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A new study has shown that bee venom can kill the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have demonstrated that a toxin called melittin found in bee venom can destroy HIV by poking holes in the envelope surrounding the virus, according to a news release sent out by Washington University.

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Can bee venom help combat HIV? According to one new study, it can.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/09/bee-venom-kills-hiv-cells_n_2843743.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

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Today In The Past

Events

241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands – The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleetbringing the First Punic War to an end.

418 – Jews are excluded from public office in the Roman Empire

1535 – Bishop Tomés de Berlanga discovers Galapagos Islands

1578 – Queen Elizabeth I gives Johan Casimir £20,000 to aid Dutch rebellion

1624 – England declares war on Spain

1629 – King Charles I dissolved Parliament; he called it back 11 years later

1661 – French King Louis XIV ends office of premier

1681 – English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania

1789 – Franklin College founded

1791 – John Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver

1801 – First census in Great Britain

1831 – The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support…

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After widespread backlash broke out in response to Zoe Saldana’s casting in the forthcoming biopic of iconic jazz singer Nina Simone, the 34-year-old actress has finally broke her silence on the controversy.

During a pre-Oscar event last weekend, entertainment website HipHollywood.com caught up with Saladana as she shared her thoughts on how she has dealt with the negative comments surrounding her upcoming role.

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This Monday a vibrant looking Valerie Harper stops by the syndicated talk show The Doctors to talk about her incurable brain cancer. In this great preview clip she’s joined by Chloris Leachman and the two reminisce about a classicMary Tyler Moore scene involving Phyllis‘ gay brother. Harper describes the scene as a personal favorite. It was one of the first times the word “gay” was ever used on a scripted television series.

Before I had cute portable speakers that I carried with me while traveling.
They were great, I charged them with the USB and could you them for a full week at the office to listen to my favorite playlist and radio show (97.3 The Coast with Julie Guy).

Sadly the twist and turn to expand them broke the little dents and my speakers were not portable anymore 😦

Now, I found a rugged and powerful speaker made by Goal Zero called the “Rock Out“.

The speaker is kind of a box that you unzip to reveal
. The switch on/off . The USB cable to charge your speaker . The cable to link it to your device (iPhone, iPad, laptop, …) (audio jack in)
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China’s environment ministry appears to have acknowledged the existence of so-called “cancer villages” after years of public speculation about the impact of pollution in certain areas.

For years campaigners have said cancer rates in some villages near factories and polluted waterways have shot up.

But the term “cancer village” has no technical definition and the ministry’s report did not elaborate on it.

There have been many calls for China to be more transparent on pollution.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-21545868

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