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Health

Unfortunately, The Salmonella Isn't Going Anywhere

Unfortunately, The Salmonella Isn't Going Anywhere

The goverment’s efforts of finding the source of the salmonella outbreak seem to be misplaced, as...
» read full story July 06th, 2008 - 13:42
Resveratrol In Red Wine May Be The Secret To Ward Off Damage Of Aging

Resveratrol In Red Wine May Be The Secret To Ward Off Damage Of Aging

Researchers may be closer than ever to discover the secret to longevity, as new research by the...
» read full story July 04th, 2008 - 12:33
High Levels Of Good Cholesterol May Preserve Memory

High Levels Of Good Cholesterol May Preserve Memory

New research suggests that high levels of so-called “good” HDL cholesterol not only reduce risk of...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 11:11
CDC: Tomato-Borne Salmonella Infections Reach 756

CDC: Tomato-Borne Salmonella Infections Reach 756

Tomato-borne salmonella infection continues to ravage the US population, according to the latest...
» read full story June 27th, 2008 - 15:13
Falls Resulting in Brain Injuries May be Deadly for the Elderly

Falls Resulting in Brain Injuries May be Deadly for the Elderly

It appears that traumatic brain injuries account for half of all deaths from falls in Americans...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 13:53
GAO Finds Providers in Medicare Program Guilty of Tax Fraud

GAO Finds Providers in Medicare Program Guilty of Tax Fraud

A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a federal watchdog agency, found that more...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 13:09
Norovirus Infects 87 at YMCA Camp

Norovirus Infects 87 at YMCA Camp

YMCA camp in Grand County has been closed after 72 children and 15 staffers have fallen ill with...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 15:53
FDA Warns About Risks Linked With Older Antipsychotics

FDA Warns About Risks Linked With Older Antipsychotics

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned physicians that prescribing certain...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 15:12
The Salmonella Outbreak Gives The FDA A Hard Time

The Salmonella Outbreak Gives The FDA A Hard Time

The source of the salmonella outbreak is still unknown, even though the Food and...
» read full story June 14th, 2008 - 13:13
Salmonella Fear Prompts Stores to Pull Tomatoes from Shelves

Salmonella Fear Prompts Stores to Pull Tomatoes from Shelves

Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s warning on Tuesday that tomatoes might...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 10:07
Harvard Study Says More Friends = Better Memory

Harvard Study Says More Friends = Better Memory

The Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at Harvard School of Public Health has...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 23:15
Pollution Leads to Nearly 24,000 Deaths in California Yearly

Pollution Leads to Nearly 24,000 Deaths in California Yearly

Nearly 24,000 Californians die prematurely because exposure to pollution for a long time,...
» read full story May 26th, 2008 - 16:29
Panel Urges Home Monitors for Every Hypertensive Patient

Panel Urges Home Monitors for Every Hypertensive Patient

A new statement coming from three heart groups recommends hypertensive people monitor their blood...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 12:19
CDC Investigation Links Salmonella Outbreak to Dry Dog Food

CDC Investigation Links Salmonella Outbreak to Dry Dog Food

A report in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s publication on Thursday links dry dog...
» read full story May 16th, 2008 - 15:11
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
West Nile Virus Risk Increases As Mosquito Season Started Early

West Nile Virus Risk Increases As Mosquito Season Started Early

As the warm season sets in, the risk for the West Nile virus to manifest becomes higher as...
» read full story April 20th, 2008 - 10:04
House Votes to Expand Global AIDS Funds with $20 Billion

House Votes to Expand Global AIDS Funds with $20 Billion

The House of Representatives, Wednesday, overwhelmingly voted to expand a popular program aimed at...
» read full story April 03rd, 2008 - 14:19
Mississippi Confirms First West Nile Virus Case for 2008

Mississippi Confirms First West Nile Virus Case for 2008

The state Health Department confirmed Monday, in a press release, Mississippi’s first human...
» read full story April 01st, 2008 - 16:10
Blood Pressure Treatment Cuts Heart Risks in the Elderly

Blood Pressure Treatment Cuts Heart Risks in the Elderly

New research finds that treating high blood pressure in patients aged 80 and older can reduce the...
» read full story April 01st, 2008 - 11:50
Great Escape Illness Toll Reaches 352

Great Escape Illness Toll Reaches 352

The state Department of Health reported that the number of people sickened at the Six Flags Great...
» read full story March 25th, 2008 - 15:00
Cases of Alamosa Residents Sickened by Tainted Water Top 200

Cases of Alamosa Residents Sickened by Tainted Water Top 200

The number of Alamosa residents with salmonella topped 200 Sunday, from 33 cases initially...
» read full story March 24th, 2008 - 14:27
Honduras: FDA Melon Warning - 'Extreme and Imprudent'

Honduras: FDA Melon Warning - 'Extreme and Imprudent'

