Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope blasts off
SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. launched its WorldWide Telescope late Monday, bringing the free Web-based program for zooming around the universe to a broad audience.

HP has eye on IBM as it discusses EDS acquisition
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Having seized the lead in personal computer sales worldwide, Hewlett-Packard Co. is stalking the technology services market for its next conquest. In what could turn into its biggest deal in six years, HP hopes to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp., which pioneered the concept of running data centers and providing other high-tech help for large companies and government agencies.
Remember, EDS was founded by H. Ross Perot.  He became a billionaire by way of government contracts, and then ran a presidential campaign on how terrible government is.

Genetically modified human embryo stirs criticism 
NEW YORK (AP) – News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it’s a step toward creating “designer babies.” But an author of the study says the work was focused on stem cells.

Medical Research Should Include More Women Participants And Examine The Role Of Gender In Disease, Researchers Urge
ScienceDaily (May 13, 2008) — Are the health needs of women adequately addressed by medical research as it is currently conducted? In the May issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a team of Australian researchers and two cardiologists closely examine this question.

Both Boys And Girls Negatively Affected By Sexual Harassment
ScienceDaily (May 13, 2008) — A new study in Psychology of Women Quarterly explored the outcomes of sexual harassment on both boys and girls. While girls were harassed more frequently, boys were indirectly yet negatively affected through a school climate that tolerates the harassment of girls.

Nagging texts help teens remember to take meds
4gt yr meds? Getting kids to remember their medicine may be a text message away.
Why just for teens?

Breast-feeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Childbearing had no such benefit if baby was bottle-fed, researchers noted

Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After Surgery
Experts note doses of the blood-pressure drugs given in the study were probably too high.

Physical Activity More Likely To Prevent Breast Cancer In Certain Groups
ScienceDaily (May 13, 2008) — Physically active women are 25 per cent less likely to get breast cancer, but certain groups are more likely to see these benefits than others, finds a review of research published online ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Celebrex, Naproxen Won’t Prevent Mental Decline
New findings suggest daily use of naproxen might even harm cognitive function.

Hot Climate Could Shut Down Plate Tectonics
ScienceDaily (May 13, 2008) — A new study of possible links between climate and geophysics on Earth and similar planets finds that prolonged heating of the atmosphere can shut down plate tectonics and cause a planet’s crust to become locked in place.

Mars landing May 25 will kick off a year of space missions
WASHINGTON — Despite a painful budget squeeze, the United States will undertake a jampacked array of new astronomy missions over the next 12 months.

A Molecular Thermometer For The Distant Universe
ScienceDaily (May 13, 2008) — Astronomers have made use of ESO’s Very Large Telescope to detect for the first time in the ultraviolet the carbon monoxide molecule in a galaxy located almost 11 billion light-years away, a feat that had remained elusive for 25 years. This detection allows them to obtain the most precise measurement of the cosmic temperature at such a remote epoch.