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Shabazz Muhammad Signs With UCLA It’s Daylight Savings Time 2012 Eli Manning: Two-Time Super Bowl MVP Josh Powell Kills Self, Two Sons in Home Fire Groupon Stock Fall: Unexpected or Unavoidable
 
Shabazz Muhammad Signs With UCLA

Shabazz Muhammad Signs With UCLA

With an NCAA-record 11 national championships and a legacy that includes such legendary figures as John Wooden, Lew Alcindor, Bill Walton and Reggie Miller, the UCLA men’s basketball program has indelibly stamped itself among college basketball’s elite. However, since making three consecutive Final Four appearances from 2006 through 2008, the Bruins have reached the NCAA […]

It’s Daylight Savings Time 2012

It’s Daylight Savings Time 2012

It’s that time of year again.  Kind of a love hate relationship.  We loose an hour tonight, but that sacrifice will bring seemingly longer days as the sun stays bright later into the day.  Officially Sunday Morning at 2AM the time will shift forward to 3AM leaving us all a little more tired come wake […]

Eli Manning: Two-Time Super Bowl MVP

Eli Manning: Two-Time Super Bowl MVP

After a crazy season that nearly had the New York Giants missing the playoffs, Eli Manning led them to a come from behind win against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 46. The fourth quarter touchdown drive solidified Manning as MVP of the game for the second time and put the Giants on the […]

Josh Powell Kills Self, Two Sons in Home Fire

Josh Powell Kills Self, Two Sons in Home Fire

GRAHAM, Washington – An email apparently left by Josh Powell, to his attorney stating simply “I’m sorry, goodbye,” was received shortly after Powell’s home burned down, killing him and his two adolescent boys inside. Powell’s email revealed that his life had become anything but private over the past two years, ever since his wife disappeared. […]

Groupon Stock Fall: Unexpected or Unavoidable

Groupon Stock Fall: Unexpected or Unavoidable

In a move unexpected by experts, and unusual for Internet base IPOs; Groupon (GRPN on NASDAQ) fell below its initial price after only 21 days of trading. The Chicago based company, which acts as a local e-commerce marketplace connecting consumers with discounts thorough daily emails, began trading on November 7th, 2011 at more than $25.00 […]

New Study Shows Men are More Likely to Die from Cancer

New Study Shows Men are More Likely to Die from Cancer

19 July 2011

A recent study suggests that men are much more likely to die from majority of specific types of cancer than women in the United States. U.S. researchers from National Cancer Institute cancer epidemiology and genetics division used survival data and vital rates for 36 types of cancer to determine whether survival and mortality rates from […]

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HIV Drug Access Increased Due to a New Licensing Deal

HIV Drug Access Increased Due to a New Licensing Deal

19 July 2011

On Tuesday, the Medicines Patent Pool and the United States pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences announced a deal to boost HIV drug access in developing countries by introducing generic manufacturing. Under the new licensing agreement for HIV drugs, tenofovir, emtricitabine, cobicistat, and elvitegravir will be allowed to have low-cost copycats. Also included in their licensing deal […]

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Baby Workouts – Essential to Fight Obesity

Baby Workouts – Essential to Fight Obesity

19 July 2011

The British government offered a warning for their youngest citizens – preschoolers, toddlers, and even babies – that if they do not want to become obese when they grow older, they need to start they daily exercises now. On Monday, Britain started a campaign against obesity. The government basically wants all children below the age […]

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HIV Drugs Linked to Early Aging

HIV Drugs Linked to Early Aging

19 July 2011

A recent study suggests that an older class of antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV may lead to premature aging. The study was published June 26th in Nature Genetics. The findings of this research help explain why some people who are receiving treatment for HIV with antiviral drugs demonstrate signs of frailty and diseases […]

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Bank of America Pays $8.5 Billion Mortgage Settlement

Bank of America Pays $8.5 Billion Mortgage Settlement

14 July 2011

Bank of America has agreed to pay $8.5 billion to resolve claims that the financial and insurance company sold mortgage-backed securities that are of low-quality before the collapse of the housing market. The deal came after a group of investors insisted that the North Carolina-based company repurchase $47 billion worth of mortgages that the Countrywide […]

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Lifestyle Modifications Cut Rates on Breast Cancer

Lifestyle Modifications Cut Rates on Breast Cancer

14 July 2011

Lifestyle modifications such as getting more exercise, losing weight and drinking less alcohol could significantly decrease the rates of breast cancer throughout a whole population, a new model that roughly calculates the effect of these modifiable risk factors showed. Often, such models are used to approximate the risk of breast cancer based on the things […]

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Smoking during Pregnancy Increases Children’s Risk of Heart Problems

Smoking during Pregnancy Increases Children’s Risk of Heart Problems

14 July 2011

A recent study suggests that children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy have lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels, also known as the “good” cholesterol. This raises children’s risk of suffering from heart attack and stroke later in their life. The study, which was carried out by Australian researchers, has 405 participants at the age of 8 […]

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Generic Drugs Saved From State Lawsuits

Generic Drugs Saved From State Lawsuits

14 July 2011

A Supreme Court ruling on Thursday announced that people may not sue manufacturers of generic drugs under state laws despite thinking that the generic drug label did not adequately warn consumers of the possible side effects. The Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Actavis Inc, and Mylan Inc all went out victorious in three consolidated lawsuits against […]

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British Govt Cuts Affect Single Mothers the Most

British Govt Cuts Affect Single Mothers the Most

14 July 2011

A new research said single moms will be most affected by the government’s plan to cut benefits and increase taxes. The group will lose about 8.5 percent of their total earnings after tax by the year 2015. Reduction in public services will also affect single parents worst than any other households since it will cost […]

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CNN’s Nick Charles Died of Cancer at 64

CNN’s Nick Charles Died of Cancer at 64

14 July 2011

The taxi driver turned CNN’s first sports anchor, Nick Charles, died Saturday of bladder cancer at the age of 64. He served as CNN’s sports anchor for almost 20 years. His wife Cory told CNN that he died peacefully in his home in New Mexico. Nicholas Charles Nickeas grew up in Chicago and worked late-night […]

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