High tech health care for pets grows in demand
In Philadelphia, owners pursue advanced veterinary treatments from kidney transplants to open heart procedures at a top center, despite high costs. Experts stress ethical balance, pointing to costs, hospitalization, and whether aggressive care serves the animal, with daily price estimates guiding tough choices.
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Apfelbaum
Pennsylvania
Jean Hendricks
Karn Sorenma
Barry Stupine
Oldest reptile nests found in Arizona in 230 million years
Geologists report 62 bowl shaped depressions in sandstone at Petrified Forest National Park dated to 230 million years old, doubling the age of known reptile nests. Nests likely built by phytosaurs or aetosaurs, with evidence of protective guarding behavior by the parents.
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Petrified Forest National Park
Stephen Hasiotis
Exxon
Jim Kirkland
Dinamation International Society
Hasiotis
University of Colorado
Anthony Martin
Emory University
Geological Society of America
Toronto
Colorado
Gale Bishop
Georgia Southern University
U.S. presses Israel and Palestinians on peace deal pace
U S officials urge prompt start of implementation of the new peace agreement. Secretary Albright spoke with Yasser Arafat and Ariel Sharon as the United States calls for moves to begin next Monday night. Israel would withdraw from 13 percent of the West Bank over 12 weeks in exchange for Palestinian security efforts to curb attacks.
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Jerusalem
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Israel
Madeleine Albright
Yasser Arafat
Ariel Sharon
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Larry Schwartz
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West Bank
Archimedes Palimpsest to be Auctioned in New York
Christies plans a sale of a 1000 year old Archimedes Palimpsest, the earliest known copy of On Floating Bodies and Method of Mechanical Theorems. Greek officials claim the parchment was stolen from a Constantinople library, with estimated bidding from 200000 to 1200000 dollars.
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New York
Archimedes
Constantinople
Istanbul
Women suffer worse heart attacks in study
A Chicago AP report notes women may experience more severe heart attacks than men, not simply due to age or care. The study emphasizes attack severity as a key factor in higher female mortality, while acknowledging subtler symptoms and debates over medical bias.
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Chicago
Mitch In Honduras as Killer Hurricane Strikes Caribbean
Hurricane Mitch roared off the Honduran coast with 180 mph winds, flooding rivers and wrecked towns. At least 12 people were killed as more than 45,600 residents fled coastal areas. Belize and Mexico also issued alerts as rains, waves, and evacuations spread across Central America.
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Belize
Central America
U.S
National Hurricane Center
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Mitch
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Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Cancun
Cozumel
Gulf of Mexico
Belize City
Chetumal
Robert Gates
Niantic
Red Cross
Nicaragua
Durable goods orders rise 0.9 percent in September
U S Commerce Department data show durable goods orders rose 0.9 percent in September to 192.1 billion dollars, led by autos, communications equipment and military goods. Excluding defense orders, total demand fell 0.2 percent, marking the weakest showing in four months.
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Washington
Commerce Department
FAA says Viagra can't fly pilots warned
FAA urges pilots not to take Viagra within six hours of flying citing possible blue color perception shifts that could blur cockpit lights. Flight surgeon Dr Donato Verrill notes studies show a bluish haze in some patients and higher doses hinder distinguishing blue from green on runway and instrument panels.
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China detains democracy activists amid planned protest
AP reports in Beijing police detained Xu Wenli, one of China's top democracy advocates, from his home and later released him after questioning about a protest plans to travel to Dongpin county in Shandong. Authorities also detained four other dissidents and questioned nearly 20 more who intended to join the Shandong protest.
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Beijing
Xie Wanjun
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