Religious leaders led by Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan on Thursday called for a renewed campaign to lower down the “downright chilling” abortion rate in New York. The city has recorded an average of 90,000 abortions a year on average which constitute 40 percent of all pregnancies in the city. That percentage is twice the national […]
The U.S. Federal Reserve said Friday that consumer debt increased for the second straight month to $1.3 billion during November, as more Americans bought more cars and spent more for schooling toward the end of the year. October saw an increase of $7 billion according to Federal Reserve data. Growth came mostly from auto and […]
A plan for $78 billion in budget cuts and downsizing of Army and Marine Corps troops was announced by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday. Gates also said that the Navy, Army and the Air Force had a combined $100 billion in savings which the department will use to modernize U.S. forces through 2015 […]
Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal will square off once again following a controversial draw in their December 18 boxing match held in Quebec City. This was the decision made by the World Boxing Council which sanctioned the world title match. “The WBC board of governors has voted in favor of ordering the immediate rematch,” said […]
Irritable bowel syndrome symptoms can be lessened by the antibiotic rifaximin, two new studies held in the Canada and the United States have shown. The studies were published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The condition is fairly common and affects one in five Americans. Younger women are more prone to developing the […]
Manufacturers of 3D television sets will soon be selling lighter and more affordable 3D glasses this year similar to those worn by moviegoers. TV makers are blaming the current heavy 3D glasses for the dismal sales of 3D television sets last year. They said they need to replace some older 3D TVs with newer models […]
A 1998 autism study by Dr. Andrew Wakefield and his team linking the MMR vaccine to the developmental disorder was “an elaborate fraud” according to investigators who looked at the veracity of Wakefield’s findings. The new analysis of British researchers appeared Thursday in the online version of the journal BMJ. Wakefield’s work was hailed as […]
A secret spy satellite program is being undertaken by the United States and Germany, leaked diplomatic cables from WikiLeaks obtained by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten revealed. The project is said to be masquerading as a commercial satellite program because of its sensitive capabilities. The leaked information from the American embassy in Berlin also said that France […]
Nearly 85 percent of American adults are now wearing seat belts, an increase from 81 percent in 2002 and up significantly from just 11 percent in 1982, before legislation requiring Americans to buckle up was passed, according to a survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Authorities have credited the use of […]
A large study revealed that American children may be exposed to seven radiation scans on average by the time they reach 18. This figure has researchers and health officials concerned because repeated and prolonged exposure to radiation may significantly increase the risk of cancer. Some of the common screening tests like X-rays use little radiation. […]
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