After mammogram screening, Dr. Marissa Weiss, the founder of breastcancer.org was diagnosed with a breast tumor. Dr. Weiss treated thousands of women who were diagnosed to have breast cancer for more than 20 years and in April 2010, the doctor herself was diagnosed to also have breast tumor. She told Terry Gross that when it [...]
A strong, brisk storm dumped hillocks of snow across the upper Midwest Sunday, which collapsed the roof of the Minnesota Viking’s Metrodome. According to the National Weather Service, a blizzard was in effect for parts of eastern Iowa, southeastern Wisconsin, northwestern Illinois and northern Michigan on Sunday. Two weather-related deaths were reported as the storm [...]
After spending a day slowed by electrical malfunctions in rough weather and ravaging huge waves, an Antarctic cruise ship slowly returned back to Argentina Wednesday. On Tuesday, while MV Clelia II was sailing from the Antarctic Peninsula back to Argentina through the Drake Passage, which is considered one of the roughest stretches of water in [...]
According to Phusion Projects, they will reformulate the contents of Four Loko in response to the warning letter of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In addition, after numerous college students were hospitalized across the United States and prohibits by the government of four states, the FDA released an official analysis into the safety of [...]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel approved a new drug for the treatment of lupus on Tuesday. The FDA advisory panel voted 13-2 to recommend the approval of Benlysta, the first new drug for the treatment of lupus after more than half a century. The FDA set December 9 as the date where [...]
The CSI 300 Index increased 0.2 percent while CSI Smallcap 500 Index gained 2.6 percent, and metal producers dropped on speculation the country will tighten monetary policy. Despite high likelihood of rapid monetary reduction, the market remained constructive over the following quarters. Historical precedent revealed that early stage tightening to support market confidence in growth [...]
Researchers showed that a bereaved patient has almost twice the number of occurrences of rapid heartbeats, or tachycardia of about 2.23 against 1.23 incidents. Researchers said that a death of a family member, whether a spouse, a child, a parent, of even close friends can potentially trigger harmful rapid increases in heart rate and can [...]
Research In Motion (RIM) will launch its PlayBook tablet in the next year’s spring season at a cost below $500. This announcement was verified by Jim Balsillie, the co-CEO of RIM. It looks like RIM aims to compete with Apple’s iPad in one of the fastest growing sectors in terms of technology by pricing it [...]
Officials in Asia and Europe will interrogate the Federal Reserve about its decision to inject another $600 billion in the US economy at the upcoming G-20 summit. Leaders of Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors are scheduled to gather in Seoul next week. The major issue to be discussed is the Federal [...]
Amazon.com showed dominance in online retailing, after the company’s net sales boost to 39 percent in the third quarter. According to the online company, the major factor that helped Amazon.com to acquire its strong gain of net income in the third quarter is due to the strong demands and sales of their electronics and book [...]
