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FDA warning: some patients cannot process Plavix (AP)
By Health News on March 12, 2010
AP - The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner.
Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver (HealthDay)
By Health News on March 12, 2010
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — Obesity plus daily drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers report in two new studies.
Health Tip: Symptoms of Ketoacidosis (HealthDay)
By Health News on March 12, 2010
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Ketoacidosis occurs when diabetic people develop dangerously high levels of ketones, which are produced when stored fat is burned for energy.
Health Tip: Having an Epidural (HealthDay)
By Health News on March 12, 2010
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — An epidural is an injected anesthetic often used during labor and delivery to ease the pain of childbirth.
Clinical Trials Update: March 12, 2010 (HealthDay)
By Health News on March 12, 2010
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
Bad Behavior in Youth Linked to Chronic Pain Later in Life (HealthDay)
By Health News on March 12, 2010
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) — Children with behavioral problems are at increased risk for chronic pain when they reach adulthood, new Scottish research has found.
Women on the pill may live longer, study says (AP)
By Health News on March 12, 2010
AP - Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.
Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating (AP)
By Health News on March 12, 2010
AP - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being overtreated.
Happy From Your Vacation? It Won’t Last
By Health News on March 12, 2010
Most travelers return to their normal state of mind soon after they get back, study finds
Bad Behavior in Youth Linked to Chronic Pain Later in Life
By Health News on March 12, 2010
Childhood response to stress could lead to lasting problems, researchers say
Finance »
What Does This Real Estate Insider Know About …
September 12, 2009
SAN DIEGO, CA – by David Horwitz -No one has ever been able to explain this logic to me as soon as you fall behind on your payments, the bank charges you MORE money and often times, if possible, raises your interest rates! It seems that when we are financially in trouble, today’s [...]
Real Estate »
Unemployment Now Becoming A Principal Reason for Rising Foreclosures
September 9, 2009
Research by Moody’s Economy.com predicts that in 2009 1.8 million borrowers will lose their home to foreclosure. This figure rises from 1.4 million homeowners in 2008. Moody is a leading independent provider of economic, financial, country, and industry research. Moody attributes the increase in foreclosure rate to the rise in unemployment. At the start of [...]
Business »
Flaw in Free Markets: Humans
September 12, 2009
THERE is broad agreement that Alan Greenspan, the former Fed chairman, was wrong to have believed that market forces alone would insulate society from excessive financial risk. But Mr. Greenspan was wrong for reasons very different from those offered by his most vocal critics.
Those critics fault Mr. Greenspan for having overestimated the strength of competitive forces, a [...]
Technology »
ICANN postpones decision on .xxx domains
March 12, 2010
Advocates for a .xxx designation for adult sites will have to wait until at least June after the ICANN board postponed a decision on the matter at its meeting Friday.
Health, Technology »
FDA warning: some patients cannot process Plavix (AP)
March 12, 2010
AP - The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner.
SPORTS »
Federer Beats Djokovic to Reach Final
September 13, 2009
Roger Federer swept past Novak Djokovic, 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5, on Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the finals of the United States Open, a tournament he has won five straight times.
The fourth-seeded Djokovic, 22, who had defeated Federer in two of their three past meetings this year, was competitive throughout the match, but [...]