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Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/1-800-got-moldrsquos-dog-detectives-have-a-leg-up-on-the-competition,1050784.shtml PRINCETON, N.J. - Used throughout human history to locate everything from bombs and drugs to missing persons, canines are now being utilized to detect potentially lethal PressRelease Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:53:30 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/1-800-got-moldrsquos-dog-detectives-have-a-leg-up-on-the-competition,1050784.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/cambridge-based-ligon-discovery-raises-1m-in-seed-funding,1055666.shtml CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Ligon Discovery, Inc., which uses proprietary small molecule microarray technology to find drugs against high-value targets, today announced that it has raised $1M in seed financing led by incTANK Ventures. The company will use the capital to co... 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For the second consecutive year, propofol expert, Dr. Barry Friedberg will address the annual Congress of Mexican Anesthesiologists, this year in Veracruz, Mexico. Also, an expert on brain mo... PressRelease Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:13:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/michael-jackson-propofol-expert-dr-barry-friedberg-to-speak-in-veracruz,1048472.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/buy-generic-levitra-online-and-avoid-uncomfortable-situations,1048383.shtml Convenience, privacy and sometimes drugs at a more affordable price are some major advantages an online pharmacy provides. It’s only a click of a button - the internet provides the convenience of ordering from their bedrooms in complete privacy, helping people who find it embarrassing to order for medicines. 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