Colon cancer screening is important for older Americans and has become a common test in many facilities across the United States. But a new study of 200,000 Medicare patients suggests that colon cancer screening may be overdone and needlessly repeated for many people, which may be exposing themselves to greater risks than benefits from […]
High speed rail funds worth $2 billion which was originally intended for Florida have been re-allocated to California and the Northeast after “The Sunshine State” spurned the project. The White House announced the transfer of funding to build 22 high-speed rail networks in key regions in the country as part of its infrastructure […]
Memphis flooding reached near historic-high levels yesterday as authorities tried to evacuate as many people as possible out of harm’s way. Farmers along the river built makeshift barriers in a bid to prevent flood waters from inundating their crops. City engineers meanwhile had to divert water into a lake to soften the blow on levees […]
Marvel’s “Thor” movie hammered the competition in the box-office during its opening weekend, raking in $66 million in North America, the film studio said today. The global box-office gross of the “Thor” movie is now $242 million after it made $46 million in 60 international markets, clearly another mega-hit by Marvel Studios after “The Incredible […]
Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley was hyped to be a pure slugfest between two pound-for-pound champions, with one reigning at the top taking on the other fighter – a faded, but still dangerous and proud warrior. Alas, the Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley fight was far from a real showdown. It was boring as hell. […]
Typhoon Aere slammed into the central and eastern part of the Philippines, including the capital Manila, bringing with it heavy rains and causing severe flooding. Thousands of passengers were stranded because of the suspension of ferry services between islands in the Pacific archipelago. Packing winds of 53 miles per hour (or 85 kilometers per hour), […]
Chagas disease was likely the condition that killed English naturalist Charles Darwin according to a group of health experts who have been holding an annual conference about the mysterious ailments of notable historical figures. Darwin, most famous for his travels around the world aboard the HMS Beagle and his groundbreaking work “On The […]
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is such a fascinating display that astronomers and the public eagerly anticipate it every year from mid-April to late May and peaking at May 6, this Friday night. So-named because it appears to originate from the constellation Aquarius, the meteor shower can be seen over the southeast horizon at 3 […]
Unemployment benefits rose to its highest level in eight months, dampening the positive outlook in the job market. Analysts believe that skyrocketing gas prices have also forced employers to implement layoffs or postpone hiring more workers. An estimated 185,000 jobs were created last month, down from 216,000 jobs made in March and again not enough […]
Coffee drinking is such an integral part of the daily routine of many people that it is so hard to imagine not doing it. But a new study linking it and other everyday activities to brain aneurysms and strokes may give some pause. A study of 250 people who had a stroke had risk factors […]
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