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WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- More Americans turn to the Internet for issues such as illnesses, finances, taxes and careers rather than look to other information sources, a survey found.

CAIRO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Encroaching groundwater threatens the foundations, columns and walls of Egyptian treasures in Cairo's Giza Plateau, scientists and engineers say.

KINGSTON, Ontario, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- An environmental scientist at Queen's University in Canada will lead a study of whether chemical pollution is killing American eels in Lake Ontario.

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ASHVILLE, N.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The year 2007 could be one of the 10 warmest years for the contiguous United States and the globe since records have been kept, meteorologists said.

FALMER, England, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A British study of Swedish twins found an overproduction of estrogen may affect the baby's brain, making the child more susceptible to anorexia.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- San Francisco planned to launch health services for the uninsured Wednesday, despite a federal court ruling that strikes down part of the plan.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Health author Jordan Rubin said he planned to hit the road during 2008, crisscrossing the United States to combat fat.

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A key ingredient of beer may contain a cancer-fighting substance, a German study indicated.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Some obese people spend a longer time on kidney transplant waiting lists than people within normal weight ranges, a U.S. study shows.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Scotland's senior public health official recommended sex education begin at age 5 to combat rising sexually transmitted disease and teenage pregnancy rates.

LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- British farmers and landowners are planning to kill thousands of badgers in an effort to curb a tuberculosis epidemic in cattle.

DURBAN, South Africa, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- South African industrialist Carl Webb has blamed illegal chemical dumping in Umbilo Canal for the large numbers of dead fish turning up in Durban Harbor.

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Scientists say the disappearance of fields of seagrass in Florida's Tampa Bay is most likely due to past pollution.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A looming helium shortage has some U.S. citizens concerned about the impact the gas' availability will have on parades and even research.