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Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as firstA 3D printer-created lower jaw has been fitted to an 83-year-old woman's face in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
"The new treatment is a world premiere because it concerns the first patient-specific implant in replacement of the entire lower jaw."
- Dr Jules Poukens from Hasselt University |
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San Francisco Moves Closer on Health PlanSan Francisco, CA - San Francisco moved closer Tuesday to becoming the nation's first city to provide health care coverage for all its residents. |
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Scientists Coax Nerve Fibers To Regrow After Spinal Cord InjuryAnn Arbor, Michigan - In tests on rats, researchers at Johns Hopkins and the University of Michigan have developed a treatment that helps spinal cord nerves regrow after injury. |
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Toyota charging ahead with plans for plug-in hybridWashington, DC - Already a leader in the hybrid market with its Prius sedan, Toyota Motor Corp. plans to develop a hybrid vehicle that will run locally on batteries charged by a typical 120-volt outlet before switching over to a gasoline engine for longer hauls. |
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Gates Foundation gives $287 million for AIDS vaccine, including $18 million in BostonBoston, MA - A Boston veteran of the two-decades-long quest for an AIDS vaccine received $18 million today from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation part of an unprecedented private campaign to energize what has been a disappointing scientific endeavor. |
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Breastfeeding ‘kills baby’s pain’Toronto, ON - Breastfeeding may be the ultimate natural painkiller for newborn babies. |
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Heart hope for ‘couch potatoes’Heidelberg, Germany - Couch potatoes who start exercising in later life can reduce their chances of developing heart disease, according to research. |
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First All-Natural Hot Beverage Cup Made from Corn-Based BioplasticWaterbury, VT - Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and International Paper have teamed to launch the only all-natural paper hot beverage cup available in consumer outlets throughout the U.S. |
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Chad to boost government spending on poorWashington - The World Bank and Chad resolved a dispute over oil revenues that will result in significant increases in government spending on projects that benefit the poor, the lending institution said Friday. |
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Britain’s Solar Boat Makes WavesLondon - It is slow and travels only a short distance, the Serpentine Solar Shuttle, its creators say, is the most advanced passenger ferry on British waters. |
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Radio wand to reduce dangerous patient stitch-upsSan Francisco, CA - A deadly type of surgical error - accidentally leaving sponges inside patients - could be eliminated by waving a special type of wand over the patient's wound, according to researchers. |
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Ford invests in eco carsFord invests 1billion pounds in greener UK cars - Ford is to invest 1 billion pounds in producing 'green' cars for the British market. |
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Free plastic bags to be bannedVictoria, Australia - Consumers will be slugged 10c for each plastic bag they use in Victoria, the first state to ban the ubiquitous free shopping bag. |
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First Hybrids, Now Plug-Ins? London Taxi Firm Aims HighLondon, UK - The website of UK based EVUK the Campaign for Real, Long-range Electric Vehicles ֖ recently carried an intriguing report that plug-in hybrid taxis may soon be heading for the streets of London. |
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World of Warcraft Guild Pulls Cancer Victim From Financial FireUSA - This is one of those stories that will surely warm the cockles of your heart, so much so that no jokes about playing croquet with a freshly eviscerated lymphoma from Florian could possibly make you angry. |
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Discovery shuttle makes flawless landingCape Canaveral - With a fiery dive through Earth's atmosphere and a final plummet onto its home runway, shuttle Discovery and its six astronauts finished 13 days in orbit Monday and took a giant step toward resuming regular space flights. |
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Senate vote a breakthrough for whistleblowersWashington, DC - Last month a powerful, bipartisan cadre of senators engineered a miracle breakthrough toward restoring sunlight in government - long recognized as the best antidote for the social disease of corruption. |
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