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Bone Fractures May Soon Have a Cure
A drug currently prescribed for osteoporosis may be available soon for people suffering from bone...
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Court hears Hong Kong tycoon tricked into giving away fortune
Hong Kong - Asia's richest woman signed a will giving away her entire...
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However Cute, Pets Still Can Hurt Their Owners
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that many Americans,...
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Cut Back on Red, Processed Meat Intake in Order to Live Longer
Doctors always advise patients to consume lots of fruits, vegetables and white meat in order to...
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Fritzl wanted "second family" in cellar, says lawyer
St Poelten, Austria / Berlin - "He wanted to build up a second family in the...
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WHO: HIV Prevalence among the Elderly Very High
While public health campaigns remain largely focused on the young, the number of older people...
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Johnson&Johnson Sued by the United States
The United States has sued the Johnson&Johnson company for marketing the heart drug...
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DTV Delay Finally Made Official
President Barack Obama made the digital TV delay official on Wednesday by signing legislation...
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IBM Announces Partnership with Google Health
People who already use Google Health program will now be able to transfer their health records...
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Enoki Mushrooms Recalled Over Fear of Listeria Contamination
Phillips Mushroom Farms of Kennett Square, Pa., announced the decision to recall 3.5 ounce, 4...
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Michelle Obama Joins Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers on Stage
Monday night, at the Kids Inaugural concert, Michelle Obama shared the stage with Miley...
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Antipsychotics in Alzheimer’s Patients – Potentially Fatal After Extensive Use
First of all, Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease with no known cure. Except for...
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True Love Can Last Forever, New Study Says
Does true love last forever? A new study comes to support the old saying “Love never gets...
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Woman Finds $10,000 inside Box of Crackers
A box of crackers with an envelope stuffed with $10,000? Now that’s a pleasant...
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Pittsburgh Care Home Workers Abused 94-Year-Old Alzheimer’s Patient
The former five workers at a Pittsburgh-area nursing home are accused of abusing a 94-year-old...
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Hazardous Drug Combos Put The Elderly At Risk
Four out of five U.S. seniors regularly take at least one prescription drug and more than 50...
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Strategic Video Games May Improve Seniors’ Mental Skills
Strategic video games might help the elderly keep their brains sharp, according to a study...
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It’s Time to Pick a Medicare Drug Plan that Meets Your Needs!
Sign up period for Medicare Part D
started Saturday. This is the time for you to decide and to...
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Blood Pressure Drug Avapro Shows No Benefit in Heart Failure Trial
Bristol-Myers Squibb Corp. and Sanofi-Aventis SA blood
pressure drug Avapro failed in a...
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Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor
Intel Corp., the biggest computer chip
maker, took a big step forward into health care Monday when...
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CDC Reports 79 People Have Been Sickened by Pet Food
Thursday, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) informed that a number...
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Suicide Predominant in White, Middle-Aged Americans
While anti-suicide campaigns have focused on teens and young
adults because they are thought to be...
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EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standards For Lead Emissions
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday strengthened
the nation’s air quality...
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B Vitamins Do Not Block Mental Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer’s patients given high-dose vitamin B supplements
to decrease levels of homoceyteine saw...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Could Result in Parkinson’s Disease
Vitamin D deficiency might be linked, among other diseases,
to an increased risk of Parkinson’s...
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Officials Blame Norovirus for Georgetown University Illnesses
It appears that norovirus was responsible for sickening more
than 170 students at Georgetown
...
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Iowa Woman Dies of West Nile; The Virus Is Still a Threat
West Nile virus appears to have made another victim in Iowa this time in the person of an elderly...
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Medicare Drug Premium Expected to Rise in 2009
Premiums for Medicare drug coverage will rise an average 24
percent for elderly and disabled...
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Health Care Costs Expected to Rise in 2009
A few days after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services announced that Medicare premium...
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CMS: Medicare Premium Rates Don’t Go Up in 2009
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on
Friday that Medicare premium rates...
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U.S.
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After 37 years, police nab LA's "worst serial killer"
Los Angeles - Police in Los Angeles identified a 72-year-old insurance adjuster Thursday as the...
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"Hero" policeman prevented more deaths at small-town nursing home
Washington - A man who went on a shooting rampage at a small-town nursing home in North Carolina...
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Michelle Obama Joins Miley Cyrus And the Jonas Brothers On Stage
Monday night, at the Kids Inaugural concert, Michelle Obama shared the stage with Miley...
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Lawmakers Request Delay in Digital TV
Thursday, a senior Democratic senator introduced legislation aimed at delaying the transition...
