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Viagra Shown to be Effective in Some Women

December 26th, 2003 at 7:07 pm » Comments (0)

In some postmenopausal women with sexual arousal problems, treatment with Viagra (sildenafil) is effective and well tolerated, according to a new study.



Study: Laughter is Truly the Best Medicine

December 26th, 2003 at 6:55 pm » Comments (0)

They say laughter is the best medicine, and a new study may help explain how laughter makes us feel good.
Researchers report that humor seems to activate brain networks that are involved in rewards.



Hacking GM’s OnStar Satellite System

December 26th, 2003 at 6:41 pm » Comments (0)

According to this Mercury News article users of GM’s OnStar system are finding that they can modify their OnStar unit to make it work with commercially available mapping software after disconnecting it from the OnStar network.



Grape Juice Enhances Memory, Motor Skills

December 26th, 2003 at 6:26 pm » Comments (0)

Concord grape juice can significantly improve short-term memory and motor skills, suggest studies in animals.



Domain Names Once Again Fetching Top Dollar

December 26th, 2003 at 6:18 pm » Comments (0)

More evidence that we’re approaching a rehash of 1999. We’ve seen dot com stock prices going up, IPOs from tech companies that actually do well, traffic increase in Silicon Valley and VC money that is being invested in dot coms with no revenue and no business model. Now, the latest sign of a returning dot [...]



Germany Turns Incontinence Pads into Power

December 26th, 2003 at 5:09 am » Comments (0)

Germany has only a small amount of its own natural oil reserves, but an enterprising power plant chief believes it has found an alternative source of energy with a bright future in an aging nation — used incontinence pads.



The Next Steps for Fuel Cell Technology

December 26th, 2003 at 12:23 am » Comments (0)

The most fuel-efficient cars that Americans can buy right now are called hybrids. They combine gasoline engines with battery power to extend the mileage and reduce dependence on gas.
But even more efficient vehicles are just over the horizon — and they would run on hydrogen fuel cells.



Report: Top Word of the Year Announced

December 26th, 2003 at 12:08 am » Comments (0)

A U.S. Web site specializing in language named what it called the top word, phrase and name of the year on Thursday, picking them all from the war in Iraq.