most Comfortable Job

by China.new

Beijing's Zhang Yumo sometimes finds her work tiring. It's not a problem, however, because as one of China's six professional 'Hotel Test Sleepers', Zhang gets paid for sleeping on the job.

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Calling All Inventors! Giggy The Pom Wants Your Pet Products

by Myra Per-Lee

One of TV's favorite dogs wants to see your pet product invention. His name is Gigolo, but you may know him as 'Giggy,' the dog star of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. He's partnered with Edison Nation to find something he can get his teeth into - any pet-related product that completes his image of sexy and chic.

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Aurasmic Experience - Transforming An Image Into A Clip On Your Smartphone

by Jamie Reygle

Aurasma merges the physical and virtual instantaneously on your smartphone.

First Ever AIDS Cure Opens Doors Of Hope For Others

by T Goodman

Timothy Ray Brown has become the first person to be cured of AIDS, an event so unlikely to happen that the word "cure" is not even in the vocabularies of scientists in the fields of HIV/AIDS. But this is not a hoax.