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Today marks the last day of the Louisiana National Guard's deployment in New Orleans.



Thousands of Guard members were deployed shortly after Hurricane Katrina to aid in the immediate aftermath of the 2005 storm. Many of them were later reassigned back to the city to supplement the depleted ranks of the New Orleans Police Department.



After the last 100 Guardsmen ship out Sunday, NOPD Chief… Continue

Two companies are moving forward with respective plans to produce biobased chemicals in Brazil and France. A project being undertaken by Brazilian thermoplastic resin producer Braskem will manufacture green polyethylene from sugarcane-based ethanol, while a joint venture known as Bioamber SAS has begun construction… Continue

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) adapts so well to the body's defense system that any successful AIDS vaccine must keep pace with the ever-changing immunological profile of the virus, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of Oxford in England.



A new study better describes HIV's ability to adapt by spelling out at least 14 different… Continue

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Date: Feb. 13, 2009



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Ritalin, a drug commonly used to treat children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), caused changes in the brain cells of mice similar to those seen with cocaine, a new study shows.



The researchers, from The Rockefeller University in New York City, said the findings suggest that chronic exposure to Ritalin in high doses could prove addictive, and highlight the need for more research into its long-term effects.



However, one ADHD expert said he doubted the… Continue

A New Disinfectant



In February 2004 the San Francisco Public Utility Commission (SFPUC) added the new disinfectant, chloramine, (a combination of chlorine and ammonia) into the water distribution system. Since then, chloramine in the water supply has caused severe health problems, environmental risks, plumbing damage, and increased business costs. The public was not consulted in the decision to use chloramine in place of chlorine although there were other… Continue

Study by Advanced Cell Technology and collaborators questions ability of human-animal hybrids to generate stem cells



Worcester, MA February 2, 2009 (PR Newswire)—Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTC: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=actc.pk&d=t) and its collaborators reported today that human oocytes (or ‘eggs’) have the capacity to extensively reprogram adult human cells. The research, which appears online ahead of… Continue

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police officers have leeway to frisk a passenger in a car stopped for a traffic violation even if nothing indicates the passenger has committed a crime or is about to do so.



The court on Monday unanimously overruled an Arizona appeals court that threw out evidence found during such an encounter.



The case involved a 2002… Continue