Stand Up For Your Health
Columbia, MO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You're probably sitting down right now. Well, by the time you're done reading this, you may see sitting in a whole new way!
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Keeping Vaccinations On Track
ATLANTA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate more than a quarter of all toddlers in the United States may be under-vaccinated, which can leave them unprotected against diseases like measles, mumps and even polio. Now, researchers have teamed up with the CDC to help keep kids' vaccinations on track.
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Space-Age Technology At The Dentist
ATLANTA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Space-age technology, biomedical engineering and computer science -- they're all coming soon to your dentist's office near you. It's revolutionary science that could help give you a healthier smile.
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Cleaning Infected Blood
SAN DIEGO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every day, 14,000 people are infected with HIV, the virus that leads to AIDs. There's no cure, but now a breakthrough -- a machine that could clean blood, keeping more and more people alive longer.
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Volcano Warning!
MENLO PARK, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Millions of people in the United States live every day with the threat of a volcano close by. If it erupts, it could be disastrous -- not only for the people on the ground, but also for the planes flying above. But a new website could help warn them both if disaster strikes.
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Your Five-Day Forecast: More Than Ever Before!
BOULDER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Odds are you have already watched one weather forecast today and will probably check out a few more. Accurate, timely forecasts are vital to everyday life, but just how critical may surprise you.
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Saving Lives When Wildifres Burn
UNIVERSITY PARK, Penn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Most of us like to access the daily forecast so we know how to dress for work, school or travel. But for those who rely on the weather for their livelihoods, like emergency responders, researchers have developed a way to deliver updated and customized weather maps directly to their desktops.
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Bad Weather: Bad Drivers
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Each year, nearly 7,400 people are killed and over 670,000 are injured in crashes. But not all wrecks are because of driver error. Ivanhoe reveals what really factors into many of these accidents.
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One Second Heart Scans
BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The latest generation of CT scanners is here, capturing pictures of whole organs in seconds!
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Heart Surgery: Faster Recovery
BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Not only do patients need rest after heart surgery, so do their hearts! Next, a new device that helps weak hearts heal.
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Scum-Free Fish Tank
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Maintaining a saltwater aquarium can be an expensive hobby. Just setting up a 55 gallon tank can cost about $1500s -- and that's without fish! But a group of young engineers are using a rare earth magnet to build a better environment for ocean life and help precious species thrive in captivity.
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Get Set … Go! Matchbox Races!
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Think engineering is child's play? Well, for a few months every year in Bethlehem, Pa., it is. Lehigh University mechanical engineering majors and Tyco electronics team up to give middle school students an inside look at the science behind the industry.
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