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It’s a bike…it’s a scooter… no, it’s a what-cha-ma-call-it. It’s a Segway! Ever since 2001, Segways have been a more eco-friendly and efficient way to travel over short distances. Creator Dean Kamen, had high hopes for the Segway and so far they have lived up to the hype. The Segway is a self-balancing...

The iPad—Apple’s newest computer— made its much-anticipated debut January 27th. Eighty days after iPad’s release, Apple sold 3 million units. “Apple's products sell because they focus on the overall user experience and how people actually use the device,” says Mike Rundle, User Interface Architect at Bronto Software. Others aren’t so impressed. Another expert who...

I woke up in the middle of the night with my head pounding and throbbing. It was like someone was taking their hands and squeezing my head. The pain wouldn’t go away. I sat up all night waiting for the pain to go away, all the while I was getting hotter and hotter but I didn’t have...

  We won the World Series and we won the Super Bowl.  Our mayor would even say we have the best-tasting tap water in the nation, but he probably won’t tell you we’re number one for Chlamydia.  Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the City of St. Louis in 2008,...

 This kid was in so much pain, from the top of his head to the bottom of his legs. I bet being run over by a truck isn’t as much fun as the stunt professionals makes it out to be, but then I would have to ask the patient how he felt about that question.            ...

According to reports, Apple Inc. is turning to the cloud for this year’s innovation in music. Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand. An anonymous source told the popular technology news site, Boy Genius Report, that the Cupertino-based company is making preparations to store...

In 2001, anthrax sent through the U.S. Postal Service infected 22 people; 5 of whom died. People feared that they were going to be attacked by anthrax because it could be used as a biological weapon. Can anthrax really be used as a biological weapon?             Today at least 13 countries have biological weapon programs, according...

An effort to build a casino in the Mississippi River floodway north of St. Louis may significantly harm local wetlands and increase the risk of damage in the river’s floodplain, especially during floods, say critics. St. Louis County Planning Commission recommended last fall that the St. Louis County Council approve the Riverview Casino project proposed by North County...

When the patrons at T-Doggs start talking about addiction, it’s not the old favorites that you hear mentioned. Instead, they’re speaking of tattoos, the growing fad that just won’t stop. T-Doggs is a piercing and tattoo parlor north of St. Louis. Tony, the owner and tattoo artist, tells SciJourner that some of their patrons have over 50 tattoos;...

"Would I do it all over again? You bet, if I thought there was a chance to that it could better Zach's life in someway," says Lori Farmer, mother of 11-year-old Zach. Farmer, like many parents, took up a controversial gluten-free diet in hopes of improving her son’s behaviors characteristic of autism spectrum disorder. Instead of a...