The Food and Drug Administration’s warning that cantaloupes from Agropecuaria Montelibano...
» read full story March 24th, 2008 - 10:13
Cantaloupes Recalled over Salmonella Outbreak Concerns

Cantaloupes Recalled over Salmonella Outbreak Concerns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that cantaloupes from Agropecuaria Montelibano,...
» read full story March 22nd, 2008 - 23:09
Alamosa Residents to Use Bottled Water after Salmonella Outbreak

Alamosa Residents to Use Bottled Water after Salmonella Outbreak

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has warned all residents in Alamosa to...
» read full story March 20th, 2008 - 12:57
Study Finds Balance in Old Age Is Connected to Brain Changes

Study Finds Balance in Old Age Is Connected to Brain Changes

The ability to keep your balance when old is linked to changes to white matter (leukoaraiosis), or...
» read full story March 19th, 2008 - 17:31
Robo4 Gene – ‘Major Breakthrough” for Eye Diseases

Robo4 Gene – ‘Major Breakthrough” for Eye Diseases

New research reveals that a gene called Robo4 could help curb or prevent two leading causes of...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 13:52
Mild Cognitive Impairment – A Common Disease among the Elderly

Mild Cognitive Impairment – A Common Disease among the Elderly

One in five Americans over age 70 has mild cognitive impairment while not having dementia and a...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 12:00
Penicillin May Beat Resistant Bacteria, Researchers Say

Penicillin May Beat Resistant Bacteria, Researchers Say

A new study by researchers in the UK, Canada and U.S. shows new hopes of restoring penicillin’s...
» read full story March 14th, 2008 - 16:14
Medicines for Elderly More Expensive, Report Says

Medicines for Elderly More Expensive, Report Says

A new study by the American Association of Retired People (AARP) reveals that drug makers...
» read full story March 06th, 2008 - 13:35
Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix Recalled over Salmonella Concerns

Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix Recalled over Salmonella Concerns

The Quaker Oats Co. said Tuesday that it was recalling a limited number of Aunt Jemima Pancake...
» read full story March 05th, 2008 - 15:18
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World

Medicare Pay Cuts on Senate Republicans’ Hands

Medicare Pay Cuts on Senate Republicans’ Hands

Whether the elderly continues to receive medical care under the Medicare program will be decided...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 11:55

Police Captures Suspect in 8 Murders

Tuesday night, the man who allegedly killed 8 people from both Illinois and Missouri was arrested...
» read full story July 02nd, 2008 - 11:07

House Passes Bill Blocking Medicare Cut for Doctors

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed legislation to block a July 1...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 13:31

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...
» read full story June 23rd, 2008 - 14:44
FDA Issues Tomato Warning Following Salmonella Outbreak

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...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 11:14
Tomatoes-Related Salmonella Cases Rising in Texas

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...
» read full story June 06th, 2008 - 14:54
Rescue Mission For Mona Lisa’s Passagers

Rescue Mission For Mona Lisa’s Passagers

Mona Lisa’s captain together with the Latvian authorities decided to start the evacuation of the...
» read full story May 05th, 2008 - 13:59
Authorities Find Bed Used for Marital Sex in Polygamist Temple

Authorities Find Bed Used for Marital Sex in Polygamist Temple

Child Protective Services investigators have reportedly found a bed in the temple of the polygamist...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 12:41
Tornado Wreaks Havoc in Little Rock, Arkansas

Tornado Wreaks Havoc in Little Rock, Arkansas

Arkansas' capital city, Little Rock and its suburbs were struck by a powerful tornado on Thursday....
» read full story April 04th, 2008 - 13:01

Flooding, Heavy Snow Have Crippled US Midwest

Heavy rain has created flooding across the US Midwest, as rivers came out of their banks in...
» read full story March 22nd, 2008 - 20:00
Mahatma Gandhi’s Ashes Scattered At Sea At 60th Anniversary

Mahatma Gandhi’s Ashes Scattered At Sea At 60th Anniversary

The 60th anniversary of the death of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated on...
» read full story January 30th, 2008 - 13:49
Tanker Bursts into Flames Razing Homes and Cars near Boston

Tanker Bursts into Flames Razing Homes and Cars near Boston

A tanker carrying about 9,000 gallons of gasoline overturned in a traffic circle and burned into...
» read full story December 05th, 2007 - 15:32
Earthquake in the Caribbean Leaves One Dead

Earthquake in the Caribbean Leaves One Dead

A strong earthquake of 7.4-magnitude on the Richter scale hit several Caribbean holiday islands...
» read full story November 30th, 2007 - 15:58
Three Days of Mourning for Afghan Suicide Bombing Victims

