Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Voice of America: Mosquitoes Less Repelled by DEET After First Exposure

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Mosquitoes Less Repelled by DEET After First Exposure
Feb 20th 2013, 21:44

A powerful weapon in the battle against mosquitoes has a fatal flaw. The insects are able to ignore the widely-used repellent DEET just a few hours after being exposed to it. In the journal PLOS ONE, researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine report that DEET appears to be effective at keeping the insect away for up to three hours. In their study, they used Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which can transmit dengue fever. They found that a brief exposure to DEET was enough to ...

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Voice of America: Zimbabwe Police Seize Radios Ahead of Elections

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Zimbabwe Police Seize Radios Ahead of Elections
Feb 20th 2013, 20:10

Police in Zimbabwe issued an edict that critics say allows them to seize radios most people depend on to get their news.   On Tuesday, a police spokeswoman said it's against the law to possess what she called illegal communication devices and "specially designed radios."   She accused unnamed groups of distributing the devices to spread hate speech and influence coming elections.   The warning follows raids this month in which police seized hundreds of multi-band ...

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Voice of America: Mosquitoes Less Repelled by DEET After First Exposure

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Mosquitoes Less Repelled by DEET After First Exposure
Feb 20th 2013, 21:44

A powerful weapon in the battle against mosquitoes has a fatal flaw. The insects are able to ignore the widely-used repellent DEET just a few hours after being exposed to it. In the journal PLOS ONE, researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine report that DEET appears to be effective at keeping the insect away for up to three hours. In their study, they used Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which can transmit dengue fever. They found that a brief exposure to DEET was enough to ...

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Voice of America: Zimbabwe Police Seize Radios Ahead of Elections

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Zimbabwe Police Seize Radios Ahead of Elections
Feb 20th 2013, 20:10

Police in Zimbabwe issued an edict that critics say allows them to seize radios most people depend on to get their news.   On Tuesday, a police spokeswoman said it's against the law to possess what she called illegal communication devices and "specially designed radios."   She accused unnamed groups of distributing the devices to spread hate speech and influence coming elections.   The warning follows raids this month in which police seized hundreds of multi-band ...

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Voice of America: Zimbabwe Police Seize Radios Ahead of Elections

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Zimbabwe Police Seize Radios Ahead of Elections
Feb 20th 2013, 20:10

Police in Zimbabwe issued an edict that critics say allows them to seize radios most people depend on to get their news.   On Tuesday, a police spokeswoman said it's against the law to possess what she called illegal communication devices and "specially designed radios."   She accused unnamed groups of distributing the devices to spread hate speech and influence coming elections.   The warning follows raids this month in which police seized hundreds of multi-band ...

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Voice of America: Who Will Win an Oscar? You Decide

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Who Will Win an Oscar? You Decide
Feb 20th 2013, 16:45

Pick who you think will win the top prizes at this year's Academy Awards, and see how others have voted.

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Voice of America: Zimbabwe Police Seize Radios Ahead of Elections

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Zimbabwe Police Seize Radios Ahead of Elections
Feb 20th 2013, 20:10

Police in Zimbabwe issued an edict that critics say allows them to seize radios most people depend on to get their news.   On Tuesday, a police spokeswoman said it's against the law to possess what she called illegal communication devices and "specially designed radios."   She accused unnamed groups of distributing the devices to spread hate speech and influence coming elections.   The warning follows raids this month in which police seized hundreds of multi-band ...

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Voice of America: Zimbabwe Police Seize Radios Ahead of Elections

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Zimbabwe Police Seize Radios Ahead of Elections
Feb 20th 2013, 20:10

Police in Zimbabwe issued an edict that critics say allows them to seize radios most people depend on to get their news.   On Tuesday, a police spokeswoman said it's against the law to possess what she called illegal communication devices and "specially designed radios."   She accused unnamed groups of distributing the devices to spread hate speech and influence coming elections.   The warning follows raids this month in which police seized hundreds of multi-band ...

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Voice of America: Who Will Win an Oscar? You Decide

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Who Will Win an Oscar? You Decide
Feb 20th 2013, 16:45

Pick who you think will win the top prizes at this year's Academy Awards, and see how others have voted.

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Voice of America: Who Will Win an Oscar? You Decide

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Who Will Win an Oscar? You Decide
Feb 20th 2013, 16:45

Pick who you think will win the top prizes at this year's Academy Awards, and see how others have voted.

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