March 31, 2007

RF Ablation Effective For Treating Inoperable Lung Cancer Rhode Island Hospital Study Confirms

A minimally invasive procedure known as radiofrequency (RF) ablation is effective for treating lung cancer in patients who are not candidates for surgery, according to a Rhode Island Hospital study published in the April issue of the journal Radiology. [click link for full article]
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Egyptian women weather loss of love in the West

Ahdaf Soueif is a Cairo-born author who lives in London and whose 1999 novel, "The Map of Love," was short-listed for the Booker Prize. Her latest offering, "I Think of You," collects nine stories c...
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Rice Bran Could Reduce Risk Of Intestinal Cancer University Of Leicester Research Reveals

A study by biomedical scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed for the first time that rice bran could reduce the risk of intestinal cancer.The research in the University's Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine has not been tested on humans, but research in the laboratory has produced promising results. [click link for full article]
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Seat develops driverless Leon racer

Seat is a major player in European touring car racing, and their motorsports division has come up with a driverless system to race their car for them. Unbelievable stuff. 
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Iraqi woman wins reality show in Lebanon

Beautiful Iraqi Shada Hassoon, a contestant on a Lebanese Satellite entertainment Television show similar to American Idol, brought joy to some 8,000 Iraqi refugees living in Lebanon when she won this week's vote.
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Pentagon Says Funding Delay Would Affect Rotations, Training, Repairs

A delay in billions of dollars of supplemental war funding for the Pentagon would cause the Army to curtail training and equipment repair necessary to prepare units in the United States for deployment, which could lead forces now in Iraq and Afghanistan to have their tours lengthened, according to...
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Iraq Prepares to Resettle Arabs Sent to Kirkuk by Hussein Edict

BAGHDAD, March 31 -- The Iraqi government will soon begin relocating Arabs who were moved to Kirkuk under an edict by Saddam Hussein to force Kurds out of the disputed northern city, officials said Saturday.
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Elite Revolutionary Guard Broadens Its Influence in Iran

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the elite unit at the heart of the latest Middle East crisis, has greater power today than at any point since the revolution's early days to export Islamic militancy and challenge the West's presence in the region, say U.S. officials and Iran experts.
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In Mideast, a Growing Linguistic Divide

ROSH HAAYIN, Israel -- Recruiters from Israel's military intelligence first identified Ran Vittelson, a stellar Arabic student, as a blue-chip prospect when he was a sophomore at the large public high school here.
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Bush Says Iran Must Release ‘Hostages’

CAMP DAVID, March 31 -- President Bush on Saturday condemned Iran's seizure of 15 British sailors and marines as "inexcusable behavior" and demanded that the "hostages" be released, weighing in for the first time as the situation escalates into a sustained confrontation with Tehran.
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