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Monday, 08 May 2017 13:38
Want to make your Galaxy S8 or S8+ look like a Google Pixel or Pixel XL?
There’s a way to make your shiny new Galaxy S8 look like a Google Pixel clone without rooting, but why would you want to?
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Fuzzy Logic
Saturday, 29 May 2010 00:47
Indoor tanning, cancer risk with scientific details
A 2010 U.S. study relating the use of indoor tanning devices to the skin cancer melanoma goes into detail about which ultraviolet rays do more skin damage, along with other information that helps to pinpoint why any use of indoor tanning is linked to an increased risk of cancer.
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Health
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Saturday, 28 November 2009 18:54
Skin 'hears' with puffs of air
According to a Canadian study, the skin helps the ears to hear better when certain words produce puffs of air that impinge on the listener’s skin. Such research can help to produce better communication devices for the hearing impaired.
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Health
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Friday, 20 November 2009 21:00
Burned skin healed with human embryonic stem cells
A French study has shown that human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) can be potentially used to produce skin grafts for people with large, serious burns.
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Biology
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Saturday, 01 August 2009 18:19
Tanning beds classified as significant cancer hazard
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO), has raised the safety and health concern over the use of tanning beds to its highest risk category of "carcinogenic to humans." Carcinogenic is defined as "cancer causing."
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Health
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Saturday, 30 May 2009 18:08
1,000 species of bacteria on your body: It's good, not bad!
National Institutes of Health researchers reveal that about one thousand species of bacteria like to call your skin their home. However, on the bright side, most of the bacteria are helpful for a healthy body.
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Biology
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Monday, 27 October 2008 23:49
Stress may trigger itching, says study
A German-British study concludes that a whole lot of stress can activate the immune system to start itching. It’s pretty straightforward—no need to scratch your head, or is there?
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Health
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Monday, 27 October 2008 19:13
Linux incognito part three: Windows Vista
Here's how to skin Linux to give a Windows Vista appearance. You can help provide a familiar look and feel to your Windows-trained friends and family as you coax them towards Linux. Or you can enjoy the satisfaction of having something looking like Vista actually run with stability.
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The Linux Distillery
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Sunday, 19 October 2008 20:00
Linux incognito part one: the Leopard
One commonly-stated barrier to Linux adoption is that it looks different to the regular computer environment people are used to. Yet, one of the strengths of Linux over other operating systems is that its user interface can be totally replaced to suit any occasion. Here is how to trick it out like MacOS's Leopard, and trick your friends.
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The Linux Distillery
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 20:56
Three scientific studies add more evidence to danger of tanning beds
The three October 2008 articles on the dangers of tanning beds are found in the journal Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. They all dramatically point toward the risk of too much natural sunning, including the use of tanning beds and artificial sunning.
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Health
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Friday, 29 August 2008 19:42
No more sunny days for Australian tanning industry
An August 2008 ruling by an Australian federal court judge now makes it a requirement for the tanning industry to post warnings of the health problems, including skin cancer, associated with artifical tanning in tanning salons.
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Health
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 19:08
Star Trek tricorder device may someday smell skin cancer
U.S. scientists are working on specific “odor profiles” that detect skin cancers, which someday may produce a fast, non-invasive test for diagnosing cancer, similar to the medical tricorder device used in the science fiction TV series Star Trek.
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Health
Saturday, 12 July 2008 02:06
Skin cancer 50% worse for young white women in U.S.
Deadly skin cancer (melanoma) among young white women has risen dramatically in the United States since 1980, according to a new U.S. government study. Rates of skin cancer among young white men has luckily leveled off.
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Health
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Monday, 28 April 2008 18:44
Got shiny lips? Might get skin cancer!
A Baylor University study in the United States has shown that shiny lip balms and lip glosses does not protect oneself from ultraviolet sunlight and, thus, may increase the risk of skin cancer. See what the doctor says to do!
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Health
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Friday, 11 April 2008 20:02
Artificial tanning in New South Wales will be restricted
New South Wales, Australia, is among the growing number of regions regulating and/or banning artificial tanning, commonly called solariums, tanning beds, or sunbeds.
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Health
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Sunday, 09 March 2008 21:48
Tanning salons increase cancer risk in older folks, not just teenagers
A health survey of U.S. adults shows 27% of young females 18 to 29 years of age use tanning salons, while 10% of people 50 to 64 years of age use them. A scientist states, “There is a myth that indoor tanning is safer than sunbathing, but this is not the case."
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Health
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