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World

F.B.I. Arrests Hundreds in Child Prostitution Raids

F.B.I. Arrests Hundreds in Child Prostitution Raids

The F.B.I. led a five day operation meant to discover child prostitution networks and managed to...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 11:15

Floods May Cause Evacuations in Midwest

The heavy rain caused the waters of the Mississippi River to rise and threaten residents leaving...
» read full story June 11th, 2008 - 12:13

EMU’s Next President May Be a Woman

Eastern Michigan University is going to have a new president, as the Board of Regents is to vote...
» read full story May 12th, 2008 - 17:27
Dalai Lama Teaches US Youth Traditions Preservation

Dalai Lama Teaches US Youth Traditions Preservation

The Dalai Lama addressed 8,000 people gathered at the University of Michigan Crisler Arena on...
» read full story April 20th, 2008 - 14:17
Police Used Tear Gas on Cedar Fest Partakers

Police Used Tear Gas on Cedar Fest Partakers

A party attended by thousands of students from the Michigan State University early Sunday turned...
» read full story April 06th, 2008 - 20:52
Stolen $100,000 Violin Recovered in Michigan

Stolen $100,000 Violin Recovered in Michigan

A century-old violin worth approximately $100,000 belonging to a Michigan City, Ind. musician was...
» read full story November 26th, 2007 - 11:29
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People

Madonna, the Material Girl, to reinvent herself once again

Madonna, the Material Girl, to reinvent herself once again

London - From Material Girl to earth mother, Madonna, officially the world's most successful female...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 19:45
Dan Gheesling, High School Teacher, Wins 10th Season of Big Brother

Dan Gheesling, High School Teacher, Wins 10th Season of Big Brother

Dan Gheesling, a 25-year-old Catholic high school teacher from Dearborn, Mich., has become the...
» read full story September 17th, 2008 - 16:18
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Specials

Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!

Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!

Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 14:40

26 Michigan People Infected with E. Coli from Iceberg Lettuce

A public health alert was issued by the Michigan Department of Community Health after authorities...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 19:19
America’s Health Insurance Rates, Median Income Increase,Census Bureau Says

America’s Health Insurance Rates, Median Income Increase,Census Bureau Says

America’s poverty rate remained flat in 2007 as median household income edged upward, according to...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 13:00
Marriage No Longer an Option when It Comes to Being Healthy

Marriage No Longer an Option when It Comes to Being Healthy

Marriage has long been thought to help people maintain healthy lives but things seem to have...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 16:30
Smoking Addiction Could Be In Your Genes

Smoking Addiction Could Be In Your Genes

Researchers from the University of Michigan, Washington University School of Medicine, as well as...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 14:15
Health Officials on Alert after CMU Student Dies of Meningitis

Health Officials on Alert after CMU Student Dies of Meningitis

Health officials are trying to identify all persons who were in close contact with the 26-year-old...
» read full story May 12th, 2008 - 16:26
Purdue Made It! Its Burger Machine Wins Rube Goldberg Contest

Purdue Made It! Its Burger Machine Wins Rube Goldberg Contest

Good news for all hamburger addicts: they won’t have to worry about making a hamburger anymore, as...
» read full story April 06th, 2008 - 20:39
The Full Life Of Charlton Heston

The Full Life Of Charlton Heston

While to most people Charlton Heston is known for his larger-than-life roles as some of history's...
» read full story April 06th, 2008 - 19:01
A Husband Equals Extra Seven Hours Of Work

A Husband Equals Extra Seven Hours Of Work

A study conducted by the scientists form the University of Michigan concluded that a...
» read full story April 05th, 2008 - 23:34
Tutankhamun’s Face On Public Display

Tutankhamun’s Face On Public Display

The face of the famous pharaoh Tutankhamun was presented to the public in an exhibition that took...
» read full story November 04th, 2007 - 18:58
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Health

Grapes Fight Salt In Developing High Blood Pressure

Grapes Fight Salt In Developing High Blood Pressure

Your health is very much influenced by your diet – eating healthy and exercising regularly seems to...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 21:58
Grapes Could Benefit the Heart

Grapes Could Benefit the Heart

Grapes and other foods made from grapes, including red wine, have long been thought beneficial to...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 15:00
Health Insurance Costs – A Burden for Most Americans

Health Insurance Costs – A Burden for Most Americans

Health insurance continues to be a big issue for Americans and a fiery subject of debate for both...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 14:11
E. Coli Contaminated Lettuce Came From California

E. Coli Contaminated Lettuce Came From California

Authorities claim that lettuce suspected in recent E. coli outbreak that sickened 36 people in...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 22:00
Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act Criticized

Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act Criticized

A study by researchers at Oregon Health and Science University examined 58 terminally...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 17:00
The Largest Human Health Study To Be Launched In The United States

The Largest Human Health Study To Be Launched In The United States

The largest human health study ever conducted in the United States is about to be launched. The...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 14:40
Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading as Effective as Human Detection

Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading as Effective as Human Detection

A recent study shows that by comparison, reading mammograms by two different radiologists, versus...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 16:01
Study: Computers Help Physicians To Detect Breast Cancer On Mammograms

Study: Computers Help Physicians To Detect Breast Cancer On Mammograms

A computer together with one expert show the same effectiveness at detecting breast cancer as the...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 14:43

E.coli Takes Over Campuses

As the FDA hasn’t yet implemented the announced changes in the fresh produce policy, it’s no...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 20:24
Michigan E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Aunt Mid’s Iceberg Lettuce

Michigan E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Aunt Mid’s Iceberg Lettuce

Public health officials have identified the source of the E.coli outbreak that has sickened at...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 14:00
E. Coli Cases Top 24

E. Coli Cases Top 24

An E. coli outbreak has sickened at least 24 people in Michigan, mostly in the southeastern part of...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 16:13
Update: New Breast Cancer Vaccine Proves Efficient In Lab Experiment

Update: New Breast Cancer Vaccine Proves Efficient In Lab Experiment

An experimental breast cancer vaccine proved efficient in treating breast cancer caused by an...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 14:45
Study: No Link Between The Measles Vaccine And Autism

Study: No Link Between The Measles Vaccine And Autism

Scientists said they could not find any link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism....
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 14:00

Deer Baiting And Feeding Ban

Deer are dying along the Clinton River in Oakland County and state officials say they don't know...
» read full story August 31st, 2008 - 14:31

Thomas H. Weller, American Virologist Who Shared Nobel for Polio Work, Dies

Thomas H. Weller, the American virologist who shared a Nobel Prize for developing techniques to...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 13:08
Study: Married People Still Healthier Than Their Unmarried Counterparts

Study: Married People Still Healthier Than Their Unmarried Counterparts

Past studies have highlighted the benefits of marriage, suggesting that married people tend to be...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 18:41
Research Explains Why Cigarettes Bring Pleasure: Because of a Gene Variant

Research Explains Why Cigarettes Bring Pleasure: Because of a Gene Variant

University of Michigan scientists may help explain why for some smokers the first cigarette brings...
» read full story August 09th, 2008 - 14:37
Statins May Be The Key To a Dementia-Free Retirement

Statins May Be The Key To a Dementia-Free Retirement

According to the results of a new study featured in the July 29 issue of Neurology, those who use...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 23:28
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Could Halve Dementia Risk

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Could Halve Dementia Risk

Cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins usually used to prevent heart attacks and strokes may be the...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 12:05

“America’s Best Hospitals” for 2008

U.S. News & World Report comes to the aid of patients all over the US revealing its...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 10:27
Leukemia Drug Gleevec Might Improve Stroke Treatment As Well

Leukemia Drug Gleevec Might Improve Stroke Treatment As Well

Novartis AG’s efficient leukemia drug Gleevec or imatinib may also be beneficial for stroke...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 16:01
Studies Highlight the Advantages of a Good Night’s Sleep

Studies Highlight the Advantages of a Good Night’s Sleep

During the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), several...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 12:24
Pollution Boosts Risk of Blood Clots As Well

Pollution Boosts Risk of Blood Clots As Well

It has long been known that pollution has noxious repercussions on our health, but no study stated...
» read full story May 13th, 2008 - 10:27
Memory Training Games Boost Problem-Solving Abilities

Memory Training Games Boost Problem-Solving Abilities

However addicted you may become playing them, concentration games help people improve memory and...
» read full story April 29th, 2008 - 14:45
The Wealthier You Are, the Lower Your Risk of Stroke

The Wealthier You Are, the Lower Your Risk of Stroke

A study of middle-aged Americans reveals that there is a clear link between wealth and health not...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 14:56
Two Studies Shed Light on Cancer Stem Cells

Two Studies Shed Light on Cancer Stem Cells

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have allegedly turned normal skin cells...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 22:41
Childhood Spanking Leads to Sexual Problems in Adulthood

Childhood Spanking Leads to Sexual Problems in Adulthood

Four studies reviewed by researchers at the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New...
» read full story February 29th, 2008 - 12:44
Education, Income, Better Care Linked to Better Memory in Seniors

Education, Income, Better Care Linked to Better Memory in Seniors

Older Americans today seem to have significantly less risk of memory loss and dementia than a...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 12:03
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Deadlier at Night and on Weekend

In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Deadlier at Night and on Weekend

A new study reveals that hospital patients who suffer cardiac arrest at night or on the weekend...
» read full story February 20th, 2008 - 12:39
Snoring Linked to Chronic Bronchitis

Snoring Linked to Chronic Bronchitis

Snoring may significantly increase the risk of a person to develop chronic bronchitis, a...
» read full story January 29th, 2008 - 10:19
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Business

