The Miami Heat trailed the hometown Detroit Pistons by 11 points late in the third period before staging a furious comeback in the final quarter to win the game 100-94. Using a 15-0 burst to start the fourth quarter, the Miami Heat led 88-81 and held on for the win. The Pistons were down by […]
Nintendo 3DS devices can detect vision problems in young children under six years old and would be safe for them to use according to the American Optometric Association. The statement by the optometrist group runs counter to the recommendations earlier announced by Nintendo that the handheld game console is not for kids aged 6 and […]
Heat waves will be “more frequent, persistent and intense” in European countries over the next few decades as greenhouse gases proliferate and raise temperature levels, a new study says. A major heat wave swept through Russia in 2010 and killed thousands of people and damaged cropland, and researchers say it is now five to ten […]
Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center in Phoenix, Arizona will be expanding its facilities and services to cater to more patients, conduct more research and educate the public regarding the degenerative disease. The center opened its brand new site in December 2010 on the Barrow Neurological Institute of St. Joseph’s Hospital. Officials of the hospital announced the […]
Radiation in California from Japan was confirmed by sensitive detectors originally meant to pick up secret nuclear explosions. Very low levels of radiation from the troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant was monitored in Sacramento, the first time radiation from Japan had reached U.S. shores. Pacific winds blowing eastward had carried the radiation from Fukushima to […]
Stem cell therapy can help enlarged hearts due to heart attacks, inflammation and congestive heart failure shrink in size to more normal proportions within a year, a small clinical trial shows. The process involves getting stem cells from the bone marrow of the patients then injecting them into the heart. Researchers noted that cardiac function […]
Tiger Woods and his ex-wife Elin Nordegren will soon become neighbors as the latter is set to buy a beachfront mansion near the golf star’s home. The Palm Beach Post reported yesterday that the 30-year old Nordegren bought a 17,000-square foot home with eight bedrooms located in North Palm Beach. Tiger Woods said last week […]
The bus driver of a passenger bus which crashed March 12 in the Bronx had his license suspended by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Ophadel Williams, 40, was behind the wheel of the bus which swerved, flipped over, and smashed into street poles, killing 15 passengers. Williams said he avoided a tractor-trailer and lost control of […]
Public health authorities are still fighting the difficult scourge of smoking and health officials said in a report that banning menthol cigarettes may discourage more people to pick up the habit. A panel of advisers commissioned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded after a year of study that the menthol flavor in cigarette […]
The New York Knicks have often been criticized for not playing good enough defense to be championship contenders this season. But for one night at least, defense hardly mattered. Knicks guard Toney Douglas drained 9 of a team record 20 three point shots to beat the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 120-99 at Madison Square Garden. Douglas […]
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