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Robotic kidney surgery has good outcomesWinston-Salem, N.C. (UPI) Feb 23, 2009 A Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center study shows robot-assisted kidney surgery is faster and has better outcomes. Dr. Ashok Hemal, a urologic surgeon, compared laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgery for repairing blockages that prevent urine from draining normally into the bladder. The researchers followed the patients for 18 months and determined both options were equally successful, but the robot-assisted technique had several advantages. On average, robot-assisted surgery ... read more |
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Houston TX (SPX) Feb 17, 2010The crew of space shuttle Endeavour awoke at 4:15 p.m. EST to the song "Window on the World" by Jimmy Buffett, played for Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire. The mission's third and final spacewalk is today. Spacewalkers Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick will complete the work on the Tranquility node and the cupola's exterior, including removing covers and launch locks. Inside, Expedition 2 ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 17, 2010Spirit is now parked for the winter in the embedded area called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. The last winter-preparatory movement of the rover was commanded on Sol 2169 (Feb. 8, 2010). The rover was commanded to flatten the suspension system on the right side and accentuate the suspension wheelie on the left side, all to enhance northerly tilt. Very little change in t ... more 
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 16, 2010The International Space Station's new viewport is facing the Earth now, ready to provide a panoramic view of the planet below and approaching cargo ships. Relocation of the cupola from the Tranquility node's forward port to its new location was completed at 1:31 a.m. EST. Space shuttle Endeavour Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire and Pilot Terry Virts moved the cupola, operating the station's ... more |
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China's economic rise has silver lining for JapanTokyo (AFP) Feb 14, 2010 China is on the verge of unseating Japan as the world's number two economy, but student Shi Minfei is one reason why Beijing's rapid growth is not all bad news for its deflation-hit neighbour. With Japan's consumers keeping a tight hold on their purse strings, leaving the country as reliant as ever on exports, Chinese tourists like Shi are a rare example of good news for the country's long-suffering retailers. The 20-year-old engineering student from Shanghai said she had splurged about 300,000 ... read more |
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