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Posted by beachin, at 09:41PM 10/06/08 and by 2 others:
Is my cancer upsetting you?
Note: When Alicia Staley, a 37-year-old systems analyst from Boston got the news that she had cancer, she knew she was in for an emotional rollercoaster. But she assumed she’d be the one riding it, not her friends.
Posted by beachin, at 09:40PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
recession fears
Note: Stocks slid for a fourth straight day on Monday, leaving the Dow below 10,000 for the first time in four years, on fears the global economy was hurtling into recession despite government efforts to contain the fast-spreading financial crisis.
Posted by beachin, at 09:40PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
People of the Web - High Wire Act
Note: MIT professor and Web star Walter Lewin swings from pendulums and faces down wrecking balls to show students the zany beauty of science.
Posted by beachin, at 09:40PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
MBAs Without Borders
Note: Omar Yaqub didn't want a conventional 9-to-5 job after business school. He wanted to help save the world. So the 28-year-old MBA went to Nigeria to tackle an impossible task: creating demand for a product no one wanted.
Posted by beachin, at 09:39PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
Men deny stealing nude Monroe photos
Note: Two photographers being sued for the return of nude pictures of Marilyn Monroe on Wednesday said they didn't steal the photos, they found them in a trash can.
Posted by beachin, at 09:39PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
Could Chinese Herb Be a Natural Viagra?
Note: FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A Chinese herbal remedy known as horny goat weed may indeed live up to its name as a natural version of Viagra.
Posted by g8rrrry, at 07:24PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
New Solar Cell is as Cheap and Easy to Make as a Pizza
Note: An Australian scientist has developed a new method of manufacturing solar cells using nothing more than some nail polish remover, a pizza oven and a standard inkjet printer. The iJET technique is so easy and cheap to carry out that it could revolutionize access to solar technology in the developing world.
Posted by t45554, at 05:24PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
South Korea pays for gyms for obese children (Reuters)
Note: Reuters - South Korea plans to help obese children pay for health club membership and other activities that can help them lose weight, an official said on Wednesday.
Posted by t45554, at 05:23PM 10/06/08 and by 2 others:
3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer (AP)
Note: AP - Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases.
Posted by t45554, at 05:20PM 10/06/08 and by 2 others:
Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids (HealthDay)
Note: HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Free prescription drug samples distributed to pediatric patients may be unsafe, research suggests.
Posted by t45554, at 05:19PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
Russia says U.S. on dangerous path over arms control (Reuters)
Note: Reuters - The United States is upsetting the nuclear arms balance by failing to offer a fully-fledged replacement for the START arms control treaty when it expires next year, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Posted by treadan, at 03:00PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
THE FIVE WEEKS OF SARAH PALIN
Note: LOS ANGELES -- I would like to pay due deference to the Republican candidate for vice president of the United States. I am happy for her that she was not asked a question during last Thursday night's "debate" that she could not robo-answer with memorized talking points.
Posted by treadan, at 03:00PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
Top Government Health Official Rejects Pediatricians' Calls to Ban Cold Medicines for Children
Note: Top Government Health Official Rejects Pediatricians' Calls to Ban Cold Medicines for Children, A top government health official Thursday rejected pediatricians' calls for an immediate ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children, saying it might cause unintended harm.
Posted by treadan, at 02:59PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
Homeland Security seeks cyber counterattack system
Note: First, there was "Einstein," the federal government's effort to protect itself from cyber attacks by limiting the number of portals to government computer systems and searching for signs of cyber tampering.
Posted by treadan, at 02:59PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
Other drivers monitoring Castroneves case
Note: TALLADEGA, Alabama -- NASCAR and IRL drivers are keeping a close eye on the Helio Castroneves/Alan Millertax evasion case, some because Miller is also their agent and others because Team Penske could be in need of a new driver as early as late October.
Posted by treadan, at 02:58PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
Your questions about 'Survivor' answered
Note: Andy Dehnart traveled to Western Africa with the "Survivor Gabon" cast and crew. He answers 15 commonly asked questions about how the show works. Hint: Tribal Council is kind of boring.
Posted by treadan, at 02:57PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
Obama sharply divided on Iraq
Note: One of the most pressing questions Barack Obama or John McCain would confront if elected president is how to build on the security gains in Iraq at a time when troop levels have begun to drop.
Posted by greenexperience, at 11:29AM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:
The Future Of Nuclear Power
Note: Generally speaking, when someone today mentions the phrase “nuclear power”, all sorts of nasty thoughts tend to appear in the mind of anyone listening - the cold war, nuclear weapons, Chernobyl, and ...
