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NFL lockout impending as two sides continue to talk

NFL Lockout

An NFL lockout in 2011 remains a distinct possibility as team owners and players continue to disagree on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement. The head of the players union DeMaurice Smith informed agents yesterday that the two sides have not made any progress to stave off an NFL lockout for the first […]

Foreclosure process debacle may result to fines for Wells Fargo, BofA

Foreclosure Process

The foreclosure process mishandled by big mortgage companies Wells Fargo and Bank of America under investigation may result to hefty fines. State attorneys general of all 50 states are conducting a probe amid allegations that the banks kicked people out of their homes based on shoddy paperwork. Bank of America, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, […]

Bowel cancer prevention: Brits told to go easy on red meat

Bowel Cancer

Bowel cancer is responsible for 16,500 deaths in Britain each year, and health officials want to minimize that number by encouraging Brits to reduce the consumption of processed and red meat. The UK Department of Health said 90 grams and above of red meat per day will increase the risk of bowel cancer. Some 42 […]

High-speed rail project in Florida back on track after key meeting

High Speed Rail in Florida

The derailed high-speed rail plan in Florida may yet be built after it was revived by two key government officials in charge of the project. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood met with Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday to talk more about the program . LaHood said in a statement that Gov. Scott “asked me […]

Prostate cancer screening test may lead to overdiagnosis

Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer screening involves PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood tests which are said to detect the disease. But the reliability of the test has been called into question by some health experts. A high PSA can mean prostate cancer, but can also be a sign of a benign enlargement of the prostate. Tumors can also […]

Deron Williams may not play for the New Jersey Nets beyond 2012

Deron Williams

Deron Williams, the superstar guard traded by the Utah Jazz to the New Jersey Nets, said his playing days for his new team may not go beyond 2012 when his current contract expires. In exchange for Williams, the Nets had to give up No. 3 pick Derrick Favors, point guard Devin Harris and two first […]

Airline tickets for cheap getting harder to come by

Airline Tickets

Airline tickets for cheap are more difficult to get these days as airlines take advantage of a spike in travel demand and try to offset rising aviation fuel prices. U.S. carriers have been jacking up airfares at the fastest pace since 2009, and passengers should expect airline tickets to become even more expensive. Domestic airfares […]

Spending cuts will hinder recovery, Goldman Sachs warns

Spending Cuts

Spending cuts as deep as proposed by the Republicans will take away the early momentum of recovery, bank and investment firm Goldman Sachs warned today. House Republicans have pushed a bill that would slash $61 billion in federal spending from March to September this year. The measure will shave off 1.5 percent from U.S. economic […]

Chronic fatigue syndrome or Lyme disease? Spinal fluid holds the key

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome and Lyme disease have similar symptoms and many health professionals can still be dumbfounded in telling the differences between the two conditions. The key in knowing for sure may lie in a newly-discovered group of proteins in spinal fluid. A small preliminary study shows promising findings that can help clinicians. Researchers led […]

Cell phone radiation jacks up brain activity according to report

Cell Phone Radiation

Cell phone radiation emitted from the devices’ antennas have been shown in a study to stimulate brain activity to a high level. The findings of the study, which appeared Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is raising fresh concerns about the impact of cell phone use to our health. The team of […]

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