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Bird flu pandemic seen needing multiple drugs
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Bird flu pandemic seen needing multiple drugs

Health & Fitness – Governments need to stockpile different sorts of flu drugs -- not just Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu -- to counter the danger of resistance in a pandemic triggered by bird flu, British experts said on Wednesday.

View Story Discuss (7) (reuters.com) 2 days ago by capn_caveman

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:28pm

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What Works in Deconverting Christians?

Religion – Why do Christians deconvert? How can we support or encourage them to do so? This has been the subject of some debate in the Atheist community. To answer these questions I've sat down and considered one of the largest archives of deconversion stories on the internet.

View Story Discuss (135) (kieranbennett.com) 2 days ago by Neophile

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:28pm

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Google Maps adds user-created photos, videos, maps

Gadgets & Tech – Google Maps launched a new feature on Wednesday that shows you photos, videos and maps that people have created about different locations around the world.

View Story Discuss (0) (news.com) 2 days ago by jeremytoday

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:27pm

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John Edwards gives his long-awaited endorsement to Barack Obama

Politics – Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party's likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.

View Story Discuss (0) (hosted.ap.org) 2 days ago by Xaos

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:27pm

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Physicists Demonstrate How Information Can Escape From Black Holes

Science – Physicists at Penn State have provided a mechanism by which information can be recovered from black holes, those regions of space where gravity is so strong that, according to Einstein's theory of general relativity, not even light can escape.

View Story Discuss (1) (physorg.com) 2 days ago by capn_caveman

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:27pm

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Take Precautions To Avoid Tick Bites

Pets – Ticks are tiny, slow-moving bugs, about the size of a sesame seed, which feed on blood.

View Story Discuss (0) (emaxhealth.com) 5 days ago by Rigel

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:27pm

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Keeping pets cool in the heat of the season

Pets – Spring is finally here with warmer temperatures inviting us to enjoy the outdoors.

View Story Discuss (0) (oakvillebeaver.com) 5 days ago by Rigel

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:27pm

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Elephant man finds solution to a Jumbo problem

Pets – The observation that pets often resemble their owners is perhaps an unkind way to begin a story about an elephant keeper. But for Tony Ratcliffe and his beloved African elephant Jumbo, inseparable for 30 years, the comparison seems unavoidable.

View Story Discuss (0) (stuff.co.nz) 5 days ago by Rigel

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:27pm

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Health Tips For Your Pet

Pets – This week is National Pet Week, and FOX 4 has the latest tips from Pooches Paradise and KC Vet Care in how to take care of your pets.

View Story Discuss (0) (myfoxkc.com) 5 days ago by Rigel

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:27pm

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Why Garden? Because It's Spring

Do-It-Yourself – AH, spring. The sun's cameo appearance. The first 70-degree day. Nature's spectacular roll-out, from the first crocus to the regal, shimmering cherry tree.

View Story Discuss (1) (nytimes.com) 5 days ago by jeremytoday

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:27pm

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City eyes public pet peddling

Pets – The first reading of an ordinance that would make it illegal to sell or give away animals in public places in Shelbyville was passed Thursday.

View Story Discuss (0) (t-g.com) 5 days ago by Rigel

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:26pm

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D.O.W. Retracts Advice On How To Euthanize Frogs

Pets – The Colorado Division of Wildlife apologized Friday for offering advice on how to euthanize frogs, salamanders, goldfish or even baby alligators after hearing from the American Veterinarian Medical Association.

View Story Discuss (0) (thedenverchannel.com) 5 days ago by Rigel

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:26pm

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Illinois woman wants her exotic cat back

Pets – Authorities in Central Illinois have seized an exotic cat from a woman who was keeping it as a pet without a permit.

View Story Discuss (0) (chicagotribune.com) 5 days ago by Rigel

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:26pm

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Greyhound breeder offers slow dogs to be killed for research

Pets – The largest breeder of greyhounds in Britain is offering to sell healthy young dogs to be killed and dissected for research, an investigation has found.

View Story Discuss (1) (timesonline.co.uk) 5 days ago by Rigel

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:26pm

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Derby Tragedy Casts a Pall Over Horse Racing

Pets – Four days after Kentucky Derby runner-up Eight Belles was euthanized on the track at Churchill Downs -- one of the most heart-wrenching tragedies in thoroughbred racing history -- trainer Donald Barr watched intently from the rail at Laurel Park as dozens of horses were put through their paces.

View Story Discuss (0) (washingtonpost.com) 5 days ago by Rigel

Voted for on May 14, 2008 07:26pm