28 June 2011
A recent study shows that only one out of four high school students drink soda every day. The study suggests that this ratio shows fewer teenagers are drinking that much sugary drink anymore. Also, the researchers discovered that many high school students actually drink milk, water, and fruit juices very often. Nance Bener, the study’s […]
Posted in Health
28 June 2011
The National Institute of Health announced that the strong-smelling chemical formaldehyde may cause cancer. Styrene, the second widely used chemical in the manufacture of food containers and fibreglass, is also listed under carcinogenic agents. NIH said that people whose works force them to be in constant exposure to formaldehyde are at higher risks for rare […]
Posted in Health
25 June 2011
A recent study concluded that inefficient bowel preparation before a colonoscopy procedure may result in high false negative rates for adenomas or precancerous polyps and a need for repeat tests. Dr. Benjamin Lebwohl of the Columbia University Medical Center said that a subpar cleansing of the bowel before colonoscopy has high impact on the effectiveness […]
Posted in Health
21 June 2011
The decision to continue new education laws in Idaho will depend on the votes of the people in November, the office of the state’s secretary said on Tuesday. A group that seeks to abolish Idaho’s education reform has gathered enough signatures to put the law before the voters. Based on the given documents late Monday, […]
Posted in Nation and World
21 June 2011
Most of us jump in to a conclusion that when a person has learning disabilities, he or she will have a particularly difficult time getting admitted to any college. David Montesano, however, insists that we are all clouded by the wrong assumption. Montesano, a college admission strategist, said that based on years of experience in […]
Posted in Nation and World
21 June 2011
The United States Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday that they will require new sunscreen labelling in order to identify the products that are best for decreasing the risk of skin cancer. Based on the new rules, sunscreens that protect its users from UVA and UVB rays will be classified under “Broad Spectrum” sunscreens. […]
Posted in Health
21 June 2011
On Sunday, a House Democrat joined the party that is fervently requesting Representative Anthony Weiner to resign from his public post following his “sexting” scandals. The New York representative responded to the request by submitting a temporary leave of absence. The chairman of the Republican Party criticized the Democrats for not taking more solid and […]
Posted in Nation and World
16 June 2011
A woman who was brutally attacked by a chimpanzee back in 2009 has undergone a full face transplant in Boston, the hospital where the procedure was made announced on Friday. Charla Nash’s body was mutilated when a friend’s pet chimpanzee went wild. The chimpanzee named Travis then weighed 200 pounds was afterwards killed by the […]
Posted in Health
16 June 2011
Skype Inc. was sued by a Luxembourg company for infringing its patents in a federal court in the United States on Thursday. Via Vadis filed similar lawsuits against the internet video phone company in Europe. Via Vadis alleged in the lawsuit that Skype used two of its patented data access, as well as management technologies […]
Posted in Business
15 June 2011
A man, who said his ex-girlfriend underwent abortion, had expressed his anger through a highway billboard in New Mexico. The billboard, which shows a picture of Greg Fultz with a sketch of a baby in his arms, accuses the woman of killing their child. Greg Fultz, 35-years-old, had bought a billboard in south-central New Mexico […]
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