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...more essential B vitamins, especially for women of childbearing age, and a little bit--100 micrograms a day--goes a long way toward preventing spina bifida and other birth defects. That's why the U.S. government requires that all grain products be fortified with enough folate to stave off these so-called neural-tube defects...
...drew catcalls even from Vladimir Putin's own economic adviser, Andrei Illarionov. Managers from Rosneft turned up on New Year's Eve at Yuganskneftegaz's Siberian HQ to claim the keys. Meanwhile, in Houston, Deutsche Bank is challenging the temporary bankruptcy protection won earlier by Yukos lawyers hoping to stave off the sale. The bank argues that Texas law has no place in a Russian tax dispute. The ruling prompted Putin to crack: "I am not even sure the judge knows where Russia is," but a procedural hearing is set for this week. Yukos' lawyers say that even...
...most urgent task is to contain the tragedy. Millions have been left homeless, often desperate for food and clean water. The world's largest-ever relief effort is required first to stave off the threat of disease, which could kill as many as the waves, and then to rebuild shattered lives and local economies in the ten worst-affected countries. The efficacy of the aid operation, which demands an all-too-rare level of international cooperation and common purpose, could yet spare tens of thousands more lives. But long-term aid will be required to set those societies back...
...Lanka and India immediately after the undersea earthquake, which would have given two hours to warn coastal residents to move to higher ground. On Sunday, there were no such communication channels - and no evacuation protocols in place. Still, the technology exists to provide early warnings, but not to stave off the forces of nature. Indeed, while global warming had no part in Sunday's events, studies of climate change have nonetheless warned that in the decades ahead, the planet's oceans will produce increasingly volatile, and deadly weather patterns along the coastlines. Sunday's deadly waves offered a sharp reminder...
...mice. Researchers discovered that specialized stem cells in the ovaries make new eggs throughout the mouse's life--and there is a hint the same might be true for humans. In theory, that could someday lead to new treatments for infertility and perhaps a new way to stave off menopause...