Archive for: April, 2011

Travel to Cuba guidelines updated by U.S. government officials

Travel to Cuba

Travel to Cuba has been restricted by the U.S. government since it imposed a trade embargo. Under longstanding rules, travel to the Caribbean country is not permitted for most Americans, with certain exemptions. Those guidelines on travel to Cuba have just been revamped by the U.S. Treasury Department to increase the amount of money Americans […]

No smoking legislation gathers momentum among U.S. states

No Smoking

  No smoking signs are bound to be seen in more establishments around the United States if the present trend of smoking ban legislation holds through 2020, officials of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday. The CDC cited data showing that in 2000, no state had passed a comprehensive no smoking […]

Life on mars: scientists discover “buried treasure” – an underground ice lake

Life on Mars

Life on Mars has been the subject of much debate and speculation that has gripped our minds since we gazed upon the stars. Many years ago, the discovery of ice in the red planet offered some clues as to whether it once had water and was able to support life sometime in the distant past. […]

Manny Pacquiao stepping up training in bid to stop Shane Mosley

Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley on May 7 is shaping up to be a ferocious fight with the two camps busy prepping up their fighters. The camp of Filipino champion and current pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs) has stated that Pacquiao wants to be the first boxer to send former champion Mosley (46-6-1, […]

Lost luggage and flight delays subject to stiffer penalties

Lost Luggage

Lost luggage? Flight delays? Hidden charges? The list of complaints against airlines have increased and for the most part so far, passengers just have to deal with most of them as becoming a normal part of travel. But things are about to change. At least that’s what regulators want. New rules that penalize airlines for […]

Alzheimer’s disease can be detected much earlier using new rules

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer’s disease has been the bane of too many families who are often left helpless when a family member is diagnosed with the condition when the signs and symptoms are already too advanced. But with a better understanding today of Alzheimer’s disease, health experts have revised 30-year-old guidelines that consider early, subtle changes in mental […]

Acai berry scam exposed by FTC, ten online firms charged

Acai Berry

Acai berry diets and products have become a huge fad among Internet consumers looking to benefit from the weight loss and other health wonders of eating the exotic South American product. But unscrupulous website operators have apparently took advantage of the demand for acai berry to perpetrate online scams. The Federal Trade Commission has already […]

Blacked Eyed Peas pay it forward with NY academy for youngsters

Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas have reached the pinnacle of success with their chart-topping hits and huge album sales, and now the group wants young artists to follow in their footsteps. Winners of six Grammys so far, the hip-hop quartet said Tuesday that they will be opening a Peapod Adobe Youth Voices school in Manhattan. The […]

Triglyceride levels lowered through healthy diet and weight loss

Triglycerides

  Triglyceride levels that are high have been linked to heart disease and other conditions, but a healthy diet, regular exercise and weight loss can dramatically lower concentrations according to the American Heart Association. The AHA said that 31 percent of American adults have high triglyceride levels, classified as greater than 150 milligrams per deciliter. […]

Immigration reform meeting today between Obama, other U.S. leaders

Immigration Reform

Immigration reform takes center stage today with a White House meeting between President Barack Obama and other U.S. leaders about how to fix the seemingly broken immigration system. Among those expected to talk with the President about immigration reform are former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Also in attendance […]

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