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10 hrs ago | MediLexicon

Intra-Nasal Cooling During Resuscitation May Save More Brains After Cardiac Arrest

Main Category: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Also Included In: Cardiovascular / Cardiology A new study involving emergency centres in Europe found that using a new portable device in situ to spray a rapidly evaporating coolant into the nasal cavity within minutes of the heart arresting resulted in faster and earlier cooling and a higher chance of ...

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

CalorieLab Calorie Counter News

How to spot a good workout trainer, and Sweden's stairway to fitness

Let's say you're considering joining a fitness class or exercise group of some kind, and you want to be reasonably sure that you're being led by a good fitness instructor or trainer.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Groong Armenian News Network

Ambassador Of Sweden In Ra Na Standing Committee

Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:39:00 +0400 AMBASSADOR OF SWEDEN IN RA NA STANDING COMMITTEE National Assembly of RA Nov 20 2009 Armenia On November 20 the Chairperson on NA Standing Committee on European Integration Ms.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a press conference during the European Union and Russia summit in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, Nov.

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Daily Breeze

Asian discrimination suit against Miley Cyrus dismissed

Singer Miley Cyrus and her friends, who made "slant eyes" in a private photograph, did not injure an Asian woman or other Asians from Los Angeles, a judge ruled today in throwing out the woman's lawsuit.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Sweden to free woman convicted in Lake deputy's murder

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:03 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:03 a.m. A Swedish woman who had been serving a life sentence for the 1981 murders of a Lake County sheriff's deputy and a Stockton restaurateur will be released in 2011, a Swedish court ruled Monday.

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Fides News

ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Asian Youth Day opens with young people from 22 nations, to give Asia a ...

The youth are 'agents of true change and transformation before their respective church communities, families and friends...' hope for the Church's evangelization and for the future of Asia.

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Ventura County Star

Some lawmakers send few minorities to US academies

As U.S. military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.

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Telegraph.co.uk

White tiger killed by lions at Czech zoo

The lions, 14-year-old Sultan and 11-year-old Elsa, entered the open-air area occupied by the 17-year-old tiger Isabella by opening a trap door, Liberec Zoo spokesman Ivan Langr said.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Wireless Week

Sony Ericsson Closes NC, Other Sites as HQ Moves

The joint venture between Sweden's LM Ericsson and Japan's Sony Corp. will consolidate product development operations by closing sites in Research Triangle Park; Seattle; Miami; San Diego; Kista, Sweden; and Chennai, India, spokeswoman Stacy Doster said.

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The Local - Sweden's News in English

Swedish man charged for blackmailing sex buyer

A businessman from southern Sweden who attempted to pay for sex from two 18-year-old women instead found himself caught up in a blackmail scheme.

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Health Resources

Newer Blood Thinners May Outperform Old Standbys

After years of little progress, three new trials suggest that the latest generation of blood thinners may outperform the old standbys warfarin and clopidogrel .

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Local - Sweden's News in English

Young woman with swine flu dies in Sweden

A 20-year woman from Norrkoping in eastern Sweden has died after contracting the swine flu virus.

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Philadelphia's WB 17

Swedish museums return Maori remains to New Zealand at ceremony in Goteborg

Swedish museum officials returned the remains of five indigenous Maori people to New Zealand on Wednesday as part of a broader move in Europe to repatriate remains taken from burial grounds.

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Health Resources

Wireless Phones Alter Levels of Brain Chemical

Wireless phones have a biological effect on the brain, but it's too early to say whether this poses any health risks, a Swedish medical researcher reports.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Ecofriend

Eco Homes: Energy positive house in Sweden will sell excess electricity to the grid

Eco Factor: Energy positive house incorporates energy saving and generating technologies.

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The Local - Sweden's News in English

Deadly skin cancer on the rise in Sweden: study

The number of Swedes diagnosed with one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer every year has increased by 50 percent over the last decade, a new study shows.

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UPI

No wedding wows for Sweden's immigrants

A town in southern Sweden will allow only one "immigrant wedding" per month to be celebrated in its community center, a local politician said.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

The Local - Sweden's News in English

Sweden to test 'culture by prescription'

Doctors in south-western Sweden will soon be able to prescribe cultural activities such as choir lessons or ceramics classes as part of a taxpayer-funded initiative to help reduce prolonged absences from work due to illness.

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WUSA9.com Washington, DC

Cultural Factors Help Limit Recession's Impact

RALEIGH, N.C. - Until this summer, Loc Tran, 59, was a technician at Nortel, a global communications company that has facilities at Research Triangle Park here.

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