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Scientists Discover Regenerative Cell Process That May Reverse Liver Disease

by T Goodman

There is a much greater demand for liver transplants than there are available livers. But a liver transplant may not be the only way to save a patient on the waiting list in the future. Now, there is hope that a new technology might help the body enhance the production of healthy cells, so that the liver could literally repair itself.

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Researchers Document Success Of Amatadine For Head Injury Patients

by T Goodman

Severe head injuries of the kind induced by motorcycle accidents, rough sports, falls, and blows to the head visit about 1.7 million Americans every year. Very difficult to treat, these occurrences often result in permanent brain damage, vegetative, or semi-vegetative states. Some doctors have been using an old flu medicine called amatadine to treat head injury patients and have reported success with the drug, but an international, inter-disciplinary team was recently the first to test the drug against a placebo.

Tower of Power: Tokyo Sky Tree Officially Completed on Leap Day 2012

by Steve Levenstein

Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest free-standing broadcasting tower, was officially completed on Leap Day of 2012. The 2,080 ft (634 meter) tall tower soars almost twice as high as the 1958-built Tokyo Tower and will take over most of the orange & white downtown landmark's digital broadcasting duties.

Higher Heart Disease & Cancer Risks Posed By Sleeping Pill Use

by T Goodman

When you see the data that researchers from Scripps Sleep Center have gathered connecting the use of sleeping pills with serious disease and early death, it will surely be enough to keep you awake....

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Unhappy Meals: China's Top 8 Fake Foods

by China.new

China's 1.3 billion people are hungry for wealth and riches. Too often, however, making a buck means taking a buck by foisting imitation nutrition on the unwary. These top 8 Chinese fake foods and drinks may leave a bad taste in your mouth but consider yourself lucky you're just reading, not eating.

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Toxic Glue Puts Chinese Migrant Workers in Sticky Situation

by China.new

If you thought toxic glue was a “first world problem” whose only victims were women engaged to marry George Costanza, think again. A major scandal brewing in China's southern city of Guangzhou has shone the spotlight on a vast, unlicensed leather-goods trade that exposes tens of thousands of migrant worker employees to high levels of dangerous chemicals.

Cosplay Cyclops Anime Girl Rocks Tokyo Wonder Festival

by Steve Levenstein

Teenage mutant Leela's girdle? The Cosplay Corner at the Winter 2012 “Wonfes” sported someone (or some thing) so shocking, disturbing and, er, cute it deserves a blog post to try to explain it... and the more you know, the more disturbing it gets.

China's First Homegrown Anti-Cancer Drug to be Handed out Free of Charge

by China.new

A working group of Chinese associations has agreed that Conmana, China's first independently developed small molecule-targeted anti-cancer drug, will be distributed to those needing it free of charge. It's about the last thing you'd expect to hear in today's big business friendly, entrepreneurial China but in this case at least, profits are taking a back seat to national pride.

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Chinese-made Cars are Coming to Canada. Beauty, eh?

by China.new

In fact, they're already here... but you wouldn't know it just from looking. Japanese automaker Honda has begun importing the subcompact Honda Fit into Canada from Guangqi Honda Automobile Co. Ltd., in China. The move may pave the way for the long-awaited next step: Chinese-made cars from Chinese automakers.

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Pinterest: Latest Social Media Experiment Pinned With Skimming Charges?

by Ron Callari

With record-breaking pageviews and generating more traffic than Google+, LinkedIn and YouTube combined, social media's latest shiny thing has ridden into our zeitgeist quicker than Superman's speeding bullet. Pinterest's ability to scale to 7.2 million visitors in the U.S. alone, with other reports stating its tallied 11 million total visits during one week in December sounds like Facebook's early ascendancy during its 2004 debut.

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Domino's Japan Brings Back Heart-Shaped Pizza for Valentine's Day

by Steve Levenstein

Feed your passion this Valentine's Day with a heart-shaped pepperoni pizza from Domino's Japan. This year, Domino's has partnered with Italian confectioner BABBI to ensure pizza-sharing couples get their just desserts. Now that's one sweet deal!

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Paid 'People Pushers' Press Passengers on China's Subways

by China.new

Subway authorities in China's larger cities have seemingly taken a page from Japan's book on passenger management. Uniformed, white-gloved “people pushers” in Shanghai and Chongqing subway stations are now encouraging – with a helpful push or two – train riders to squeeze into the cars so the doors can close.

Driving Colorblind? See This New LED Traffic Signal!

by Steve Levenstein

Red light, green light, what light? That's the question a growing number of colorblind people are asking when confronted by new LED traffic signal lights. Since up to 10 percent of the population suffers from red-green colorblindness, an answer is needed pronto... and Professor Taro Ochiai of Japan's Kyushu Sangyo University thinks he's got one: a redesigned LED traffic light easily visible by everyone.

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Panasonic Eneloop Batteries Celebrate Walt Disney's 110th Anniversary

by Steve Levenstein

Panasonic's popular Eneloop rechargeable batteries are showing their “LoveLove” for the late Walt Disney. Officially approved, limited edition battery designs in red, white and black honor the award-winning animation pioneer by celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth.

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Surprise Your Valentine with Chocolate Dipped Squid!

by Steve Levenstein

Finding the perfect Valentine's Day gift for your ex-spouse, ex-boss or ex-friend can be ex-hausting... until now, thanks to Saki Ika Chocolate. This "sweet dainty" snack from Japan combines fragrant dried squid with sweet milk chocolate. The term “snack attack” was never so appropriate.

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Social Media Marketing Platform Flip.to Integrates With Hotel Management System

by Ron Callari

The Flip.to social media marketing platform just launched direct integration with the Hotel Concept's RezExchange channel management and distribution system for hotels. The service is a new means for the hospitality industry to convert guests and website visitors into engaged advocates while extending a brand's reach exponentially and finally providing hotels with a means to push past basic social media engagement, to a definable ROI.

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Twittamentary, First Documentary Screenings Dedicated To The Twitterverse, Go Global

by Ron Callari

With a movie project that has virtually taken years to "wrap," Twittamentary, is a film about communities that is now available for communities around the world. Having received numerous request from folks and organizations across the globe, the film's producer is thrilled to announce an "open call" for community screenings to take place between February 1 and May 1, 2012. That's right, if you have a suitable venue and meet the screening requirements, all you need is 20 of your closest friends or fans to put on a show - for free!

The 'iFeng' 4S Blow Dryer Salutes Steve Jobs While Styling Your Hair

by China.new

Honorable homage or a lot of hot air? You'll pay a little more for the white “iFeng 4S” limited edition blow dryer at China's online Tmall but only 100 of the “Steve Jobs 1955-2011” gold embossed tributes are set to be sold.

Blind Followers Or Meaningful Dissenters: Facebook vs Occupy Wall Street?

by Ron Callari

Whenever a new movement consumes the hearts and minds of a large percentage of the populace, its time to take stock in what really moves these folks to act? The zeitgeist that emanated from Facebook and Occupy Wall Street couldn't be any more different from each other, yet there is an undercurrent that threads the two together. Both attract those that have an overwhelming desire to band together within loosely-knit organizations that welcome all.

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King Orange: World's Largest Oranges Successfully Bred in Taiwan

by China.new

It's good to be the king... the King Orange, that is. A new, supersized hybrid orange developed at Taiwan's Agricultural Research Institute is not only the world's largest, it also offers majestic overtones of sweet and sour citrus flavor.

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