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Experts say even Obama getting too many med tests (AP)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:30:07 GMT

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama returns to the White House from the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., following a medical exam in Washington. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — even President Obama — are being overtreated. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting of the health care system.



(AP)

Meeting on deforestation boosts morale, budget (AP)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:14:01 GMT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech during the opening session of the international conference on major forest areas, in Paris, Thursday March 11, 2010. Sarkozy opened daylong conference of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)AP - A conference bringing together more than 60 nations Thursday added $1 billion to the fight against deforestation and boosted the morale of those hoping to save the world's forests — a key defense against global warming.



(AP)

Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles (AP)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:29:58 GMT

FILE - In this May 15, 2007 file photo, a loggerhead sea turtle swims at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. The turtle was first discovered as a hatchling straggler left behind by his nest mates, and was later released back into the Atlantic Ocean. The federal government recommended Wednesday, March 10, 2010, that the loggerhead turtle be listed as an endangered species. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe)AP - The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades.



(AP)

Bouncing Back: Why Some People Get Over Spats Quickly (LiveScience.com)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:30:08 GMT
LiveScience.com - Fighting with a spouse or significant other is generally adowner. But how easily a person bouncesback after the conflict can be predicted by activity in a specific region ofthe brain, a new study finds.


Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants (AP)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:24:27 GMT

** RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATE CROP OF NJME107 OF MARCH 11, 2010 ** This 2002 photo provided by Roman Castro shows Sharif Mobley, 26, at a barbecue in Buena, N.J. The FBI confirmed Thursday, March 11, 2010, that the agency is looking into the case of Mobley, who grew up in Buena and is an alleged al-Qaida member raised in New Jersey who is accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen. (AP Photo/Roman Castro) NO SALESAP - An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists.



(AP)

AP Interview: Kerry: Energy bill more about jobs (AP)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:48:22 GMT

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. talks about efforts to pass energy and climate change legislation, during an interview with The Associated Press interview in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Sen. John Kerry, hoping to win over wavering senators, said he is pushing environmental reforms to create jobs and spark energy independence, with climate benefits along "for the ride."



(AP)

'Killer Electrons' Get Super-Charged Above Earth (SPACE.com)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:17:25 GMT
SPACE.com - When a shock wave from a solar storm hits the Earth's protectivemagnetic bubble, it creates highly energetic particles dubbed "killerelectrons" that can be dangerous to satellites.


Scientists Find Stem Cells in Hair That Can Become Skin (HealthDay)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:49:36 GMT
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found a type of stem cell tucked away in hair follicles that is capable of morphing into all three types of skin cells.


Starving sea lion pups wash up on Calif. beaches (AP)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:40:33 GMT

A sea lion is shown on the Columbia River near Bonneville Dam Monday, March 8, 2010, in North Bonneville, Wash. Wildlife officials have tried everything to keep sea lions from eating endangered salmon, dropping bombs that explode under water and firing rubber bullets and bean bags from shotguns and boats. Now they are resorting to issuing death sentences to the most chronic offenders. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - Marine mammal experts say dozens of hungry and sick sea lion pups have washed up on Southern California beaches this winter and many have died at rescue centers.



(AP)

Sea Shepherd anti-whaling activist arrested in Japan (AFP)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:54:16 GMT

A pro-whaling activist holds a can of whale meat and a poster descriding the man pictured as an AFP - A New Zealand anti-whaling activist was arrested in Japan Friday after a harpoon ship he boarded in Antarctic waters last month docked in Tokyo, greeted by police and nationalist protesters.



(AFP)

Scientists tease DNA from eggshell of extinct birds (AFP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:10:03 GMT

A man holds an egg from an extinct elephant bird. In a world first, scientists in Australia announced on Wednesday they had extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds, including iconic giants such as the moa and elephant bird.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - In a world first, scientists in Australia announced on Wednesday they had extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds, including iconic giants such as the moa and elephant bird.



(AFP)

Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions (AP)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:36:23 GMT

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif. A law firm for the driver who says his Toyota Prius sped out of control in California doesn't plan to sue the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP - Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.



(AP)

The nation's weather (AP)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:58:40 GMT
AP - Wet weather was forecast to persist in the Eastern half of the nation Friday as a large low pressure system hovered over the region.


Some Mars Channels Carved by Lava, Not Water (SPACE.com)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:45:56 GMT
SPACE.com - Didflowing water carve the well-known channels on the face of Mars? Or was moltenlava perhaps the instigator? This debate has raged for years, and the answer isimportant, because if there was a lot of surface water, that increases thechances that life may once have existed.


Medicine's Future Could Lie in Each Patient's Genome (HealthDay)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:49:33 GMT
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Two separate scientific teams announced this week that they had successfully sequenced individual genomes to pinpoint precise genetic causes of illness -- breakthroughs that open the door to a future of individualized, genomics-based medicine.


'Astonishing' growth in Chinese oil demand: IEA (AFP)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:55:15 GMT

A traffic jam during evening rush hour in Beijing in December 2009. China is experiencing AFP - China is experiencing "astonishing" growth in oil demand this year to match its economic rise while consumption in developed economies is falling, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.



(AFP)

Tornadoes damage 28 units at Fla. golf resort (AP)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:29:10 GMT
AP - Two tornadoes ripped through central Florida, damaging 28 units at a golf resort and leaving five of the condos uninhabitable.
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