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The immunology of Helicobacter pylori infection
AlphaGalileo 13/11/2006This article, published in the journal "Digestion", reviews the research into the mechanisms of Helicobacter pylori Infection and the efforts to create a vaccine against it....
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VTT Joins Eclipse Foundation
AlphaGalileo 13/11/2006VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has joined the Eclipse Foundation as an associate member. The Eclipse Foundation is a non profit legal entity that oversees Eclipse, one of the most successful open source development projects. Eclip...
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European young scientist awards supporting promising research
EUROPA 13/11/2006Two different prestigious science awards were recently given out honouring young European researchers. The European Union Contest for Young Scientists, managed by DG Research, named its 2006 winners at a recent conference in Stockholm. In a...
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Russia gets US OK on WTO entry
EURACTIV 13/11/2006After years of negotiations, Russia's agreement with the US lifts one of the last remaining barriers to its entry into the World Trade Organisation. But, accession could take another year or two as Russia faces the last few hurdles....
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Presidency clashes with consumers on ad rules
EURACTIV 13/11/2006Television advertising rules that the Finnish Presidency proposed to the Culture Council are much more lenient than first proposed, bringing accusations from consumer advocates that the Council is trying to circumvent the Parliament....
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Kyprianou: 'Industry can not only be criticised'
EURACTIV 13/11/2006Health Commissioner Kyprianou acknowledges and applaudes some industry initiatives in the fight against obesity but says that if self-regulation does not work, legislative action will follow....
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'Industry unlikely to self-regulate'
EURACTIV 13/11/2006Food labelling and advertising to children are two areas where industry is unlikely to be able to self-regulate and legislation is therefore required, argues Sue Davies from the UK consumer organisation Which?....
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The Milky Way shaped life on Earth
AlphaGalileo 13/11/2006Frenzied star-making in the Milky Way Galaxy starting about 2400 million years ago had extraordinary effects on life on Earth. Harvests of bacteria in the sea soared and crashed in a succession of booms and busts, with an instability not se...
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Scientists urge collaborative action to address effects of global environmental change
AlphaGalileo 12/11/2006Immediate, collaborative action by governments is necessary to ensure sustainable development in the face of unprecedented global environmental change, according to a statement released today by hundreds of scientists attending the Earth Sy...
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ESSP Launches Project on the effects of global environmental change on human health
AlphaGalileo 11/11/2006The Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP) launched a new research initiative on Global Environmental Change and Human Health (GECHH). The project, co-sponsored by the World Health Organisation, aims to create an international network of r...
