24 May 2011
On Monday, New York City took its smoking ban a notch higher by including beaches and parks in the list of areas within the city where smoking is prohibited. This is still a part of the city mayor’s campaign to encourage healthy habits. The ban is an addition to the 2003 ban on cigarette smoking […]
Posted in Travel
24 May 2011
Government researchers have reported recently that one in every six American children born today has developmental disability which includes ADHD and autism. That is a sharp 17% rise from the data collected 10 years ago. The study that was published in “Pediatrics”, discovered that around 15% of American children between 3 and 17 years old […]
Posted in Health
24 May 2011
A student who is accused of posting a sex video online of a roommate who eventually committed suicide pleaded not guilty to charges of hate crime on Monday. The case has drawn national attention to existing problems of gay bullying. 19-year old Dharun Ravi did not say a word during his appearance in New Jersey […]
Posted in Nation and World
24 May 2011
On Monday, the Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond strongly advised the British government to ease on the “smash and grab” raid on North Sea oil revenues. Scotland’s National Party Leader criticized the 2.3 billion euro or $3.3 billion recently announced additional tax on the North Sea oil production, which is a chief industry in the […]
Posted in Nation and World
24 May 2011
Oscar De La Hoya entered a drug rehab facility to address a problem on substance abuse, a celebrity news site reported on Saturday. TMZ.com released very few details about the admission, saying only that De La Hoya had gone into a facility in California. Reports speculate that someone working at the rehabilitative facility leaked the […]
Posted in Sports & Recreation
24 May 2011
The government of India on Friday allowed companies to hold their yearly general meetings through video conferencing. The facility provides wider extent of participation and cuts additional costs by those who attend board meetings. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs in India said in a statement that companies should send a notice to directors and shareholders […]
Posted in Business
24 May 2011
A new treatment for HIV has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday. The medication is used with other antiretroviral drugs, which blocks the replication of the virus that causes the disease. TMC278 or rilpivirine is a pill developed by Johnson & Johnson and will be given mainly for patients who […]
Posted in Health
24 May 2011
A 19-year-old lady has been able to flash a grin just a couple of months after she has undergone a delicate transplant surgery. Caitlin Cowen had lost her ability to smile in a surgery that removed a brain tumor in 2008. After doctors removed the tumor deep-seated within her brain, Cowen had suffered from right-side […]
Posted in Health
23 May 2011
Emails sent by an Arizona college were released due to a court order regarding the Tucson shooting rampage. The emails show that campus police have already been worried about the behavior of the suspect, Jared Lee Loughner, and that they were concerned he was armed. One of the emails from Pima Community College, the Arizona […]
Posted in Nation and World
23 May 2011
Experts say that millions of Indians who are below the poverty line and have no access to major financial services may gain huge benefits from mobile banking as the use of cellphones continue to increase in great numbers. Banking thru mobile phones could transform the face of India’s rural economy. However, experts say that the […]
Posted in Business
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