Men wash hands less than women, study says
\nWASHINGTON -- Men are dirtier than women. So scientists confirmed by spying in public restrooms, watching as a quarter of men left without washing their hands.\nIn contrast, 90 percent of the women did wash up.\nLast Wednesday's results mark the American Society of Microbiology's latest look at how many people take what is considered the single easiest step to staying healthy: spending 20 seconds rubbing with soap under the faucet.\nOverall, 83 percent of people washed, reported Harris Interactive, a research company that last month monitored more than 6,300 public restroom users for the society.\nThe worst hygiene was at Atlanta's Turner Field baseball stadium, where 37 percent of men left the bathroom without washing, and 16 percent of the women did.\nThe best hygiene was at San Francisco's Ferry Terminal Farmers Market and Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry and Shedd Aquarium, where only about 12 percent of people left without washing.\n
Ground broken for IU Cancer Center expansion
\nOfficials broke ground Thursday for a major expansion of the IU Cancer Center in Indianapolis, which moves the University closer to its goal of becoming one of the nation's top five centers for cancer research, treatment and diagnosis, IU President Adam Herbert said in a press release. \nAfter the 405,216-square-foot building opens in 2008, it will have the capacity for 80 new cancer treatment beds, facilities for up to 40 patients receiving chemotherapy, as well as other in-patient and out-patient and family amenities.\nThe $150 million structure, which is a collaboration between the IU School of Medicine and Clarian Health Partners, will be connected to the IU Hospital on the IU Medical Center campus.\n
Robots to square off in military \ncompetition
\nLOS ANGELES -- Wanted by the Pentagon: a muscular, outdoorsy specimen. Must be intelligent and, above all, self-driven.\nWhen 20 hulking robotic vehicles face off next month in a rugged race across the Nevada desert, the winning machine will blend the latest technological bling and the most smarts.\nThe military sponsors the 150 mile-long race to speed the development of unmanned vehicles for combat. To get there, the robots must compete in a semifinal showdown that starts Wednesday.\nEntrants include several converted SUVs, souped-up passenger sedans, a modified all-terrain vehicle, a behemoth military truck and even a motorcycle, all fitted with the latest sensors, cameras and computers.\nThe winner will receive a $2 million prize.
