Archive for July, 2009

Weekend Snapshot 072609

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Visitors dressed as DC Comics' (L to R) Hourman, Atom and Flash walk during the 40th annual Comic Con Convention in San Diego July 24, 2009. The convention runs from July 23 to July 26. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

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Did you see it?

SCIENCE-US-ECLIPSE-ASIA

The moon passes between the sun and the earth during a solar eclipse as seen in Changsha, Hunan province, China, July 22, 2009.

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Chocoholics, read this!

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Are you a chocoholic? How about two bars of “super-strength chocolate specially formulated by Belgian chocolatiers” daily for one year? Interested? All in the name of medical science, of course!

Researchers at the University of East Anglia and a hospital in Norwich, eastern England are trying to find out whether chocolate can cut the risk of heart disease and need 40 women to step forward and help.

Oh, but there’s a catch here: volunteers should be menopausal but under the age of 75 and should have type two diabetes.

According to study coordinator Peter Curtis: “A successful outcome could be the first step in developing new ways to improve the lives of people at increased risk of heart disease.”