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U.S.

Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining In The US

Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining In The US

New cancer cases and deaths have started to decline for the first time in both American men and...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 18:55
The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

For many people trying to kick the noxious habit of smoking, the Great American Smokeout is a...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 14:38
Survey: Many United States Doctors Consider Quitting

Survey: Many United States Doctors Consider Quitting

A survey released Tuesday revealed that many primary care doctors in the United States were...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 21:29
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Movies

“Twilight” Sequel Keeps Taylor Lautner

“Twilight” Sequel Keeps Taylor Lautner

Stephenie Meyer confirmed the fact that Taylor Lautner will keep his role as a werewolf in the new...
» read full story January 08th, 2009 - 13:59
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Science

Study Says Happiness Is Contagious

Study Says Happiness Is Contagious

A study published Friday in the British journal BMJ, authored by Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis, a...
» read full story December 06th, 2008 - 12:48
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Sports

Federer on Form with Madrid Win over Stepanek

Madrid - Second seed Roger Federer returned from his self- imposed pause from tennis, showing full...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 10:22

Bayern Seek Cup Remedy after Pain of Bremen Defeat

Hamburg - Bayern Munich will be looking to bounce back quickly from a shock 5-2 home defeat to...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 12:50
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Technology

Dance, Dance…with Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak, better known in the tech world as Woz, the man who co-founded Apple together with...
» read full story February 09th, 2009 - 13:51
Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update Goes Haywire

Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update Goes Haywire

Apple’s Leopard OS apparently swallowed the wrong kind of medicine when it got Monday’s update....
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 15:32

Mac OS X 10.5.6 Is Available Now

Apple has just released an update for Mac OS X Leopard which fixes nearly 40 issues related to the...
» read full story December 15th, 2008 - 22:47
Brief Review of Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update

Brief Review of Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update

Apple released an update for Mac OS X Leopard Monday. The Mac OS X 10.5.6 client software is...
» read full story December 15th, 2008 - 22:14
NVIDIA Denies Rumors About Quitting Its Chipset Business

NVIDIA Denies Rumors About Quitting Its Chipset Business

NVIDIA officials have rushed to deny the rumors that have spread on the Internet according to which...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 17:41
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Business

Apple Gains New Users

Apple Gains New Users

Microsoft’s Windows is the most used operating system in the world, but as years passed by,...
» read full story January 03rd, 2009 - 18:03
Watson’s Nicorette Mint Gum Approved

Watson’s Nicorette Mint Gum Approved

Wednesday, Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced that United States health regulators had...
» read full story December 31st, 2008 - 15:39
FCC to Regulate Early Termination Fees for Mobile Phone Service

FCC to Regulate Early Termination Fees for Mobile Phone Service

The president of the Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that the commission is...
» read full story May 24th, 2008 - 16:11
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Specials

Study: Financial Incentives Push People to Quit Smoking

Study: Financial Incentives Push People to Quit Smoking

  A new study has revealed that financial incentives determine more people to quit smoking,...
» read full story February 12th, 2009 - 20:00

Beware Of Third-Hand Smoking

According to scientists, smoking is one of the hardest addictions to give up and because of this...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 23:48
Fitness Centers Cut Prices After Holidays

Fitness Centers Cut Prices After Holidays

New Year Resolutions are one of the most popular methods people use to ease their minds about the...
» read full story January 04th, 2009 - 10:48
Quit Smoking Today!

Quit Smoking Today!

What did your New Year’s resolutions include except losing weight and reducing debts? If you...
» read full story January 01st, 2009 - 20:35
Study: Happiness Is Contagious

Study: Happiness Is Contagious

A study published Friday in the British journal BMJ, authored by Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis, a...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 17:36
The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 14:30
Today’s Smokers More Addicted than Ever, Alarming Rise in Nicotine Dependence

Today’s Smokers More Addicted than Ever, Alarming Rise in Nicotine Dependence

Nicotine dependence has risen 12 percent from 1989 to 2006, and the percentage of people classed...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 16:00
Steve Ballmer to Steer Microsoft in the Post-Gates Era

Steve Ballmer to Steer Microsoft in the Post-Gates Era

Bill Gates’s leaving Microsoft last Friday made ways for its chief executive officer, Steve...
» read full story June 30th, 2008 - 17:50
Beware of Smoking! It Might Lead to Dementia

Beware of Smoking! It Might Lead to Dementia

It has long been known that smoking gradually leads to heart disease and lung cancer among other...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 14:52
Truckers Banned Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix As Well

