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The Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit

US Toddler Succumbs to Severe Respiratory Illness

Oct 13, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

Michigan officials announced Saturday that a 21-month-old girl was the first person in the state to perish from the virus that had caused an outbreak of an acute respiratory disease across the United States.

Snapchat Puts Blame on Third-Party Apps for Leaked Photos

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 13, 2014 02:13 PM EDT

Mobile messaging firm Snapchat blamed third-party software programs for possible lapses in security that might have resulted in the leak of the user's private photos.

Antiretroviral Therapy Helps Stimulant Users with HIV

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 13, 2014 12:00 PM EDT

A study conducted at the University of California, San Francisco, found that 341 men infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus who were using stimulants such as cocaine or methamphetamine were more able to obtain life-saving benefits from being on the antiretroviral therapy than those who were not.

Comedy Club Tests iPad Facial Recognition to Charge Per Laugh

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 13, 2014 11:40 AM EDT

The Teatreneu Club, a comedy club in Barcelona, Spain, has made use of the iPad's facial recognition technology as an experiment to capture every willing patrons' every single sign of humor, keeping score and charging per laugh.

Scientists Find the Brain Repairs Itself after a Stroke

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 13, 2014 06:06 AM EDT

The finding paves the way for methods that could replace dead neurons.

Kmart Latest Target in String of Retailer Data Thefts

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 12, 2014 02:08 AM EDT

Sears Holdings Corp. announced Friday that its Kmart stores were hit by a data breach that started in the previous month and that its customers' debit and credit cards may have been compromised.

Philippe Gilbert wins the second stage of the Tour of Beijing

Tour of Beijing Stage Cut Due to Air Pollution

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 12, 2014 01:55 AM EDT

Tour of Beijing organizers were forced to cut the bicycle race's second stage by approximately a quarter on Saturday after cyclists complained about riding conditions.

Super Typhoon Vongfong in the Philippine Sea

Typhoon Vongfong Hits Japan

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 12, 2014 01:48 AM EDT

The most powerful typhoon this year, Typhoon Vongfong, made a landfall on Saturday, injuring at least a dozen people as it hits the southern Okinawan Islands with driving rains and ferocious winds.

Sapphire Screen Manufacturer Wants to Drop Apple Contracts

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 12, 2014 12:30 AM EDT

It described its contracts with Apple as "oppressive and burdensome."

Virtual Currency Founder Extradited to Face Charges in US

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 12, 2014 12:23 AM EDT

Arthur Budovsky, the founder of virtual currency firm Liberty Reserve, was extradited Friday from Spain to face criminal charges in the United States for operating what the authorities called a massive money-laundering scheme.

U.S. Approves Expensive New Pill for Hepatitis C

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 11, 2014 06:21 PM EDT

Regulators in the United States approved on Friday Harvoni, a pill to be taken every day to treat hepatitis C that is easier to take but is pricier compared to the existing treatments.

Sharp Aquos Crystal Available with Sprint, Boost Mobile

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 11, 2014 06:17 PM EDT

After almost two months of waiting, Sprint is making the Sharp Aquos Crystal, a cheap and virtual frameless handset, available for purchase starting Friday.

Google's Nexus 9 to be Allegedly Unveiled in the Following Week

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 11, 2014 11:03 AM EDT

Tech news blog Bright Side of News said that pre-orders of the HTC-built Nexus 9 would begin Wednesday, with the device to be released on Nov. 3.

Exercise Key to Preventing Dementia

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 11, 2014 08:09 AM EDT

Nicola Lautenschlager, a professor from the University of Melbourne, and her colleagues looked into the strategies to delay cognitive decline and found that physical exercise is beneficial for the health of the brain.

Microsoft sign at its Redmond headquarters

Microsoft Create Secure 'Haven' in Cloud

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 10, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

Researchers from Microsoft have developed a new way to securely store applications and data in the cloud by isolating them from the underlying infrastructure and putting them in memory.