Obesity rates in the United States have doubled in the last 30 years and today some 34 percent of Americans are considered obese according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But weight loss surgery is now a viable and effective option for severely obese people according to the American Heart Association. […]
The Philippine Azkals overcame a sluggish start to make the match more interesting, but fell 2-1 against Mongolia under frigid conditions in Ulan Bator. But the national football team still advanced to the next round of the Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup in Myanmar because they had more goals than the Mongolian team during the […]
Kate Middleton is hogging the headlines lately because of her impending royal wedding to Prince William. It seems like her family is cashing in with her rising popularity with a slew of consumer products being offered by the family business. Family-run website and mail-order business Party Pieces just launched a Britannia scratch card product for […]
Maria Sharapova said she feels for the plight of the Japanese people struck by multiple disasters, especially the ongoing nuclear crisis there because it is similar to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. The mother of the three-time Grand Slam champion was pregnant with her only child when the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine […]
The possible nuclear meltdown of multiple reactors in Japan following a powerful quake and tsunami may affect the prospects of a nuclear energy revival in the United States. President Barack Obama has espoused clean energy as one of his administration’s major programs. He had asked for $54 billion from Congress for nuclear energy projects in […]
Childhood cancer patients are sometimes rendered infertile by the treatments they receive to get rid of the disease. Many of their sperm cells die during the process and they tend to have difficulty having children. If they are advised promptly, young men can store their sperm through a sperm bank, although most are not told […]
Nick Watney birdied the final hole of the World Golf Championship at Doral Resort and Spa on Sunday to win his third PGA tour title, while Tiger Woods showed some improvement. He scored a 67 for the final round and 16-under for the tournament and won by two strokes over Dustin Johnson who carded a […]
A travel alert has been issued by the United States for its citizens to delay or cancel nonessential trips to Japan after the country was hit by a powerful magnitude 8.9 earthquake and a tsunami that engulfed entire towns. The U.S. State Department is warning travelers about water and food shortages as well as power […]
Swine flu or the H1N1 outbreak in 2009 could have been handled better by health officials, a preliminary report by the World Health Organization said today. The United Nations health agency had formed a committee to look into how effective it was in handling the pandemic. The panel concluded that WHO committed some mistakes that […]
Oil prices have risen 22 percent in the past year and the ongoing tension in the Middle East is likely to make matters worse. The per gallon price of regular gasoline has hit $3.54 yesterday compared to just $2.77 one year earlier, figures from AAA showed. In light of looming oil supply disruptions, some are […]
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