Big Cat

Conservation areas threatened nationally by housing development.
NewsRx Health & Science; 1/10/2010; 1264 words; ...birds are particularly vulnerable to houses and the dogs and cats they contain, as well as to the raccoons, opossum and skunks...Forest Service, Radeloff says. "They perceive housing as a big challenge for the management of national forests, because what...

Lightning-produced radiation a potential health concern for air travelers.
NewsRx Science; 1/10/2010; 1349 words; ...related phenomena known as a terrestrial gamma ray flash. The big unknown: how often - if ever - commercial airliners are exposed...person's lifetime. It is equal to 400 chest X-rays, three CAT scans or 7,500 hours of flight time in normal conditions...

Pet News Parallels the Biggest Stories of 2009.
Vaccine Weekly; 1/6/2010; 1328 words; 2009's biggest news stories had uncanny parallels between humans and the pets we care...up $1 billion from 2008), due to veterinary advancements like MRIs, cat scans, and complex surgeries for pets. Pet owners are discovering pet...

Keeping a normal routine helps patients come to terms with illness
The Irish Times; 1/5/2010; 853 words; ...risk factors for developing cancer of the pancreas? By far the biggest is cigarette smoking. Almost 30 per cent of cases are thought...accurate tests for making a diagnosis are a dedicated type of Cat scan or the use of a local ultrasound probe passed into the...

Up close and personal . . .(Life)
The Mercury (South Africa); 1/4/2010; 881 words; ...an animal what would it be? I love all cats. I guess I'd be a cheetah or a lion...love my girlfriend Cindy, my family, my cat Moses, my home with its spectacular view...there. But, to be honest, I'm not a big city person. I enjoyed living in Bath...in watching TV than go out; and I love cats.