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Lung cancer rates up among UK women - 0 views

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Anissa Eckhoff on 24 Mar 14

Lung cancer rates among women in the UK have risen by 73% since 1975, while falling by 47% among men. Cancer Research UK, which has released the figures, says the changes are because of contrasting trends in smoking habits in men and women. Lung cancer is a disease of affluence

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Lung cancer rates among women in the UK have risen by 73% since 1975, while falling by 47% among men. Cancer Research UK, which has released the figures, says the changes are because of contrasting trends in smoking habits in men and women. Lung cancer is a disease of affluence</div>

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Deadly landslide in Washington state - 0 views

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Anissa Eckhoff on 24 Mar 14

At least three people have been killed and several badly injured in a huge landslide in a rural area of the north-western American state of Washington, officials say. The landslide destroyed six houses and covered a road near the town of Oso, about 90km (55 miles) north of Seattle.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">At least three people have been killed and several badly injured in a huge landslide in a rural area of the north-western American state of Washington, officials say. The landslide destroyed six houses and covered a road near the town of Oso, about 90km (55 miles) north of Seattle.</div>

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Tesco to become first foreign supermarket in India - Channel NewsAsia - 0 views

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AMAZON WATCH » Brazil's Belo Monte Dam - 0 views

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Globalisation, Glocalisation, Globalisation - 0 views

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Shift workers: Sleep loss may cause brain damage, new research says - CNN.com - 0 views

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New shipment of legal drugs allows state to continue executions - Houston Chronicle - 0 views

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BBC News - Paris car ban imposed after pollution hits high - 0 views

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Starbucks Offers Vegetable Muffin Or Mini-Quiche In Hong Kong - Consumerist - 0 views

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Fukushima Watch: IAEA Says Controlled Release of Contaminated Water Should be Considere... - 0 views

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45 McDonald Items Not Available in USA - 0 views

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Starbucks Plays to Local Chinese Tastes - WSJ.com - 1 views

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BBC News - Clue to earthquake lightning mystery - 0 views

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Japan attempts to revive nuclear ghost town - YouTube - 0 views

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BBC News - Immune upgrade gives 'HIV shielding' - 0 views

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BBC News - Malaria 'spreading to new altitudes' - 1 views

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Wedding Photos Are Supposed To Be Happy. And, Oh Yeah, Not Have A 14-Year-Old Bride In ... - 3 views

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BBC News - Smell of forest pine can limit climate change - researchers - 1 views

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environment global warming climate change

shared by Cecilia Bustrén on 06 Mar 14 - No Cached

Cecilia Bustrén on 06 Mar 14

Aerosols in the air from pine trees (what carries their scent) block sunlight and reflect rays back into space, and thus counters climate change and has a cooling effect.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Aerosols in the air from pine trees (what carries their scent) block sunlight and reflect rays back into space, and thus counters climate change and has a cooling effect.</div>

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How Is Fukushima\'s Fallout Affecting Marine Life? - 0 views

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Ryotaro Roy Saito on 27 Feb 14

The Fukushima nuclear disaster delivered an unprecedented amount of radioactivity into the sea over a relatively brief time. How did that pulse of cesium and other radioisotopes make its way through the marine food chain?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Fukushima nuclear disaster delivered an unprecedented amount of radioactivity into the sea over a relatively brief time. How did that pulse of cesium and other radioisotopes make its way through the marine food chain?</div>

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Wavier jet stream 'may drive weather shift' - 0 views

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