23 May 2011
Researchers have discovered that the severity of cystic fibrosis is influenced greatly by variations in genetics. Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary condition that has claimed so many lives by affecting the lungs and digestive system. Dr. Garry Cutting, a member of John Hopkins Hospital’s McKusick-Nathans Institute for Gentic Medicine, said in a news release by […]
Posted in Health
23 May 2011
21-st century money launderers have forgotten about bulk cash that is hard to hide; it is simply too inconvenient for them. They have found a rather safer way to stash money in the form of prepaid cards. Prepaid cards are electronically loaded with cash. Moreover, getting them does not necessitate a bank account. In fact, […]
Posted in Business
23 May 2011
Maryanne Godbolo’s frustration over her daughter’s physical impairment led to a 12-hour standoff when police officers came to take her daughter away. She also lashed out on what Godbolo considers to be inappropriate state interference on her child’s medical care. When the 12-hour standoff ended, Godbolo was in handcuffs and her child was placed in […]
Posted in Health
20 May 2011
Former California governor, Arnold Schwarzenneger decided to put his acting career and his movie comeback on hold as he settles marital and domestic fallout following his affair with one of his previous housekeepers. Schwarzenneger is now preparing for a possible extremely costly divorce. Based from a statement released from Schwarzenneger’s office, the “Terminator” action superstar […]
Posted in Entertainment
20 May 2011
On Thursday, the state Senate of Wisconsin approved a bill pushed by Republicans to require photo identification in order to vote. The Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, is expected to sign the bill into a law. Based on a report by the National Conference of State Legislatures, ten states are now requiring photo identification […]
Posted in Nation and World
20 May 2011
The Food and Drug Administration has announced Thursday that retail pharmacies will stop selling the controversial oral diabetes drug Avandia starting November, because of the possible cardiovascular problems it may cause to patients. Based on the new set of rules set by the FDA, Avandia will only be sold to patients who have been using […]
Posted in Health
20 May 2011
On Wednesday, a study was released by the Berlin Studies Center tells us that a third of the university students in the capital of Germany would consider prostitution to finance their education. That rate is higher than the other two cities that the study looked at – Paris and Kiev. In Paris, only 29.2% of […]
Posted in Nation and World
20 May 2011
On Wednesday, the environmental minister of Brazil said that they have built a crisis center to address the issue of increasing deforestation in the rainforests in the Amazon. Minister Izabella Teixeria told the press that they had to do something to address this issue after data taken from a satellite feed showed a very significant […]
Posted in Travel
20 May 2011
Somebody in Pakistan knew about the whereabouts of bin Laden and that he has been hiding in the country, said the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in an interview on Wednesday. He, however, said that he has seen pieces of evidence that clears the country’s senior leaders of the possible conspiracy. Gates said that senior […]
Posted in Nation and World
18 May 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, chief of IMF, is feared to be contemplating suicide after the pressure for him to resign from his office grows and the hotel maid he allegedly raped said that she did not have any idea who he was when she reported him. Strauss-Kahn is now under suicide watch said the police on Tuesday. […]
Posted in Business
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