DailyTech - NASA Study Acknowledges Solar Cycle, Not Man, Responsible for Past Warming

DailyTech - NASA Study Acknowledges Solar Cycle, Not Man, Responsible for Past Warming: "A study from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland looking at climate data over the past century has concluded that solar variation has made a significant impact on the Earth's climate. The report concludes that evidence for climate changes based on solar radiation can be traced back as far as the Industrial Revolution."

Medical bills underlie 60 percent of U.S. bankrupts: study | Health | Reuters

Medical bills underlie 60 percent of U.S. bankrupts: study | Health | Reuters: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical bills are behind more than 60 percent of U.S. personal bankruptcies, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday in a report they said demonstrates that healthcare reform is on the wrong track."

Life, health insurers invest big in tobacco - Yahoo! News

Life, health insurers invest big in tobacco - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON (AFP) – Major US, Canadian and British life and health insurance companies have billions of dollars invested in tobacco companies, a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine said."

Stem cells used to restore sight for corneal disease sufferers | The Australian

Stem cells used to restore sight for corneal disease sufferers | The Australian: "Although the novel technique was used to reverse blinding corneal disease, it promises to be a quick, painless and cheap treatment for other visual disorders. It may even be useful for repairing damaged skin, the researchers reported today in the journal Transplantation.

The team leader, UNSW stem cell scientist Nick Di Girolamo said: “We're quietly excited. We don't know yet if (the correction) will remain stable, but if it does it's a wonderful technique”."