Three Days of Mourning for Afghan Suicide Bombing Victims

On Wednesday Afghan President Karzai declared three days of national mourning for the 41 victims...
» read full story November 07th, 2007 - 10:29
The Russian Chessboard Serial Killer Gets Life in Jail

The Russian Chessboard Serial Killer Gets Life in Jail

The Russian suspected of killing 48 people was found guilty by a Russian jury on Wednesday....
» read full story October 24th, 2007 - 18:07
Investigators Continue Search For Madeleine

Investigators Continue Search For Madeleine

Portuguese investigators will continue the search for missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann after...
» read full story September 27th, 2007 - 17:39
Experts Study Photo in Madeleine McCann Case

Experts Study Photo in Madeleine McCann Case

Experts are analyzing a photograph taken in Morocco of a blonde girl who reportedly looks like...
» read full story September 26th, 2007 - 16:26
Attacks Claim At Least Nine Lives in Iraq

Attacks Claim At Least Nine Lives in Iraq

Baghdad and Basra were rocked Tuesday by a series of powerful explosions that claimed at least nine...
» read full story September 25th, 2007 - 17:06
At Least Two Dead as Typhoon Wipha Strikes Japan and Taiwan

At Least Two Dead as Typhoon Wipha Strikes Japan and Taiwan

At least two died after the powerful Typhoon Wipha struck northern Japan and Taiwan, where land and...
» read full story September 18th, 2007 - 11:01
“Chessboard Killer” Goes on Trial in Russia

“Chessboard Killer” Goes on Trial in Russia

A man suspected to be a serial killed has been charged with 49 murders and three attempted murders...
» read full story September 13th, 2007 - 19:39
Pope Celebrates Mass With Pilgrims in Mariazell

Pope Celebrates Mass With Pilgrims in Mariazell

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open-air mass on Saturday with thousands of believers at the...
» read full story September 08th, 2007 - 14:20
Fierce Fire Breaks Out at British Hotel, At Least One Dead

Fierce Fire Breaks Out at British Hotel, At Least One Dead

A fierce fire broke out at a hotel in south-west Britain on Saturday, at least one person being...
» read full story August 18th, 2007 - 14:02
Mortars Target Peace Conference in Mogadishu, Six Killed

Mortars Target Peace Conference in Mogadishu, Six Killed

Five children and an elderly person died Thursday in volatile Mogadishu after militants fired...
» read full story July 19th, 2007 - 20:25
Mass Grave Discovered Near Kabul

Mass Grave Discovered Near Kabul

An underground barrack dating from the Soviet occupation in the 1980s, transformed into a mass...
» read full story July 06th, 2007 - 15:15
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Specials

Red Wine Compound Could Delay Aging

Red Wine Compound Could Delay Aging

Drinking a glass of wine on daily basis will do you no harm. Oppositely, it will protect you...
» read full story July 07th, 2008 - 14:37
E. coli Outbreak Leads to Massive Beef Recall

E. coli Outbreak Leads to Massive Beef Recall

Nebraska Beef Ltd decided to expand its voluntary recall to 5.3 million pounds, representing all...
» read full story July 05th, 2008 - 12:16
Nebraska Beef Ltd. Prepares Massive Beaf Recall

Nebraska Beef Ltd. Prepares Massive Beaf Recall

Nebraska Beef Ltd. announced its decision to expand its already massive meat recall to 5.3 million...
» read full story July 04th, 2008 - 14:14
High Levels of HDL Cholesterol Cut Risk of Dementia in the Elderly

High Levels of HDL Cholesterol Cut Risk of Dementia in the Elderly

New study in the July issue of the American Heart Association’s journal Arteriosclerosis,...
» read full story July 02nd, 2008 - 16:11
Gay Revelers Celebrate Pride, Marriage

Gay Revelers Celebrate Pride, Marriage

Not even two weeks have passed since same-sex marriage became legal in California and drag...
» read full story June 30th, 2008 - 15:18
Wall-E Heads To Stellar Weekend At Box Office

Wall-E Heads To Stellar Weekend At Box Office

With earnings of $23.2 million in its opening day, “Wall-E” is heading to be this weekend champion...
» read full story June 29th, 2008 - 15:08
Tomato-Borne Salmonella Infection – Facts You Should Know

Tomato-Borne Salmonella Infection – Facts You Should Know

As the source of tomatoes-borne salmonella infections has not been discovered yet, here are some...
» read full story June 12th, 2008 - 14:26
Salmonella Scare Prompts Tomato Withdrawal Nationwide

Salmonella Scare Prompts Tomato Withdrawal Nationwide

Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s tomato warning, more restaurants and grocery...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 10:03

Number of US States Struck by Salmonella Infections Reaches 16

Tomatoes-borne Salmonella bacteria appear to infect more people each day spreading all over the...
» read full story June 07th, 2008 - 22:12
Tomatoes May Be Blamed for Salmonella Outbreak in 9 States

