Report 9 July 2006

Hi everyone.

This is the full listing of the show on July 9 2006. We have links to all of the stories.

Producer; Amy & Chris
Contributors; Osman, Mike

Stories
1. Mice appear to continually create oocytes
http://www.monash.edu.au/news/newsline/story/922

2. Medicine used for HIV in Africa without clinical trials http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060626/full/nm0706-723.html

3. Over the counter depression medications Valerian and St Johns Wort. For more information about depression see http://www.beyondblue.org.au/

4. "Rats taking cannabis get taste for heroin" - Study suggests cannabis-users may be vulnerable to harder drugs. From news at nature.com http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060703/full/060703-9.html

5. "Sex before the big game?" - Experts say it doesn't hamper performance. From news at nature.com http://www.nature.com/news/specials/worldcup/index.html

6. "Anti-smoking vaccine" - A vaccine which could stop smokers getting a nicotine buzz from tobacco is being tested in America. From Ananova http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1903450.html

7. Exercise during chemotherapy is good for you
http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=8970

8. Yoga - who's doing it? why? and for what benefits?"
http://www.yogainaustralia.org/.

9. Top Five Science Blogs: by Nature and Technorati
http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060703/full/442009a.html