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NASA head denies dustup with Obama team
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Tonight's full moon biggest, brightest of 2008
If tonight's full moon appears larger and more luminous than usual, it's not because you're loony or due for a new pair of glasses. The moon, you see, orbits Earth in an ellipse with one end closer to Earth than the other; tonight's full moon corresponds closely with the orbit's perigee, the closer end of that ellipse...
FDA advisory panel strikes down common asthma drugs
An advisory panel yesterday recommended that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) strip two popular asthma drugs—GlaxoSmithKline's Serevent and Schering Plough's Foradil—from the market...
Cholera in Zimbabwe: Old epidemic in modern times
Staggering numbers of Zimbabweans are at risk of cholera, following the deaths of 775 people and infections among more than 16,000 since August, World Health Organization officials report...
Diabetes and celiac disease: A genetic connection
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