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New accelerator could spell doom for us all - or not International Herald Tribune Wed, 10 Sep 2008 4:47 AM PDT A giant particle accelerator is to be activated Wednesday in Switzerland, and some fear it will create a black hole that could swallow us all - or maybe not. Daily self-care aids skin for all ages, expert says The Herald News Wed, 10 Sep 2008 2:38 AM PDT At some point in our lives, we all have experienced a mass of pimples sprouting out on our face - usually it occurs the day of school pictures or the afternoon of a job interview. Vaccination for all Morocco livestock Gulf Times Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:39 PM PDT RABAT: Morocco yesterday said it would start vaccinating all livestock after the outbreak of a deadly viral disease ahead of the Eid festival when millions of animals are sacrificed. Baby milk powder suspected in new China health scare Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 10 Sep 2008 3:29 AM PDT A Chinese hospital has received 14 kidney stone patients, all infants under 11 months who drank the same brand of milk formula, reviving memories of a milk-powder scandal that killed at least 13 babies. Retail Therapy: All dolled up The New Zealand Herald Wed, 10 Sep 2008 9:49 AM PDT The Poi Room is celebrating Air New Zealand Fashion Week with an exhibition of dolls, running from September 9 through to September 22. Artists Sue McPherson, Su Carmont and Claire Inwood have created individual dolls which will be on display in the Newmarket store. EU approves VELCADE for all stages of multiple myeloma Cancerfacts.com Wed, 10 Sep 2008 0:45 AM PDT HIGH WYCOMBE, England – Sept. 9, 2008 – The European Commission has approved VELCADE® in combination with melphalan and prednisone for the first-line treatment of patients with multiple myeloma who are not eligible for high-dose chemotherapy with bone marrow transplant. How Meat Is Worsening Global Warming Time.com via Yahoo! News Tue, 09 Sep 2008 1:50 PM PDT Producing the world's beef and pork intake creates more greenhouse gases than all of the planet's cars, planes and boats combined Cholesterol and Malaria May Use Same Doorway to Liver Cells Howard Hughes Medical Institute Wed, 10 Sep 2008 9:08 AM PDT All current anti-malaria drugs target the parasite that causes the disease, but those are becoming less effective due to increasing drug resistance. Now, Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers report that they may be able to fight malaria by targeting human liver cells instead of parasites. Report urges effort for health care for all in N.C. Asheville Citizen-Times Tue, 09 Sep 2008 9:18 PM PDT More than 1.5 million people in North Carolina don’t have health insurance, and state residents are losing coverage at almost twice the national rate, according to the Health Access Coalition of the N.C. Justice Center. Many with 'fat' gene may need exercise UPI Tue, 09 Sep 2008 7:51 PM PDT MIAMI, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- More than half of all people of European descent have one or two copies of a "fat" gene variation, but lots of exercise may help, researchers say.