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Is a Virus the Cause of Fatigue Syndrome?

Source: The New York Times

Reno :: NV :: USA | updated Mon Oct 12 20:31:29 -0700 2009 | technology-news

A study published last week in the journal Science suggested that might be the case, reporting that many patients who had the syndrome were infected with a recently discovered virus. Chronic fatigue syndrome has long been a medical mystery and...

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Heavy winds delay Heavenly opening

Source: Tahoe Daily Tribune

Reno :: NV :: USA | updated Sat Nov 21 01:51:55 -0800 2009 | technology-news

Calif — Strong winds have suspended operations at Heavenly Mountain Resort, postponing its opening until tomorrow. "On the bright side, we're expecting about a foot of snow from this storm, which should allow us to open more terrain and kick...

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Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to virus

Source: United Press International

Reno :: NV :: USA | updated Fri Oct 09 07:56:20 -0700 2009 | technology-news

Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related, a virus, was detected in 67 percent of 101 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, U.S. researchers say...Lombardi of the Whittemore Peterson Institute in Reno, Nev., and colleagues say the virus -- earlier detected in prostate cancers...

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Snow, damp weather slow 1-80 with crashes

Source: Sacramento Bee

Reno :: NV :: USA | updated Fri Nov 27 14:49:39 -0800 2009 | technology-news

California Highway Patrol spokesman Officers Todd Kettwig said traffic delays have been caused by more than two dozen accidents since Thanksgiving. In more serious incidents, a big-rig truck jackknifed after striking a guard rail at 12:30 p.m. today in westbound...

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Funding avoids shutdown of decades-long program

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal / Sun

Reno :: NV :: USA | updated Fri Oct 16 12:47:21 -0700 2009 | technology-news

In a unanimous vote Thursday, water authority board members approved funding that will allow cloud seeding to continue in northeastern Nevada. The money, which could total almost $900,000 over the next three years, would cover the operation of six snow...

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Physician who cared for 1st US test-tube baby dies

Source: Seattle Times

Reno :: NV :: USA | updated Fri Oct 09 14:52:13 -0700 2009 | technology-news

Nev. — Dr. Frederick "Fred" Wirth Jr., the physician to America's first test-tube baby, has died, his family said Friday...Wirth died Monday of pancreatic cancer in Carson City, said his wife, Linda Wirth. He moved three years ago to nearby...

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Reno Gazette-Journal, Nevada: Nevada Guard medical unit returns from ...

Source: Androscoggin News

Reno :: NV :: USA | updated Thu Oct 15 18:29:27 -0700 2009 | technology-news

Unit are scheduled to arrive in Reno today after an 11-month deployment to Afghanistan. The soldiers will come from Fort Lewis, Wash., and be welcomed by family members and military officials at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Stead. The...

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Storm brings snow to Sierra, rain, wind to Reno

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Reno :: NV :: USA | updated Tue Oct 13 23:04:52 -0700 2009 | technology-news

The first winter storm of the season slammed into the Sierra on Tuesday, dumping at least a half foot of snow in the mountains and heavy rain that snarled traffic in the valleys. More News More than a foot of...

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Storm grounds Reno flights; I-80 crash stalls cars

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Reno :: NV :: USA | updated Fri Nov 20 18:21:59 -0800 2009 | technology-news

The storm had dumped several inches of snow on the Sierra by Friday afternoon. But the high winds postponed scheduled openings at several ski resorts before next week's big Thanksgiving holiday. One gust of 104 mph was recorded near the...

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Wild horse advocates consider legal options

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal / Sun

Reno :: NV :: USA | updated Mon Nov 16 02:05:14 -0800 2009 | technology-news

The Equine Welfare Alliance, which represents more than 60 organizations, is considering its legal options after the BLM rejected its request to halt the roundups, said John Holland, its president. The Chicago-based coalition opposes Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's proposal to...

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