Truckers Banned Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix As Well

Following the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to ban use of anti-smoking drug Chantix...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 16:22
Social Factor Plays a Significant Role in Quitting Smoking

Social Factor Plays a Significant Role in Quitting Smoking

Quitting smoking appears to be contagious, according to a study published May 22 in the New...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 14:38
Quitting Smoking – A Group Thing, Study Says

Quitting Smoking – A Group Thing, Study Says

New research on quitting smoking shows that people willing to do it are more likely to give up the...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 12:55
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World

Mugabe Clings To Power Through Election Calamity, Cholera

Johannesburg - Zimbabwe is short on laughs these days, so short, in fact, that the capital Harare,...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 13:32

New Zealand conservatives favoured to win general election

Wellington - New Zealand's conservative National Party is poised to sweep from power the Labour-led...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 07:18

Mafia-Threatened Writer Says He's Quitting Italy

Rome - Two years of living under a 24-hour police guard and Roberto Saviano, the Italian author of...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 15:23

Livni Wins Israeli Leadership Race, Aims at Coalition

Tel Aviv - Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni won a narrow victory Thursday in the leadership primary of...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 15:35

Medvedev, Sarkozy Present Peace Plan For South Caucasus

Moscow/Tbilisi - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 18:59
Hillary Clinton Makes Appearance at Bronx High School Graduation

Hillary Clinton Makes Appearance at Bronx High School Graduation

New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton made her first public appearance since quitting the...
» read full story June 23rd, 2008 - 19:06
Dennis Kucinich Quits The Presidential Race

Dennis Kucinich Quits The Presidential Race

Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich announced he is quitting the race for the Democratic presidential...
» read full story January 26th, 2008 - 17:38
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People

Joaquin Phoenix: Is He For Real or is This Just a Witty Hoax?

Joaquin Phoenix: Is He For Real or is This Just a Witty Hoax?

After perplexing fans recently by announcing he was quitting acting to become a hip-hop artist, the...
» read full story February 13th, 2009 - 02:35
Report: John Edwards Had Child with Mistress while Running for President

Report: John Edwards Had Child with Mistress while Running for President

The former North Carolina Senator and 2004 VP candidate John Edwards, whose 2008 campaign for the...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 18:26
Second Nanny Sues Rob Lowe

Second Nanny Sues Rob Lowe

It appears that a former nanny for actor Rob Lowe countersued the actor and his wife, Sheryl,...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 11:58
Former Democratic Ohio Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, Dead At 90

Former Democratic Ohio Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, Dead At 90

Former Democratic Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum, a well-known champion of workers and consumers,...
» read full story March 13th, 2008 - 16:10
LA Mayor Villaraigosa Ends Affair With Newscaster

LA Mayor Villaraigosa Ends Affair With Newscaster

Los Angeles mayor Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa, who made headlines with his adulterous relationship...
» read full story November 24th, 2007 - 22:13
Husband Accuses Country Star Sara Evans of Adultery

Husband Accuses Country Star Sara Evans of Adultery

Sara Evans’ divorce is turning into an ugly “he said, she said”-type of thing....
» read full story September 10th, 2007 - 17:28
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Health

Cardiologists Offer Tips for Everyone’s Hearts

Cardiologists Offer Tips for Everyone’s Hearts

Nowadays many people feel more and more worried about the fact that they need to pass over this...
» read full story February 12th, 2009 - 13:14
February 9 - The Day Smoking Died…in Boston

February 9 - The Day Smoking Died…in Boston

Starting today, many Bostonians will breathe healthier air thanks to a tobacco ban implemented by...
» read full story February 09th, 2009 - 13:48
Breast Cancer Risk Drops after the End of Hormone Replacement Therapy

Breast Cancer Risk Drops after the End of Hormone Replacement Therapy

According to a new study, women that follow HRT, or hormone-replacing therapy, have an increased...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 20:32
The Cigarette Industry Goes Through Hard Times

The Cigarette Industry Goes Through Hard Times

The cigarette industry in the United States will suffer a lot of tough changes. The government will...
» read full story February 01st, 2009 - 13:40
Healthcare Groups, Authorities Join Their Efforts to Curb Smoking

Healthcare Groups, Authorities Join Their Efforts to Curb Smoking

The World Health Organization has repeatedly said that more effective tobacco control policies...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 14:20
Cleaner Air Leads To A Longer Life

Cleaner Air Leads To A Longer Life

According to a recent report involving the way of life for Americans, the significant improvements...
» read full story January 23rd, 2009 - 09:41
Recent Studies Should Discourage Smokers

