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Oncothyreon cancer drug test in Japan shows 'no treatment effect,' stock falls

2014-08-19 17:02:15| Biotech - Topix.net

Bellevue biotech Oncothyreon Inc. said a test of its lung cancer drug in Japan "did not meet its primary endpoint of an improvement in overall survival, and no treatment effect was seen."

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Second positive E.coli test means Flint's west side water boil notice still in effect

2014-08-19 01:29:52| Waste Management - Topix.net

E. coli contamination has been found in drinking water in a small area on the city's west side for a second time in three days, meaning owners of businesses and residents there should continue to boil water until further notice -- at least until Tuesday, Aug. 19. "We don't know yet what caused this.

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Methane leaking from Sacramento gas pipelines adds to greenhouse effect

2014-08-17 10:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Tribune: The natural gas pipelines snaking under the Sacramento region likely leak a significant amount of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, scientists say. Methane is a major component of the natural gas that travels from transmission lines to the underground pipelines that deliver it to homes and businesses. The amount that leaks out is relatively small, but scientists say it has a big impact, since methane is about 25 times stronger than carbon dioxide when it comes to trapping heat in the atmosphere....

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Japan: The Fukushima Effect: Insidious Radiation Impact

2014-08-15 20:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: Compared to the Chernobyl meltdown, the levels of radiation released by the Fukushima-Daiichi power plant disaster in 2011 were a drop in the bucket. Even so, a new series of studies has shown that certain types of birds, plants and insects in Japan are all suffering from the impacts of fallout. Researchers say studying these organisms will help them better understand the complex dangers of radiation. These studies were all recently published in the Journal of Heredity and detail observations...

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