Organic food labeled and packaged as such brings about the belief in shoppers that these products are tastier and healthier than regular food items, a new survey reveals. To test the perception of 144 people regarding organic food, a graduate student researcher at Cornell University asked them to rate yogurt, cookies and potato chips […]
CT scans are being used on more and more children in the United States and this trend has concerned some health experts about the effects of radiation on this patient population. Repeated exposure to ionizing radiation emitted by CT scans can increase the risk of developing cancer. A study published this week in the journal […]
Spending cuts worth $38 billion will be implemented this year under a last -minute agreement made by the White House and Capitol Hill. The deal prevented a looming federal government shutdown and excludes spending cuts for such programs as Planned Parenthood as originally proposed by Republicans. “We fought to keep government spending down, because it […]
Apartment rentals in the U.S. have risen in the first three months of the year as more Americans opt to rent instead of buy homes, a report from research company Reis Inc. showed today. Fort the last quarter of 2010, the apartment vacancy rate dropped from 8 percent to 6.2 percent, the lowest since the […]
Superbugs in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the U.K. may have originated from South Asia, British scientists said in a new study published Thursday. About 200 water samples from New Delhi were collected and analyzed for the superbug gene. Two drinking water samples and 51 samples from puddles were found positive for the NDM-1 superbug […]
Mickey Mouse and other Walt Disney characters will soon have their second home in China as the Shanghai Disney Resort opens in about five years. State-owned Shanghai Shendi Group Co. and Walt Disney Co. inked a deal to construct the first of three parks in a seven square kilometer site. Disney opened Hong Kong Disneyland […]
Deron Williams of the New Jersey Nets will undergo wrist surgery and will not play for the remainder of the NBA regular season. Considered one of the premier point guards in the league today, Williams injured his right wrist back in January when he was still with the Utah Jazz. The Nets traded for Deron […]
The Masters 2011 at Augusta National got underway with a familiar face lurking behind first round leader Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland. Tiger Woods shot a 71 to remain six shots off the pace in the opening round of this year’s Masters, an event he has won four times in his career. “I’m right there […]
The royal wedding schedule prepared by Buckingham Palace officials requires the majority of guests to come two and a half hours, or around 8:30 a.m., prior to the start of the ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Friends of Prince William and Kate Middleton are among those expected to come much earlier than other guests such as […]
U.S. exports to China has reached a new record-high of $91.9 billion last year even as the trade deficit between the two countries widened. There has been growing concern about the negative impact on U.S. jobs and competitiveness because of the trade imbalance with China. Yet China is now the fastest-growing recipient of U.S. exports […]
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