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Peanut Butter, Possibly The Source Of Current Salmonella Outbreak
Peanut butter may have infected 399 people in 42 states with salmonella, according to the Minnesota...
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Flu Strain Resistant To Antiviral Treatment Found
Physicians have found a recently mutated strain of flu that resists the most commonly...
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Get Your Flu Shot! Flu Vaccine, The Best Option For Protection Against Influenza
In an attempt to encourage people to get
their flu shot, the Centers for Disease Control and...
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The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here
National Influenza Vaccination Week is set for Dec. 8 – 12. Therefore,
Americans are all invited...
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Medicare Part D Enrollment Kicked Off
Beginning Monday,
November 17, American citizens aged 65 or older have six weeks to enroll for...
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Thousands of Californians Wait to Return Home after the Devastative Fire
Thousands of residents returned home in Southern California to see their houses devastated by...
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Wildfires Continue to Devastate Southern California, LA
Hundreds of firefighters are struggling to battle wildfires that are burning across California....
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US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over Three Decades
A study presented Sunday at the American Heart Association
meeting in New Orleans revealed that...
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Obama First Captured Youth, Then Wooed McCain's Seniors
Los Angeles - On the bucolic campus of Occidental College on the outskirts of Los Angeles, students...
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The U.S. Presidential Battle Has Moved Exclusively On The Health-Care Field
On November
4, United States citizens with the right to vote will not only
be electing the...
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U. S. Presidential Nominees’ Health-Care Plans: Behind the Scenes
Over the
past month, there has been much ado about the United States presidential
nominees’ views...
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Suicide Predominant In White, Middle-Aged Americans
While anti-suicide campaigns have focused on teens and young
adults because they are thought to be...
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Suicide Rates Up Among American Middle-Aged Women
Suicide rates in America are rising for the first
time since the early ‘90s, and the most affected...
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Health Officials Urge People to Get Flu Shots
Given that
the flu season is nearing rapidly, United States health officials have...
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Obama Ad Takes Aim at McCain’s Health Care Plan
The
Democratic Party’s presidential nominee Barack Obama is preparing to launch, as
part of his...
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New "Working Poor" in United States Cannot Make Ends Meet
Washington - The new "working poor" in the United States have all the things expected of...
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People
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Michelle Obama Shares Stage with Teen Stars
On the eve of her husband’s inauguration as president of the United States of...
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Everyone At Brad Pitt's Home OK After Paramedics' Visit
Contrary to numerous media reports, the paramedics and fire truck called at Brad Pitt's home in San...
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The “Sharon” Inside Elton Puts Lily Allen in Her Place
Kids now days drink as much as kids of yesterday used to in their prime, but they don’t know when...
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Controversial Anna Nicole Smith Remembered
On February 8, 2007, a year ago, Vickie Lynn Marshall aka Anna Nicole Smith died.A Texas native,...
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Brooke Astor's Robbing Lawyer To Turn Himself In
Francis Morrissey, former lawyer of the late Brooke Astor, is charged with forgery and conspiracy...
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George Clooney Sympathizes With Britney
Trying to prove his point regarding paparazzi’s "bounty-hunters" tactics, George Clooney...
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The Famous French Mime Marcel Marceau Dies At Age 84
Marcel Marceau, the French world-famous mime, has died in Paris at age 84, his
relative announced...
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Health
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What is swine flu?
Stockholm - The current outbreak of swine flu which has caused alarm around the world is a...
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Federal Officials Issue another Salmonella Warning
Federal officials are advising people not to eat raw alfalfa sprouts following reports of at least...
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Keeping mentally fit: the daily crossword is not enough
Bonn, Germany - A man sits on a train solving a crossword puzzle, a woman broods over a Sudoku grid...
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Osteoporosis Drug Effective in Healing Bone Fractures
People suffering from devastating bone fractures won’t have to go through so much pain or...
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Harris Teeter Recalls Pistachios over Salmonella Concerns
North Carolina-based grocery food chain Harris Teeter announced over the weekend that it is...
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Sprout Recall in 11 US States over Listeria Concerns
Connecticut-based Amalgamated Produce Inc. announced Wednesday that it is voluntarily recalling...
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CDC: US Makes No Progress in Food Safety
A report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that,...
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FDA Panel Backs Bristol, AstraZeneca Diabetes Drug Onglyza
A federal panel of medical experts said Wednesday Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and AstraZeneca...
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Babson College Closes because Likely Norovirus Outbreak
Babson College closed its doors on Saturday because of a likely norovirus outbreak. More than 100...
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Eat Less Red or Processed Meat! Live Longer!
Eating too much red meat might put you at risk of dying early from cancer, heart disease and...
