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• Technique to trace persistent CFCs
  Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone hole. […]
• Openness urged on UK's emissions
  The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion. […]
• Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par
  (AP) -- Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker. […]
• Study challenges value of oxygen therapy in end-of-life care
  Millions of patients with advanced disease in palliative care settings receive oxygen therapy to help them breathe more easily. But a new study from Duke University Medical Center says roughly half of them don't benefit from the intervention, and among those who do benefit, it doesn't make a bit of difference whether they get pure oxygen or just pl […]
• Science's policy clout diminished, but oil risk looms large
  More people are likely to believe scientific studies claiming that oil drilling is riskier, not safer, than was previously thought, according to a new study of attitudes in California. What's more the findings, which appear in the journal Public Understanding of Science (PUS), published by SAGE, show that scientists' efforts to influence public opi […]
• Long term use of oral bisphosphonates may double risk of esophageal cancer
  People who take oral bisphosphonates for bone disease over five years may be doubling their risk of developing oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet), according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal today. […]
• Roll-out of electronic patient records likely to be a long and complex process
  Interim results from the first comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of electronic health records in secondary care in England have found delays and frustration with the system, according to research published in the British Medical Journal today. […]