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added 2007 Sat Jun 2 22:03:18 by STONERS
The first scientific tests of some popular alternative medicine products hint that American ginseng might lessen cancer fatigue and that flaxseed might slow the growth of prostate tumors.
added 2007 Thu May 24 10:57:54 by gatitabonitasen
Quit grumbling under your breath when that footloose freelancer friend of yours wants to grab a three-hour lunch on a Thursday. Just remind yourself that you have health coverage and she doesn't. And if that sounds 401(K)-level boring, then use those three hours to sit at your desk and plumb the depths of your insurance benefits website -- because
added 2007 Thu May 3 5:36:46 by STONERS
New research suggests that hormone therapy taken soon after menopause may help protect against the mental decline of dementia, even though it raises that risk in elderly women.
added 2007 Sun Apr 29 9:50:25 by gatitabonitasen
Researchers are adding to the list of cancer types for which pomegranates seem to halt growth. A recent study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison using a mouse model shows that consuming pomegranates could potentially help reduce the growth and spread of lung cancer cells or even prevent lung cancer from developing
added 2007 Fri Apr 27 17:52:21 by STONERS
Finnish scientists hope reindeer living in the Arctic Circle could help find a cure for a disfiguring tropical disease.
added 2007 Mon Apr 23 5:40:42 by STONERS
Gas prices are back up to $3 a gallon, and among those hardest hit by the rising cost of fuel are the volunteers of Meals on Wheels.
added 2007 Sun Apr 22 17:21:22 by STONERS
Western science and traditional Eastern medicine could be combined to enhance treatment of cancer and other diseases, an oncology professor told a medical forum Sunday.
added 2007 Thu Apr 19 18:43:51 by STONERS
The average price of gasoline in the United States might touch a record this summer because of refinery disruptions and the high cost of crude oil.
added 2007 Mon Apr 16 17:48:54 by STONERS
South Korea may suspend rice aid to North Korea to ratchet up pressure on the North to comply with its nuclear disarmament pledges after it missed a deadline to shut an atomic reactor.

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added 2007 Thu Apr 12 19:11:18 by STONERS
The way the government rates service members' disabilities is inconsistent, and the Army might be shortchanging injured soldiers, the chairman of a special commission said Thursday.
added 2007 Sat Apr 7 0:47:10 by searchbeam
As the Global Temperature rises by degrees, millions are expected to suffer, and drastic changes will be imminent! Meeting of Scientists and world politicians produces report on the dire consequences of Global Warming on millions of poor people around the world!
added 2007 Thu Apr 5 6:25:47 by gatitabonitasen
More than half of the tropical coral reefs in the world where governments collect data on fishing levels are being degraded beyond repair, according to a global survey of reef fisheries. The findings suggest that it would take an additional area of tropical coral four times the size of the Great Barrier Reef - the biggest reef system in the worl
added 2007 Sun Apr 1 9:37:03 by STONERS
New research from Columbia University Medical Center may explain why people who are able to easily and accurately recall historical dates or long-ago events, may have a harder time with word recall or remembering the day's current events.
added 2007 Sat Mar 31 19:44:29 by STONERS
The real deadline for Congress to provide more money for the war in Iraq is several weeks beyond the April 15 deadline cited by President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
added 2007 Thu Mar 29 7:36:13 by gatitabonitasen
Researchers in Mexico say compounds from the fruit used to make tequila may provide a more effective way to treat diseases of the colon. Chemists at the University of Guadalajara say compounds in blue agave may be more effective at delivering drugs to the colon than current methods and could lead to improved treatments for ulcerative colitis, ir
added 2007 Wed Mar 28 18:57:43 by STONERS
Gasoline prices continue to creep upward -- by another 4 cents locally in the past week -- and, according to motorist reports, topping $3 in some parts of Long Island. At least one analyst, though, believes they'll peak in about two weeks and then could slide or remain stable for most of the summer, depending upon geopolitical developments.
added 2007 Thu Mar 22 0:25:42 by gatitabonitasen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Richard Nixon invoked it during Watergate, President Bill Clinton briefly asserted it during the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal, and President George W. Bush might next claim executive privilege in his battle with Congress. A possible confrontation moved a step closer on Wednesday when a Democratic-led congressional
added 2007 Wed Mar 21 18:23:21 by STONERS
Iran's supreme leader said Wednesday that Tehran will pursue nuclear activities outside international regulations if the U.N. Security Council insists it stop uranium enrichment.
added 2007 Wed Mar 21 17:34:38 by jeremytoday
Repairing damage to a space-shuttle fuel tank from a freak hailstorm probably will push the next launch of Atlantis from April to mid-May, NASA planning documents show.
added 2007 Tue Mar 13 19:40:25 by STONERS
Global warming could cause severe food and water shortages for millions of people by 2100 and trigger a melt of polar ice that could keep ocean levels rising for centuries, a draft U.N. report shows.
added 2007 Mon Feb 26 10:23:30 by ind06
NEW YORK-At the close of trading Monday, the U.S. dollar dipped to a record low of $.60 against the counterfeit U.S. dollar, which also outpaced the dollar against the euro and the yen. "We don't even accept regular U.S. dollars anymore," said Union, NJ 7-Eleven manager Rick Grove, echoing the sentiments of merchants nationwide.
added 2007 Sat Feb 10 7:59:29 by STONERS
Anna Nicole Smith spent much of her life in front of the cameras, and more pictures of the model/reality star are likely to surface now that she's dead. But a law passed after a race car driver's death should ensure that her autopsy photos are never published.
added 2007 Tue Feb 6 19:31:17 by STONERS
Certain low-dose birth control pills increase a woman's risk of a potentially deadly blood clot more than others and should be pulled off the market, a consumer group said Tuesday.
added 2007 Tue Jan 9 19:47:08 by moemebe
Chris Egan was rummaging through his closet this holiday season when something fell out from between the pages of a book -- a 10-year-old gift card from his sister to an Atlanta mall. With no immediate plans to head to the Galleria, Egan had slipped the card in a place he thought he'd remember, but still ended up forgetting.