JFK Baggage System Back Online after Major Glitch

JFK Baggage System Back Online after Major Glitch

A day after a computer system glitch caused the luggage software to stop operating, American...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 19:23
Customers Not O.K. with U.S. Airlines’ Services

Customers Not O.K. with U.S. Airlines’ Services

University of Michigan’s American Customer Satisfaction Index study has shown that customer...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 12:43
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Sports

Coach Rodriguez Gets Sued For $4 Million by Former Team

Coach Rodriguez Gets Sued For $4 Million by Former Team

Rich Rodriguez faces the $4 million buyout clause of the West Virginia University contract in...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 13:57
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Science

Carnivorous Dinosaur Unearthed In Argentina Linked To Modern Birds

Carnivorous Dinosaur Unearthed In Argentina Linked To Modern Birds

An international team of scientists from USA, Argentina and Canada stumbled upon rare evidence of...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:00

Rap Song on Particle Physics Experiment Big Hit on YouTube

Who said science can’t be fun? Certainly none of the 500,000 YouTube viewers of Kate McAlpine’s rap...
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 13:22
Mercury’s Cooling Core Causes The Planet To Shrink

Mercury’s Cooling Core Causes The Planet To Shrink

The innermost planet of the solar system, Mercury, revealed its mysteries 33 years after the first...
» read full story July 04th, 2008 - 11:12
Protein Analysis Provides Evidence Linking T. Rex with Birds

Protein Analysis Provides Evidence Linking T. Rex with Birds

The latest research on the mighty predator Tyrannosaurus rex confirms the long-hypothesized theory...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 10:44
Tart Cherries Are Good for the Heart…and Diabetes

Tart Cherries Are Good for the Heart…and Diabetes

Who would ever believe that such small cookies like tart cherries could do so much for your...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 15:19
The Bats Flew First, Discovered Echolocation Later

The Bats Flew First, Discovered Echolocation Later

Onychonycteris finneyi, a well-preserved fossil of the most primitive bat species known to date,...
» read full story February 13th, 2008 - 23:51
Divorce is Bad for the Planet, Too

Divorce is Bad for the Planet, Too

As it turns out, divorce is harmful for the planet too, not only for those involved. A new study...
» read full story December 04th, 2007 - 22:08
Do You Care About The Earth? Stay Married!

Do You Care About The Earth? Stay Married!

Do you remember the old slogan: Make Love, Not War? It seems like as our society has evolved and...
» read full story December 04th, 2007 - 01:24
CT Imaging Sheds Light on Saharan Nigersaurus taqueti

CT Imaging Sheds Light on Saharan Nigersaurus taqueti

New CT scans have pointed out that the strange-looking Nigersaurus taqueti, first discovered half a...
» read full story November 15th, 2007 - 20:31
American Electric Power Settles with EPA for $4.6 Billion

American Electric Power Settles with EPA for $4.6 Billion

The largest electricity generating utility in the United States, American Electric Power, as agreed...
» read full story October 13th, 2007 - 18:04
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Technology

AAI: There Is A Procompetitive Side To The Google-Yahoo Deal

AAI: There Is A Procompetitive Side To The Google-Yahoo Deal

While the Google – Yahoo partnership is still under the Department of Justice scrutiny, the...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 14:30
Study Finds Online Banking Insecure Due To Security Design Flaws

Study Finds Online Banking Insecure Due To Security Design Flaws

As the number of people carrying their daily business online grows, so does the risk of being...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 14:48
Medpedia, The Online  Collaborative Project On Health

Medpedia, The Online Collaborative Project On Health

Almost everyone who uses the Internet surely knows about Wikipedia, the largest online...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 15:29
People Power, Electric Power that Is

People Power, Electric Power that Is

Researchers from Simon Fraser University in Canada, and the University of Pittsburgh and the...
» read full story February 07th, 2008 - 22:14
Apple and Dell Down in American Consumer Satisfaction Index

Apple and Dell Down in American Consumer Satisfaction Index

The American Consumer Satisfaction Index conducted by the University of Michigan reveals a 3...
» read full story August 15th, 2007 - 23:15
Yahoo Is The Best Portal, Says Consumers Satisfaction Survey

Yahoo Is The Best Portal, Says Consumers Satisfaction Survey

Maybe Yahoo is not so good at search but is the best portal out there, at least according to the...
» read full story August 14th, 2007 - 20:39
iPods Can Be Bad For Peacemakers

iPods Can Be Bad For Peacemakers

According to a new study, iPod can cause malfunctions to peacemakers because Apple’s players may...
» read full story May 11th, 2007 - 18:17
DRM Maker Threatens to Sue Apple, Microsoft, Adobe and RealNetworks

DRM Maker Threatens to Sue Apple, Microsoft, Adobe and RealNetworks

MRT, a Californian company, has issued a cease and desist letter to the biggest high-tech players,...
» read full story May 11th, 2007 - 15:21
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