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Soldier died of cocaine overdoseWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:24AMA coroner at the inquest into the death of an Irish soldier warns witnesses who fail to turn up at inquests they could be held in contempt

Air Pollution Could Damage Your BrainWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:37AMYou knew it wasn't good for your lungs, but new tests find that pollution affects your cognitive abilities and may cause depression. It's no secret that breathing in polluted air on a regular basis can do a number on your heart and lungs. Now researchers from Ohio State University claim that air pollution can cause learning and memory problems, as well as depression. The research, published this ...

Threshold Pharmaceuticals Announces National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Grant for Phase 1 Trial of TH-302 in ...Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:10AMREDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: THLD), today announced that The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), a not-for-profit alliance of 21 of the world’s leading cancer centers, awarded a grant to Dr. Herb Hurwitz, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Duke Cancer Institute, to evaluate Threshold Pharmaceuticals’ hypoxia activated prodrug, TH ...

Marine species at risk of mass extinctionTuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 3:29AMAn unprecedented number of marine species are at risk of extinction. Increasing levels of CO2 contributes to rising temperatures. In turn, increased temperatures lead to more CO2 being absorbed into the ocean. Increased CO2 in the ocean leads to increasing ocean acidification and hypoxia, which are devastating for marine life.

Dead zone may set recordWednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 12:16PMHOUMA — The colossal flow from this year’s record river flooding could trigger the Gulf’s largest-ever dead zone, scientists say.