7.3.07

Stenop, Low Cost Glasses by Nacho Marti

Stenop, Low Cost Glasses by Nacho Marti: "Stenop are correcting glasses designed to poor people around the world with vision problems that can't afford expensive crystal glasses."

FOXNews.com - Wassup! Princes Pull Phone Prank on Queen Elizabeth II - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News

FOXNews.com - Wassup! Princes Pull Phone Prank on Queen Elizabeth II - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News: "LONDON — Princely pranksters William and Harry have been accused of recording a bogus message on Queen Elizabeth II's answering machine.

The pair were asked for help by their regal gran when she was baffled by the technology.

But she was reported to be mortified when she heard the end result.

'Hey wassup!' their message said. 'This is Liz. Sorry I'm away from the throne.'"

BBC NEWS | Health | Coffee 'no boost in the morning'

BBC NEWS | Health | Coffee 'no boost in the morning': "That morning latte or espresso may not be the pick-me-up people think it is, a study has revealed.

University of Bristol researchers say the caffeine eases withdrawal symptoms which build up overnight, but does not make people more alert than normal."

Alcohol and tobacco are deadlier than ecstasy, report warns | UK News | The Observer

Alcohol and tobacco are deadlier than ecstasy, report warns | UK News | The Observer: "The government is to be urged to consider a controversial plan to reclassify drugs according to the harm they do. The new ranking system would see alcohol placed high on the scale because of its links to violence and car accidents. Tobacco, estimated to cause 40 per cent of all hospital illnesses, would also come before the class-A drug ecstasy."

6.3.07

Scientists break speed of light

Scientists break speed of light: "Scientists have finally exceeded the speed of light, causing a light pulse to travel hundreds of times faster than normal.

It raced so fast the pulse exited a specially-prepared chamber before it even finished entering it."

5.3.07

Researchers surprised to find no link between marijuana, lung cancer / Study's findings apply even to heavy pot smokers

Researchers surprised to find no link between marijuana, lung cancer / Study's findings apply even to heavy pot smokers: "The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer.

The new findings 'were against our expectations,' said Dr. Donald Tashkin, a UCLA pulmonologist who has studied marijuana for 30 years.

'We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer and that the association would be more positive with heavier use,' he said. 'What we found instead was no association at all, and even a suggestion of some protective effect.'"