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More Mentally Ill Adults Cared for in Nursing Homes
According to a report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid prepared for The Associated...
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Traffic Jams Tipple Risk of Heart Attack
A recent study showed that getting stuck in traffic and getting frustrated about it triples the...
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Norovirus Infects More than 100 Passengers on Cruise Ship
A trip on the sea ended not so well for more than 100 passengers on a Holland America Cruise ship...
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FDA Wants Black Box Warning for Metoclopramide
The Food and Drug Administration wants to add its sternest warning to heartburn drug...
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Flu Makes Another Victim
Although the flu season is coming to an end, the infection seems to be more dangerous than ever....
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B Vitamins, Folic Acid May Prevent Age-Related Macular Degeneration
A combination of two B vitamins and folic acid appears to protect women against age-related...
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Humana On Medicare Rate Calculations
Humana Inc is "closely analyzing" all aspects of the planned fiscal 2010 payment rates...
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Potato Products Recalled over Listeria Concerns
Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. and Giant Food LLC said they were voluntarily recalling potato...
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Take Your Flu Vaccine Right Away!
Even if winter is in its last days, this doesn’t mean you should avoid taking the vaccine...
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It’s High Time Children Were Strongly Protected Against the Flu’s Massive Attack
It appears that the flu caused the death of the 10-year-old Long Island, New York child. Cynthia...
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10-Year-Old Girl Dies of Flu in Long Island
A Levittown elementary school student died over the weekend apparently because influenza,...
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Brain-training Exercises Don’t Delay Alzheimer’s Onset
A new study says that there is no evidence to support the theory that brain exercise programmes...
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Early Alzheimer’s Linked to Poor Driving Skills
According to a new study from the University of Iowa, poor driving skills may be considered one...
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CDC: Flu Season at Peak, Get Your Vaccine Now!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns of an increased number of people getting...
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Scientists Announce Breakthrough in Flu Vaccine Development
A team of researchers working under Japan’s Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has...
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Mushrooms Recalled On The Count Of A Listeria Contamination
The Phillips Mushroom Farm of Kennett Square, Pa. released a statement yesterday announcing that...
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Fewer Calories Equals Improved Memory
According to the findings of a new study, eating fewer calories may be the answer to memory...
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Ely Lilly Settles For More Than $800 Million In Zyprexa Lawsuit
Eli Lilly and Co. has agreed to pay approximately $800 million for unapproved marketing and...
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Tamiflu-resistant Flu Strain Found in Salt Lake County
Health officials from the Salt Lake Valley Health Department have found a recently mutated strain...
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Don’t Eat Products Containing Peanut Butter! More Products Recalled
The FDA and the CDC have told consumers to avoid eating products that contain peanut butter until...
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World
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Pope visits Italian earthquake region, urges "solid" reconstruction
L'Aquila, Italy - In a visit Tuesday to Italy's earthquake-stricken Abruzzo region, Pope Benedict...
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Wild elephants kill elderly woman in Sumatra
Jakarta - Two wild elephants went on a rampage in Lampung province on the...
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Vatican in "deep pain" over bishop's re-arrest in China
Vatican City - The Vatican on Thursday said it felt "deep pain" over the re-arrest in...
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Shootout ends German rampage
Wendlingen, Germany - Sema Yanik immediately grasped what was going on when she saw police swarming...
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CDC Probing Salmonella Outbreak In The United States
Just months after salmonella Saintpaul caused more than 1,400 illnesses all over the United...
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Villagers In Southern Lebanon Fear New War With Israel
Tair Herfa, Lebanon - A day after militants launched three Katyusha rockets from their village in...
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Hundreds of thousands without heating in the Balkans
Belgrade/Sofia - Gas shortages triggered by the Russia- Ukraine row over payments have left...
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Powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia's Papua, kills five
Jakarta - A series of powerful earthquakes on Sunday morning rattled the eastern Indonesian...
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Russian Roulette In Israeli Ghost Town On The Front Line
Sderot, Israel - Morning rush hour in Israel - and Sderot is a virtual ghost town. The streets...
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Alexandria Is In A Bid To Lure Visitors To Its Former Glories
Alexandria, Egypt - Just mention Alexandria and the name city rekindles the Pharoh era when the...
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World Cup Host South Africa Welcomes Bargain-Minded Backpackers
Johannesburg - A South African holiday does not have to include a stay at a luxury safari lodge in...
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Underwater Quake Hits Indonesia's North Sulawesi
Jakarta - A powerful undersea eathquake in Indonesia's North Sulawesi led to the death of at least...
