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Have a cow, man: We're a lot the same space
Scientists have completed six years of work on mapping the genome of our barnyard friends

By PAUL TAYLOR 
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-- ptaylor@globeandmail.comDon't be insulted if someone says you have a lot in common with a cow. It turns out we do, indeed, share certain genetic characteristics with our bovine friends - and more than you might have imagined.  FULL STORY arrow
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Back from Mexico? Watch for flu-like illness space
Travellers urged to be aware as mysterious respiratory infections cause Mexican authorities to ask Canada for investigative help

By CAROLINE ALPHONSO 
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-- Health officials are issuing a travel health advisory for Mexico and are on high alert for flu-like symptoms among Canadians who have recently returned from that country after a mysterious but severe respiratory infection killed 20 Mexicans.  FULL STORY arrow
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Smoking - even second-hand - increases breast cancer risk space

By ANDRÉ PICARD 
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-- PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER Young women who smoke - as well as those who are routinely exposed to second-hand smoke - face a significantly higher risk of developing breast cancer later in life, according to a new study.  FULL STORY arrow
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Want to get ahead? Sleep in space
Late risers have more mental stamina and can outperform early birds, study finds

By MARINA JIMÉNEZ AND KATE HAMMER 
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-- Smug early birds take note: Night owls actually have more mental stamina than those who awaken at the crack of dawn, according to new research.''It's the late risers who have the advantage, and can outperform the early birds,'' said Philippe Peigneux, a professor of clinical neuropsychology at the Free University of Brussels in Belgium, who along with co-author Christina Schmidt published the counterintuitive findings in the latest issue of the journal Science.  FULL STORY arrow
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Children born to women who suffered morning sickness may be smarter space

By HELEN BRANSWELL 
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-- Sick of morning sickness? Mothers-to-be can take heart from a new study suggesting that children born to women who suffered from nausea in pregnancy may be smarter.The study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, found that children born to women who had been nauseous and vomiting during pregnancy performed better on a number of tests used to assess IQ and mental acuity.  FULL STORY arrow
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Ottawa out of appeals in medicinal marijuana case space

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OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal of a lower court ruling that effectively loosened Ottawa's control over access to medicinal marijuana.The federal government had essentially controlled a monopoly over medicinal marijuana by concentrating its growth at an underground mine in Manitoba, and allowing only commercial growers to provide the drug to one customer at a time. Authorized patients were also allowed to grow their own supply.  FULL STORY arrow
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-- U.S. officials have confirmed that the number of human cases of swine flu infection has risen to seven.Cases have been found in California and in Texas. The ages of the people infected range from nine to 54 years old.  FULL STORY arrow
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HIV's terrible discomforts space

By ANN DUGAN 
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Toronto -- HIV is not tamed, it is suppressed (Taming a Deadly Disease - April 22). Too many people think HIV is no longer a problem and so ignore the vigilance the disease demands and the continuing urgency for new treatments.  FULL STORY arrow
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