
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 […]
Thursday February 24 2011, 4:03 AM EDT | Posted in
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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 […]
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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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A trade deficit this month was the first in 22 months for Japan due to factors like weak exports to China and higher import costs. Instead of registering a surplus worth 49.6 billion yen in line with expectations, Japan posted a deficit of $471.4 billion yen or $5.7 billion in January. Just a month earlier, […]
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Netflix streaming will soon offer customers some of the most-loved programs in American television history from CBS Broadcasting Inc. Under a new contract announced Tuesday by the two companies, users of Internet streaming and video rental site Netflix will have access to full seasons of past television programs such as “Star Trek, “The Twilight Zone” […]
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Liam Neeson solidified his status as a bona fide action star with his movie “Unknown” taking the number one spot in the U.S. box office weekend. “Unknown” took $21.8 million in sales through Sunday according to the movie’s studio Warner Bros. The movie stars Neeson as a botanist whose identity was stolen and tries to […]
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Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone confirmed today that the Bahrain Grand Prix will not be held on March 13 as originally planned because of security concerns brought by intense street protests there. Ecclestone did not specify an alternative date for the race in this troubled Gulf state. The 2011 Formula One season will now begin […]
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Gastric bypass surgery is more dependable than other weight loss procedure including Lap-Band, U.S. researchers said in a report published in this month’s issue of the Archives of Surgery. The stomach-stapling procedure was also shown to be better in preventing or reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes. It involves skipping a small section of […]
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Chronic fatigue syndrome, whose prevalence and exact cause are still unknown, has been shown in a British study to respond to psychotherapy and exercise rather than antiviral drugs alone. The use of antiviral drugs has been preferred by many sufferers and other clinicians over the years because of other studies that showed that the condition […]
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Borders books on sale attracted plenty of shoppers to about 200 Borders locations nationwide, as the outlets start to clear out inventory before they close due to bankruptcy. The closing stores represent about a third of all Borders locations. In Southern California alone, 21 outlets will be closing by April. Over the weekend, book lovers […]
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