15 June 2011
Citigroup Inc. said hackers who penetrated the bank’s online account site had stolen data from about 2,000 credit card customers located in North America. These include names, account numbers, as well email addresses of the customers. The hackers have seen the account data for about 1 percent of the bank’s credit card customers, the financial […]
Posted in Business
15 June 2011
Applications for home loans decreased last week, but the demand for refinancing increased as interest rates bordered down, a financial group said on Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index for mortgage application activity, including the demand for home purchase and refinancing, dropped 0.4% in the week that ended June 3, according to the Weekly Mortgage […]
Posted in Finance
15 June 2011
A recent study suggests that people who experience a sleep disorder called obstructive sleep apnea could get rid of the condition through losing a considerable amount of weight. Most of the individuals with sleep apnea do not realize that they wake up several times durring the night as they breathe difficultly. Sleep apnea is a […]
Posted in Health
15 June 2011
Women who were obese or overweight before and after being diagnosed with breast cancer have lower odds of surviving the disease, a recent study suggests. Researcher of the study found that the relationship between deaths from breast cancer and excessive weight only occur in estrogen receptor-positive forms of the illnesses. An estrogen receptor-positive form of […]
Posted in Health
13 June 2011
Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh underwent surgery in Saudi Arabia following being wounded in an attack to his palace. The people of Yemen cheered and even killed cows (as sacrifice) in celebration to what they hope is the beginning of the end of the president’s 33-year rule. An official representing the Yemeni government said that […]
Posted in Nation and World
13 June 2011
When the news that excessive cellphone use may cause brain cancer spread like wildfire across the globe, the United States public welcomed it without merely a shrug of the shoulder. The announcement, or rather the warning was given by the World Health Organization. After the warning has been given, many vowed they will buy or […]
Posted in Health
13 June 2011
An anticipated showdown over Indiana’s new law that cuts off funds for the Planned Parenthood organization may check just how far Republican states are willing to go in pushing their anti-abortion agendas. The stakes are high and the costs are even higher. Indiana is the first state to cut off all funds to Planned Parenthood […]
Posted in Nation and World
13 June 2011
A recent research study suggests that extending chemo therapy sessions for lung cancer patients will delay the return of the cancer. The current practice is to give patients with advance lung cancer four courses of two chemotherapy medications and wait until it returns. The Spanish scientists admit that the results are still preliminary but they […]
Posted in Health
13 June 2011
The former vice president of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is now accused of stealing $1.7 million from the esteemed facility, authorities announced Thursday. The United States Attorney’s office said that Roosevelt Hairston, Jr. effectively hid the theft from CHOP by coming up shell companies, opened bank accounts under their names, and established deceptive offices […]
Posted in Business
13 June 2011
A 16-year old high school student in the United States was shot dead at a hotel in Costa Rica by a security guard while mistaking him for a thief, authorities announced Thursday. Justin Johnston, a high school senior in Kansas, was shot on his chest on Thursday at the La Cangreja Lodge in La Fortuna […]
Posted in Nation and World
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