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The UN Plans To Transfer 60,000 Displaced Congolese
Geneva - The UN decided to put together a plan for the transfer of more than 60,000 displaced...
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Japanese town gripped by namesake Obamamania
Tokyo/Obama, Japan - Welcome to Obama. Elderly residents in the small port town on Japan's west...
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Amsterdam's Financial Mile Facing Credit Crisis
Amsterdam - It's a beautiful Autumn day in Buitenveldert, one of Amsterdam's most popular...
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Hurricane Ike begins wreaking its Texas devastation
Houston - Hurricane Ike made landfall early Saturday lashing the barrier island of Galveston near...
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Quake Strikes Indonesia's Sumatra, One Victim
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sumatra island Tuesday, killing one woman and...
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Hurricane Ike finds Cuba ready for the struggle
Havana/Port-au-Prince/Mexico City - Hurricane Ike was by Monday a serious threat to the whole of...
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Hurricane Gustav churns toward Louisiana, Gulf Coast
Washington - Hurricane Gustav churned toward an evacuated US Gulf Coast early Monday, headed for...
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Calif. Officials Take Measures Against West Nile Virus
The number of mosquitoes which test positive at the West
Nile virus check in California
increases...
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New York PD Seeks Man Who Mugged Senior Citizens
New York City police are looking for a black man, about 6-foot-1 and weighing 210 pounds, who was...
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Anger surges over casualties in South Ossetia
Tshinvali/Vladikavkaz - One of the sisters was missing most of her head when they brought her body...
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Nebraska Beef In The Spotlight Once Again With Another Major Recall
One month after Nebraska Beef Ltd., one of the nation’s
largest meatpackers, was involved in a...
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FBI Arrests LA Hospitals Execs for Using Homeless People in Medical Fraud
A top hospital official and an operator of a homeless facility were reached by the long arm of the...
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Medicare Pay Cuts on Senate Republicans’ Hands
Whether the elderly continues to receive medical care
under the Medicare program will be decided...
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Police Captures Suspect in 8 Murders
Tuesday night, the man who allegedly killed 8 people from
both Illinois and Missouri
was arrested...
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House Passes Bill Blocking Medicare Cut for Doctors
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed
legislation to block a July 1...
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Macedonia: Journalist Suspected of Murder Commits Suicide
Monday, a Macedonian reporter who was the main suspect in
the killing of at least three women, was...
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FDA Issues Tomato Warning Following Salmonella Outbreak
As the number of U.S. states affected by salmonella food
poisoning is on the rise reaching 16 by...
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Tomatoes-Related Salmonella Cases Rising in Texas
The number of people infected with salmonella in Texas has risen to 35 from 21 since Tuesday, the...
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Movies
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Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber Are Jews Who Fight In ‘Defiance’
“Defiance” doesn’t try to answer one of the most frequently asked questions in...
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"Gran Torino” Shows Us How It’s Done. The Eastwood Way.
Even though
it’s the holiday season and thus time for some heart warming movies about
Santa, his...
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“Benjamin Button” Stars Take Over LA
Monday
night, at the premiere of David Fincher’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,”
stars...
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Two Legends, One Show: Shirley MacLaine And Coco On Lifetime
Who better to play one of the most powerful and influential women that ever existed, than American...
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“Fringe” Will Give You The Creeps
The imagination of J.J. Abrams seems to be inexhaustible.
The mastermind of hit TV series “Lost”...
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Michael Keaton Will Be The Voice Of Ken In Toy Story 3
Michael Keaton, the former Batman, will be the voice of Ken,
in the next Pixar’s movie, Tory Story...
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Woman Who Crashed into Sandra Bullock's Car in Court
The elderly Gloucester, Mass., woman who crashed Friday into a car carrying Sandra Bullock will...
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Jet Li and Jackie Chan Spare 'Forbidden Kingdom' from Mediocrity
If you’re in love with martial arts, Jackie Chan, Jet Li or
all three together, then your...
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Disney Previews Its New 3D Animated Movies
Walt Disney said that Disney and Pixar will produce eight new 3D animated films in the next four...
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Movie Review: ‘The Bucket List’
“The Bucket List”, Rob Reiner’s movie (Rumor Has It) about
old men getting their last wishes, is a...
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Xzibit Joins Oliver Stone for "Pinkville"
Rapper Xzibit is pursuing his dreams of an acting career by joining acclaimed director Oliver Stone...
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Deborah Kerr Dies, Aged 86
The Scottish actress Deborah Kerr, who won a Golden Globe award
and remained in the movie history...
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Michael Moore Launches “Sicko” At Cannes
Michael Moore, the US
filmmaker known for his controversial documentaries such as “Fahrneheit...
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