Tomatoes May Be Blamed for Salmonella Outbreak in 9 States

Health authorities are blaming tomatoes for an outbreak of salmonella in nine U.S. states after...
» read full story June 04th, 2008 - 10:43
Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution

Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution

Short-term exposure to current levels of ozone pollution is directly linked to poor health in...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 12:26
Olympia Fields Podiatrist Convicted in Sexual Assault Case

Olympia Fields Podiatrist Convicted in Sexual Assault Case

A podiatrist from Olympia Fields was found guilty Monday of sexually assaulting an elderly woman...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 15:58
Sir Arthur C. Clarke Dies Aged 90

Sir Arthur C. Clarke Dies Aged 90

The famous UK science-fiction writer, Sir Arthur C. Clarke has died today in Sri Lanka,...
» read full story March 19th, 2008 - 01:29
Wii Is The Latest Attraction in A British Retirement Home

Wii Is The Latest Attraction in A British Retirement Home

When Nintendo introduced its Wii console last year, the company officials said they intended to...
» read full story September 15th, 2007 - 14:24
Chinese Catholic Priest Detained By Authorities Again

Chinese Catholic Priest Detained By Authorities Again

An elderly Chinese bishop from the underground Roman Catholic Church has been detained by police...
» read full story June 07th, 2007 - 14:03
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Science

White House Finally Comes Up With Climate Report

White House Finally Comes Up With Climate Report

The Bush administration finally concluded what we’ve been suspecting for some time now: that the...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 12:09
Stem cell breakthrough promises “ethical” bio-replacements

Stem cell breakthrough promises “ethical” bio-replacements

No need to worry about the ethical implications of stem-cell research anymore: American scientists...
» read full story December 23rd, 2007 - 23:47
By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

A new study from John Hopkins University reveals that if Americans continue with their bad habits...
» read full story July 22nd, 2007 - 18:38
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People

Controversial Anna Nicole Smith Remembered

Controversial Anna Nicole Smith Remembered

On February 8, 2007, a year ago, Vickie Lynn Marshall aka Anna Nicole Smith died.A Texas native,...
» read full story February 08th, 2008 - 22:36
Brooke Astor's Robbing Lawyer To Turn Himself In

Brooke Astor's Robbing Lawyer To Turn Himself In

Francis Morrissey, former lawyer of the late Brooke Astor, is charged with forgery and conspiracy...
» read full story November 30th, 2007 - 15:22
George Clooney Sympathizes With Britney

George Clooney Sympathizes With Britney

Trying to prove his point regarding paparazzi’s "bounty-hunters" tactics, George Clooney...
» read full story November 21st, 2007 - 02:02
The Famous French Mime Marcel Marceau Dies At Age 84

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...
» read full story September 23rd, 2007 - 22:56
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Technology

ASIMO To Conduct The Detroit Symphony Orchestra on May 13

ASIMO To Conduct The Detroit Symphony Orchestra on May 13

If we say Honda, we say innovation, and that is exactly what its latest idea inspires us to think....
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 20:40
Toyota Shows Off Two New Partner Robots

Toyota Shows Off Two New Partner Robots

Toyota Motor Corp. presented on Thursday its latest creations belonging to robotics field meant to...
» read full story December 09th, 2007 - 18:54
Sony’s Profits Soar on Digital Camera Sales

Sony’s Profits Soar on Digital Camera Sales

A weaker yen and strong demand for Sony’s digital cameras have sent the Japanese electronics...
» read full story July 26th, 2007 - 19:07
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Movies

Woman Who Crashed into Sandra Bullock's Car in Court

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...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 17:03
Jet Li and Jackie Chan Spare 'Forbidden Kingdom' from Mediocrity

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...
» read full story April 18th, 2008 - 16:14
Disney Previews Its New 3D Animated Movies

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...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 13:05
Movie Review: ‘The Bucket List’

Movie Review: ‘The Bucket List’

“The Bucket List”, Rob Reiner’s movie (Rumor Has It) about old men getting their last wishes, is a...
» read full story January 11th, 2008 - 16:17
Xzibit Joins Oliver Stone for "Pinkville"

Xzibit Joins Oliver Stone for "Pinkville"

Rapper Xzibit is pursuing his dreams of an acting career by joining acclaimed director Oliver Stone...
» read full story November 12th, 2007 - 17:47
Deborah Kerr Dies, Aged 86

Deborah Kerr Dies, Aged 86

The Scottish actress Deborah Kerr, who won a Golden Globe award and remained in the movie history...
» read full story October 18th, 2007 - 20:12
Michael Moore Launches “Sicko” At Cannes

Michael Moore Launches “Sicko” At Cannes

Michael Moore, the US filmmaker known for his controversial documentaries such as “Fahrneheit...
» read full story May 20th, 2007 - 17:28
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