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Posted by beachin, at 09:41PM 10/06/08 and by 2 others:Is my cancer upsetting you?
Note: When Alicia Staley, a 37-year-old systems analyst from Boston got the news that she had cancer, she knew she was in for an emotional rollercoaster. But she assumed she’d be the one riding it, not her friends.
Posted by beachin, at 09:40PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:recession fears
Note: Stocks slid for a fourth straight day on Monday, leaving the Dow below 10,000 for the first time in four years, on fears the global economy was hurtling into recession despite government efforts to contain the fast-spreading financial crisis.
Posted by beachin, at 09:40PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:People of the Web - High Wire Act
Note: MIT professor and Web star Walter Lewin swings from pendulums and faces down wrecking balls to show students the zany beauty of science.
Posted by beachin, at 09:40PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:MBAs Without Borders
Note: Omar Yaqub didn't want a conventional 9-to-5 job after business school. He wanted to help save the world. So the 28-year-old MBA went to Nigeria to tackle an impossible task: creating demand for a product no one wanted.
Posted by beachin, at 09:39PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:Men deny stealing nude Monroe photos
Note: Two photographers being sued for the return of nude pictures of Marilyn Monroe on Wednesday said they didn't steal the photos, they found them in a trash can.
Posted by beachin, at 09:39PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:Could Chinese Herb Be a Natural Viagra?
Note: FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A Chinese herbal remedy known as horny goat weed may indeed live up to its name as a natural version of Viagra.
Posted by g8rrrry, at 07:24PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:New Solar Cell is as Cheap and Easy to Make as a Pizza
Note: An Australian scientist has developed a new method of manufacturing solar cells using nothing more than some nail polish remover, a pizza oven and a standard inkjet printer. The iJET technique is so easy and cheap to carry out that it could revolutionize access to solar technology in the developing world.
Posted by t45554, at 05:24PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:South Korea pays for gyms for obese children (Reuters)
Note: Reuters - South Korea plans to help obese children pay for health club membership and other activities that can help them lose weight, an official said on Wednesday.
Posted by t45554, at 05:23PM 10/06/08 and by 2 others:3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer (AP)
Note: AP - Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases.
Posted by t45554, at 05:20PM 10/06/08 and by 2 others:Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids (HealthDay)
Note: HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Free prescription drug samples distributed to pediatric patients may be unsafe, research suggests.
Posted by t45554, at 05:19PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:Russia says U.S. on dangerous path over arms control (Reuters)
Note: Reuters - The United States is upsetting the nuclear arms balance by failing to offer a fully-fledged replacement for the START arms control treaty when it expires next year, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Posted by treadan, at 03:00PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:THE FIVE WEEKS OF SARAH PALIN
Note: LOS ANGELES -- I would like to pay due deference to the Republican candidate for vice president of the United States. I am happy for her that she was not asked a question during last Thursday night's "debate" that she could not robo-answer with memorized talking points.
Posted by treadan, at 03:00PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:Top Government Health Official Rejects Pediatricians' Calls to Ban Cold Medicines for Children
Note: Top Government Health Official Rejects Pediatricians' Calls to Ban Cold Medicines for Children, A top government health official Thursday rejected pediatricians' calls for an immediate ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children, saying it might cause unintended harm.
Posted by treadan, at 02:59PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:Homeland Security seeks cyber counterattack system
Note: First, there was "Einstein," the federal government's effort to protect itself from cyber attacks by limiting the number of portals to government computer systems and searching for signs of cyber tampering.
Posted by treadan, at 02:59PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:Other drivers monitoring Castroneves case
Note: TALLADEGA, Alabama -- NASCAR and IRL drivers are keeping a close eye on the Helio Castroneves/Alan Millertax evasion case, some because Miller is also their agent and others because Team Penske could be in need of a new driver as early as late October.
Posted by treadan, at 02:58PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:Your questions about 'Survivor' answered
Note: Andy Dehnart traveled to Western Africa with the "Survivor Gabon" cast and crew. He answers 15 commonly asked questions about how the show works. Hint: Tribal Council is kind of boring.
Posted by treadan, at 02:57PM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:Obama sharply divided on Iraq
Note: One of the most pressing questions Barack Obama or John McCain would confront if elected president is how to build on the security gains in Iraq at a time when troop levels have begun to drop.
Posted by greenexperience, at 11:29AM 10/06/08 and by 1 others:The Future Of Nuclear Power
Note: Generally speaking, when someone today mentions the phrase “nuclear power”, all sorts of nasty thoughts tend to appear in the mind of anyone listening - the cold war, nuclear weapons, Chernobyl, and ...
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