Recent Studies Should Discourage Smokers

Recent studies show quite some interesting things about smokers and smoking. A West Virginia...
» read full story January 22nd, 2009 - 14:19
2009 Is a Tough Year to Quit Smoking

2009 Is a Tough Year to Quit Smoking

Is quitting smoking one of your 2009 objectives? Well… it’s not going to be easy....
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 16:22
Smoking Ban Proves Effective in Pueblo, Colo., Cuts Heart Attack Rate

Smoking Ban Proves Effective in Pueblo, Colo., Cuts Heart Attack Rate

A study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 11:11
Gyms Cut Prices After Holidays

Gyms Cut Prices After Holidays

New Year Resolutions are one of the most popular methods people use to ease their minds about the...
» read full story January 03rd, 2009 - 16:39
Lung Cancer Threatening More People Than Any Other Cancer

Lung Cancer Threatening More People Than Any Other Cancer

Cancer will become world’s number one killer by 2010, as the number of people in poorer...
» read full story December 28th, 2008 - 14:34
The Incidence of New Cancers in the U.S. Drops for the First Time

The Incidence of New Cancers in the U.S. Drops for the First Time

The overall incidence of new cancer cases and death due to cancer dropped for the first time in...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 14:00
Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining in the US

Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining in the US

New cancer cases and deaths have started to decline for the first time in both American men and...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 14:27
The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 11:17
A Study Finds New Ways of Detecting Heart Disease

A Study Finds New Ways of Detecting Heart Disease

A regular medical exam could soon contain a simple, low-cost blood test, which could help assess...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:42
November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking!

November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking!

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and statistics don’t look too promising. According to the...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:31
Parents That Smoke Might Make Their Children “Food Insecure”

Parents That Smoke Might Make Their Children “Food Insecure”

A recent study shows that children who have parents that smoke are likely to be undernourished and...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 15:02
Eating Fish Regularly May Prevent Kidney Damage In Diabetics

Eating Fish Regularly May Prevent Kidney Damage In Diabetics

One of the most serious complications of diabetes is kidney disease. British researchers have...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 14:01
Today’s Smokers More Hooked on Nicotine

Today’s Smokers More Hooked on Nicotine

People trying to quit smoking these days need much more intensive and individualized treatment, as...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 14:30

20-Year Study To Asses Lifestyle Impact Of Genetic Testing

San Diego's Scripps Translational Science Institute announced Thursday it will carry out...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 16:23
Washington Smoking Rates Lower than Ever, Survey Shows

Washington Smoking Rates Lower than Ever, Survey Shows

It appears that people are becoming more aware of the fact the smoking is not healthy according to...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 15:45
Walgreen Challenges Tobacco Ban

Walgreen Challenges Tobacco Ban

A recently passed city order that bans sales of tobacco products at pharmacies in San Francisco is...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 22:37
Controversial Ads for Chantix, Ambien Indirectly Name the Drugs

Controversial Ads for Chantix, Ambien Indirectly Name the Drugs

The controversial ad campaign initiated by Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest pharmaceutical...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 15:12
New Findings On The Consequences Of Smoking

New Findings On The Consequences Of Smoking

Researchers at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine in Baltimore led by Dr. John Cole...
» read full story August 17th, 2008 - 19:12
Women’s Stroke Risk Closely Linked to Smoking

Women’s Stroke Risk Closely Linked to Smoking

If you haven’t given up smoking, now you have one more reason to do it. Researchers at the...
» read full story August 15th, 2008 - 14:05
Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

It is not enough to be cigarette-free in order to keep yourself away from strokes, according to...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 14:45
VA to Warn Veterans about Chantix’s Suicidal Effects

VA to Warn Veterans about Chantix’s Suicidal Effects

Pfizer’s Chantix is once again in the center of attention but not in a good way, following the...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 15:21
Russert's Death Highlights Heart Attack Risks Once Again

Russert's Death Highlights Heart Attack Risks Once Again

The unforeseen death of NBC’s prominent figure Tim Russert has raised serious questions...
» read full story June 16th, 2008 - 12:54
Russert's Death Is Warning for All Men Over 50

Russert's Death Is Warning for All Men Over 50

Tim Russert has suddenly died at age 58 Friday. After the immediate wave of condolences which...
» read full story June 15th, 2008 - 18:01
Smoking Causes Memory Loss in Middle Age

Smoking Causes Memory Loss in Middle Age

Bad news for middle-aged smokers: not only are they affected by the usual problems that smoking...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 23:49
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