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Health spending swells
Publically funded health in Australia cost 12.5 per cent more in 2007 than 2006, with immunisation the largest contributer to the extra spending.
'Smart Water' May Help Boost Production From Oil Wells By 60 Percent
Researchers in Norway report that injecting a special type of seawater called "smart water" into certain low-yield oil wells may help boost oil extraction by as much as 60 percent....
Wegmans-brand store-baked bagels recalled
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of more than 1,000 cases of Wegmans-brand store-baked bagels because of possible contamination.
Digital camera digitizes historic papers
BLACKWOOD, N.J., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. scholar has devised a novel approach to digitizing historic foreign archives -- use a digital camera.
RealNetworks Unveils DVD Ripping Program
RealNetworks will soon let users rip DVDs to their hard drives -- legally.
Justice signals challenge to Google-Yahoo deal
(AP) -- In a possible blow to Yahoo Inc.'s hopes for an advertising partnership with Google Inc., the Justice Department has hired an antitrust litigator to review evidence for...
Walk This Way
Researchers attached lights to people walking. The first one is a very feminine walk. The second one is gender-neutral. The third is a very masculine walk. Credit: Anna Brooks et...
How Are Herbicides Discovered?
As a lesson to teach upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students how herbicides are developed, a new interactive website has been developed by William E. Dyer of Montana State University....
Student aid records exposed in security breach
Confidential information belonging to dozens of students was compromised in a security breach, the Newfoundland and Labrador government said Monday.
Facing Veto, Democrats Drop Plan for Vote on Child Bill
The decision from Congressional Democrats spares Republicans from a politically difficult vote a few weeks before the elections.
Competition the name of the game
Letting service providers go at it unfettered is the best way to drive prices down, Industry Minister Jim Prentice says
Rogers, Bell, Telus: The most profitable cellphones around
Canada's big three far outstrip global peers in margins and monthly revenue
Esquire magazine unveils cover with electronic ink
(AP) -- Although readers keep shifting to the Internet, Esquire magazine's editor is sure print isn't dying, and he aims to prove it Monday by unveiling a 75th-anniversary issue...
Real-estate site expands ad deal with newspapers
(AP) -- Real-estate Web site Zillow.com is expanding its partnership with 282 newspapers to give national advertisers new ways to reach local markets, changes that the news companies hope...
Going, going gone: JetBlue auctions flights on Web
(AP) -- JetBlue Airways Corp. is auctioning off more than 300 roundtrip flights and six vacation packages this week on eBay, with opening bids set between 5 and 10...
Hi-tech solutions boost Paralympic performances
Equipment used by Paralympians has seen remarkable improvements in recent years, enabling them to close the gap on their able-bodied counterparts and even look forward to a "bionic" future.
As Easy As 1, 2, 3: Number Sense Correlates With Test Scores
Knowing how precisely a high school freshman can estimate the number of objects in a group gives you a good idea how well he has done in math as far...
Internet TV: Giraffe-like models and Poliakoff's brother
Anna Pickard: 'Are you ready?" asks a man's voice in a half-whisper, as a classy black screen flickers into life on vogue.tv.
If You Use the Web, You May Have Already Been Enlisted as a Human Scanner
You're just about ready to buy a pair of tickets on Ticketmaster, but before you can take the next step, an annoying box with wavy letters and numbers shows up...
The Key to Smaller, More Powerful Gadgets
Gadget buyers today can purchase PCs, cell phones and mp3 players with significantly more memory than their predecessors for just a few dollars more than they paid a few years...
Easy Cell: Mobile Phones for the Hearing Impaired
The convenience and relatively low cost of cell phones in the U.S. has made them an indispensable part of life. Unless, of course, you are one of the 37 million...
S.Korean police arrest four over massive customer data theft
South Korean police on Sunday arrested four people over the theft of data on 11 million customers of a local oil refiner in what is being called the country's largest-ever...
Opinion: Tackling the global food challenge
The global food shortage isn't just an agricultural problem, it affects environmental, defence and refugee policies, and there is no quick fix solution, argues Julian Cribb.
How You Spend Affects How Much You Spend: Non-cash Purchases Found To Be Higher Than Cash Buys
There is fresh evidence that people spend less when paying cash than using credit, cash-equivalent scrip or gift certificates. They also spend less when they have to estimate expenses in...
Urgent inquiry as more personal data missing in Britain
An urgent inquiry was underway in Britain on Sunday after a disc containing the personal details of 5,000 justice staff went missing in yet another embarrassing data loss blunder. Those...
Chinese don't wait for Apple launch to get iPhone
In scenes reminiscent of a generation ago, Chinese are tapping friends and relatives travelling abroad to bring back electronic devices that are unavailable in China. The irony is the object...
Does the next president have to be tech-savvy?
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama promises to appoint the nation's first chief technology officer if elected.
Bye-bye to the bounce?
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Political conventions don't provide the traditional upward "bounce" for candidates in prediction markets, and economists think they know why.