CHICAGO (AP) ― Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don’t survive as long as women, largely because they don’t even realize they can get it and are slow to recognize the warning signs, researchers say.On average, women with breast cancer lived two years longer than men in the biggest study yet of the disease in males.The study found that men’s breast tumors were larger at diagnosis, more advanced and more likely to have spread to other parts of the body. Men were also diagnosed l

May 10, 2012

KANSAS CITY, Missouri ― Margie Warden is walking.It’s 4:45 a.m., and even some of the birds aren’t up yet, but she’s walking. She’s 70 years old and sweating through a gray shirt as she trudges up a long hill in the dark. She’ll walk 10 kilometers on the grounds of Kansas City Kansas Community College before the sun comes up. Ten years from now ― God willing, she says ― she’ll still be walking 10 kilometers every day. She’ll walk in the heat, in the cold, in the rain and the snow, because that’s

May 10, 2012

Anemia is a condition in which the blood has a below-normal level of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or hematocrit. In general, the patient is diagnosed as anemic if their hemoglobin content is lower than 13 grams per 100 ml in men, or 12g per 100 ml in women.Not every case of dizziness is diagnosed as anemia.Though many people think they are same, dizziness and vertigo are often not caused by anemia. Anemia could be one reason behind dizziness, but there are many other possible reasons including d

May 10, 2012

Fahrradi Farfall FFX speeds … at 16 km per hourFrom outside, it is a dream car; aerodynamic smooth design, fiery red body, and gullwing doors that flap up, getting speed maniacs readying themselves for a hypersonic ride.That is, until someone hops in and find out they have to pedal their way at tedious 16 kilometers per hour.‘The Fahrradi Farfall FFX,’ the world’s most expensive bicycle, looks just like 1 million pound ($1.6 million) Ferrari FXX. But one tiny difference is the absence of the sta

May 10, 2012

An apple a day keeps blood clots away, claim scientists.In fact, oranges, onions, green tea and black tea -- all of which contain the chemical rutin -- may also contribute to preventing blood clots. Researchers at Harvard Medical School tested 500 different chemicals to find that rutin was most effective in blocking protein disulfide isomerase, a key enzyme linked to the formation of blood clots.“Clots occur in both arteries and in veins,” says Professor Robert Flaumenhaft, who led the research

May 10, 2012

Facebook Inc. officials are touting growth prospects for the largest social network in meetings this week in New York and Boston with hundreds of would-be investors before its record initial public offering. Chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and chief financial officer David Ebersman led a presentation in Boston Tuesday. They were joined Monday in New York by chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg. The executives discussed reasons for acquiring photo-sharing site Instagram and told invest

May 9, 2012

 Choe says company may consider establishing R&D center domesticallyKorea’s software industry may have been in the shadows for quite some time.But Michael Choe, president of CA Technologies Korea, the local subsidiary of the world’s biggest IT management software company, said that with the emergence of cloud computing technology, it will stand at the forefront of innovation.“Software had been a ‘necessary evil’ in the past (in Korea), but now it has become a more integral part of the drive for

May 9, 2012

A witness in the U.S. claimed Sunday to have found an “alien skull,” a civilian UFO research organization said.According to Mutual UFO Network, the witness discovered something appearing to be a unique type of skull in a creek.The unidentified witness from Missouri said they wanted to have the “skull” checked for alien DNA.“I’ve had it a couple of years and would love to find out once and for all if it’s a real alien skull or just a cool looking rock,” the witness said.It was the latest in the s

May 9, 2012

MCTA U.S. researcher who looked into what dogs think said he was inspired to do the research when he saw a Navy dog was on the team that killed Osama bin Laden.Gregory Berns, director of the Emory Center for Neuropolicy, said he was amazed when he saw pictures of what military dogs can do.“I realized that if dogs can be trained to jump out of helicopters and airplanes, we could certainly train the

May 9, 2012

Korea will launch its third satellite to observe the Earth from a Japanese space center on May 18, officials announced Tuesday.The KOMPSAT-3, also known as Arirang-3, is designed to provide geographical information of the Korean Peninsula with better technology than its two predecessors.Loaded on a Japanese rocket, the multipurpose satellite will lift off from the southern island of Tanegashima, some 115 kilometers south of Kyushu. The launch is due at 1:39 a.m. on May 18 from the Tanegashima Sp

May 8, 2012

Views conflict over dangers of BSE; government ignores pressure to stop customs clearanceMadThe safety of U.S. beef imports into Korea faces new questions after U.S. authorities confirmed a case of mad cow disease in a dairy cow from a California farm on April 24.The latest discovery was the first in six years and the country’s fourth case ever.For Korea, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), more commonly known as mad cow disease, is a high-profile issue affected by political considerations a

May 8, 2012

Korea has capacity to develop higher value-added mobile apps for exportSAP is always on the lookout for acquisitions that can help the world’s largest enterprise software company gain innovative technology and reinforce its business in mobile, in-memory and cloud computing.Korea would definitely be one of many potential markets where SAP, backed by “tons of cash,” would seek opportunities in mergers and acquisitions, said Hyoung Won-joon, CEO and president of SAP Korea.“It may be a cliche to say

May 8, 2012

Apple Inc. said it has released iOS 5.1.1 for iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone to fix bugs. Improvements include better reliability for the HDR option when accessing the camera app from the lock screen and a number of other fixes for bugs affecting AirPlay video playback.The new release has fixed a bug that blocked third-generation iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks. Also, the bug of “Unable to purchase” alert has been fixed.The iOS 5.1.1 also improved reliability for syncing Safari book

May 8, 2012

 An ancient crocodile big enough to swallow a human whole once thrived in East Africa, a University of Iowa researcher says."It's the largest known true crocodile," Christopher Brochu, a professor of geoscience, said. "It may have exceeded 27 feet in length. By comparison, the largest recorded Nile crocodile was less than 21 feet, and most are much smaller."Resembling its living cousin the Nile cr

May 8, 2012