26.7.08

Are you Roman tonight? Statue of 'Elvis' chiselled 1800 years before his birth goes under the hammer | Mail Online

Are you Roman tonight? Statue of 'Elvis' chiselled 1800 years before his birth goes under the hammer | Mail Online: "With his dashing chiselled features, swept back hair and perky bouffant the resemblance is unmistakable.

But incredibly this carving of Elvis Presley was created around 1800 years before the King of Rock and Roll first warbled his first note."

24.7.08

BBC NEWS | Health | Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers'

BBC NEWS | Health | Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers': "A regular diet of even modest amounts of food containing soy may halve sperm concentrations, suggest scientists."

20.7.08

SCMP.com - the online edition of South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's premier English-language newspaper

SCMP.com - the online edition of South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's premier English-language newspaper: "Beijing authorities are secretly planning to ban black people and others it considers social undesirables from entering the city s bars during the Olympic Games a move that would contradict the official slogan 'One World One Dream'."

6.7.08

Spiritual Effects Of Hallucinogens Persist, Researchers Report

Spiritual Effects Of Hallucinogens Persist, Researchers Report: "'This is a truly remarkable finding ' Griffiths says. 'Rarely in psychological research do we see such persistently positive reports from a single event in the laboratory. This gives credence to the claims that the mystical-type experiences some people have during hallucinogen sessions may help patients suffering from cancer-related anxiety or depression and may serve as a potential treatment for drug dependence. We re eager to move ahead with that research.'"

3.7.08

Snow in July? A Mixed Blessing in the Northern Rockies - NYTimes.com

Snow in July? A Mixed Blessing in the Northern Rockies - NYTimes.com: "But huge amounts of snow still blanket the Northern Rockies high country, in part because of record snowfalls in Montana this year, so the opening will not take place until Wednesday, the latest on record by a day, except for World War II when the road was not plowed at all."

1.7.08

A Pill to Cure Alcoholism? - US News and World Report

A Pill to Cure Alcoholism? - US News and World Report: "People struggling with alcohol addiction got some promising news this week A team led by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System reported that the drug topiramate can lead to a reduction in heavy drinking. Topiramate is currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat seizures and migraine headaches. But doctors can prescribe it 'off label' for alcohol dependence."

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Bloomberg: "In the U.S., 42 percent said they had used marijuana and 16 percent had tried cocaine, according to the study published in the journal of the Public Library of Science. In the Netherlands, where people can go to cafes to smoke marijuana, 20 percent have tried that drug and 1.9 percent sampled cocaine."

29.6.08

28.6.08

Mercedes prepare for the future | The Sun |HomePage|Motors|Phil Lanning

Mercedes prepare for the future | The Sun |HomePage|Motors|Phil Lanning: "MERCEDES are aiming to end the need for filling your fuel tank with petrol or diesel within just SEVEN YEARS."

Sun goes longer than normal without producing sunspots

Sun goes longer than normal without producing sunspots: "The scientists said periods of inactivity are normal for the sun, but this period has gone on longer than usual."

Nuclear missiles could blow up 'like popcorn' - Telegraph

Nuclear missiles could blow up 'like popcorn' - Telegraph: "A design flaw in Britain's nuclear arsenal means that warheads could set off a chain reaction 'like popcorn' if they were accidentally dropped, according to Ministry of Defence documents."