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  Tools Test Debunks 'Dumb Neanderthals' Theory
Technological inferiority didn't spur their demise, researchers say

 

TUESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Homo sapiens' long-extinct cousins, the Neanderthals, weren't the slow-witted losers in the evolutionary race they've been made out to be, new research suggests.

The finding comes after scientists used Stone Age methods to recreate and use the respective flint tools favored by each species.

"In contradiction to a 60-year assumption in

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  Mistaken Beliefs About Cancer Abound
Global survey says many inflate environmental risks, downplay behaviors that count

 

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- People throughout the world have major misconceptions when it comes to what causes cancer, new research suggests.

Results from a survey released Aug. 27 at the International Union Against Cancer's (UICC's) World Cancer Congress in Geneva, found that people tend to inflate the threat from environmental factors and minimiz

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   •  4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients
  Brings death toll to 6 associated with diabetes drug; exact cause unknown
 
   •  Study Links Spanking to Physical Abuse
  Those who paddled were 3 times likelier to use harsher punishments
 
   •  Pancreatic Cells Turned Into Insulin-Producing Beta Cells
  Researchers say feat could lead to treatment for diabetes
 
   •  Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 27, 2008
 
 

 
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   •  New Test Identifies Heart Transplant Rejection
  Monitors gene activity in white blood cells
 
   •  First Treatment Sanctioned for Chorea in Huntington's Patients
  The involuntary jerky movements that accompany the disease
 
   •  Viread Approved for Hepatitis B
  Already sanctioned to treat HIV
 
   •  Injected Drug Approved for High Blood Pressure
  When oral therapy isn't feasible
 
   •  New Test IDs Cancer Cells in Tumors
  Helps pinpoint which type of cancer is present
 
   FYI
 
   •  Health Tip: Leaving Your Children Alone
  When are they ready?
 
   •  Health Tip: Using a Dietary Supplement
  Know what you're taking
 
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