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Diabulimia: Diabetic Young Women Skipping Shots to Lose Weight
The BBC is reporting that thousands of young women and teenage women with type 1 diabetes are intentionally skipping injections to fuel weight loss. July 4, 2007
Bald Eagle Removed From Endagered List
The U. July 3, 2007
Scientist Suggests Terraforming Mars
Space. June 25, 2007
Ex-EPA Chief Says Guiliani Blocked Attempts to Get Ground Zero Workers Wearing Respirators
The New York Daily News is reporting that former Environmental Protection Agency chief Christie Whitman claims New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani blocked efforts to get Ground Zero workers wearing respirators. June 23, 2007
Toxic Toothpase From China
The New York Times reported concerns about toothpaste that has been made in China. June 8, 2007
2007 Hurricane Season Off to Fast Start
Two early named storms Andrea and Barry have the 2007 hurricane season off to a very fast start. June 2, 2007
College Students Face Soaring Birth Control Prices
An Associated Press article on MSNBC says prices for birth control pills are doubling and tripling on college campuses. May 25, 2007
129,000 Pounds of Beef Products Recalled
Medical News Today reports that the USDA has issued a recall on 129,000 pounds of beef products from 15 American states because of suspected contamination with E coli O157:H7. May 18, 2007
Global Warming Will Make Things Worse For Allergy Sufferers
In March and April there were reports that allergy sufferers would face a "pollen superburst" this season. May 11, 2007
New Satellite Imagery of Greensburg, Kansas EF5 Tornado
The devastation caused by the powerful EF5 tornado that hit Greensburg, Kansas has now been captured on satellite images. May 10, 2007
Future Summers Look Extremely Hot For Eastern U.S. Cities
Temperatures for the eastern U. May 10, 2007
The Encyclopedia of Life
An ambitious project called the Encyclopedia of Life, located at www. May 9, 2007
Gliese 581 C: Earth-like Planet
A new planet called Gliese 581 C has been discovered by astronomers 20. April 27, 2007
Be Careful When Handling Crabs
The German Press Agency is reporting that a man in Singapore died after he obtained a case of flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio when the crab he was preparing for supper pricked him. April 16, 2007
Scientists Discover How Mosquitoes Find You
The BBC reports that scientists in New York have discovered the mechanism mosquitoes use to zero in on their targets. April 12, 2007
WHO Director-General Warns Flu Pandemic Will Certainly Happen
Margarent Chan, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there will be a flu pandemic. April 7, 2007
Design for the Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center
Commemorating the 4th anniversary of the Columbia Space Shuttle tragedy, the Miami-based architecture firm Arquitectonica unveiled its design for the Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center in Downey, California. April 6, 2007
Grim Reports From Gizo in Solomon Islands Following Tsunami
A Sydney Morning Herald story reports that there has been considerable destruction in Gizo, a popular diving tourism destination, from the tsunami that resulted from the 8. April 2, 2007
5 Million Americans Living With Alzheimer's
ABC News reports that a new report from the Alzheimer's Association says 5 million Americans are suffering from Alzheimer's. March 20, 2007
What Happened to Population Control?
Where have efforts to stabilize or even reduce the world's population gone? Even if major efforts to combat global warming are undertaken it may not be enough if the world's population continues to skyrocket upward. March 19, 2007