Reuters - A significant number of asthma patients visiting their primary care doctor for other reasons have inadequately controlled asthma, according to results of a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Seattle.
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A unique form of bone marrow transplantation is the only safe and effective cure for sickle cell disease, researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh report.
ReutersMartin and Page Together Again for the First TimePC World - 16 hours agoSilicon Valley is home to a lot of strange bedfellows, whether hard-nosed venture capitalists and Web 2.0 dreamers or bottom-line hardware tycoons and arty device designers.Democratic win could herald wireless Net neutrality CNET NewsFCC head, Google co-founder see cheaper Internet ReutersSan Francisco Chronicle - CIO Today - Washington Post - eFluxMediaall 57 news articles
Earthtimes (press release)Bugs & Fixes: iPhone connect errors and audiobook crashesMacworld - 20 hours agoby Ted Landau, Macworld.com A pair of iPhone problems grabbed my attention this week. Let’s jump right in. Most of the time, syncing an iPhone proceeds as smoothly as silk.ipod touch, CNET NewsPremium iPhone Apps PC MagazineArs Technica - Washington Post - MarketWatch - Wired Newsall 129 news articles
AFP - The Orthodox Jewish parents of a boy whom doctors have ruled "brain-dead" are fighting in court to keep him on life support, arguing that their religion considers him still alive.
ABC NewsStuds Terkel, writer and radio personality, dies at 96Los Angeles Times - 6 hours agoThe Chicago fixture used his knack for conversation to capture oral histories on World War II, the Great Depression and more. By Stephanie Simon Studs Terkel, who made his name listening to ordinary folks talk about their ordinary lives -- and who ...Video: Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Terkel Dies at 96 AssociatedPressAuthor, activist Studs Terkel dies at 96 The Associated PressWashington Post - Chicago Tribune - BBC News - Hartford Courantall 623 news articles
Sportinglife.comFor Giants, a Familiar but Wounded RivalNew York Times - 9 hours agoBy JOE LAPOINTE EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Early in the Giants’ workout on Friday, much of the wire fence around their practice field was without the usual blue plastic sheets.Depleted Cowboys Try to Get By at Giants Sports NetworkCowboys' passage anything but smooth against Giants Desert Valley TimesDallas Morning News - FOXSports.com - Most Valuable Network - Times Herald-Recordall 217 news articles
Small companies in the US are growing big time, if not in their home ground than in the countries outside the geographical boundaries. The companies in this country are not limiting their prospects to their home ground alone. They are willing to break fre
Boston GlobeMassive Effort to Save MortgagesWall Street Journal - 6 hours agoBy ROBIN SIDEL JP Morgan Chase & Co. launched an ambitious plan Friday to modify the terms of $70 billion in mortgages for borrowers who are behind on their payments or soon could be.JPMorgan Chase Freezes Foreclosures BusinessWeekBanks Alter Loan Terms to Head Off Foreclosures New York TimesSeattle Times - Bloomberg - CNNMoney.com - Forbesall 397 news articles
Many people experience anxiety when it comes time to writing. They think their writing has to be letter perfect to be good enough for publishing.
Reuters - Handset management software firm Mformation Technologies said on Friday it has sued BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, claiming patent infringement.
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Goal.comRed Bulls’ Loss Puts Playoffs in JeopardyNew York Times - 16 hours agoBy AP CHICAGO (AP) - Chris Rolfe scored three first-half goals and the Fire clinched home-field advantage in the first round of the Major League Soccer playoffs by defeating the Red Bulls, 5-2, on Thursday night.Fire builds playoff momentum Chicago Daily HeraldChris Rolfe Records Hat Trick in Fire's Last Regular Season Game Huffington PostSports Network - Soccer America - The Canadian Press - MLS - Major League Soccerall 79 news articles
Sydney Morning HeraldMcCain supporter wasn't attacked: The falloutKansas City Star - 1 hour agoBy Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist In less than 24 hours, Ashley Todd has gone from the darling of conservative talk radio -- the John McCain supporter robbed and then branded with a 'B' on her face in Pittsburgh -- to a ...Cameroon: Is the Media Against John McCain? AllAfrica.comSarah Palin costumes in high demand this Halloween season Dallas Morning NewsWarren Reporter - CNN - U.S. News & World Report - New York Magazineall 1,276 news articles
iPhone WorldIntel Admits Execs' iPhone Bashing Was 'Inappropriate'InformationWeek - 2 hours agoComments after a keynote at the Intel Developer Forum in Taipei generated enough heat for Intel to take the unusual step of acknowledging the weaknesses of its low-power Atom processor.Intel retracts 'inappropriate' statements about ARM, iPhone BetaNewsIntel Pulls Back Execs' Comments on iPhone PC MagazineNew York Times - DailyTech - eWeek - CNET Newsall 75 news articles
Eighth-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania upset third-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 7-6 (2), 6-2 Friday to reach the quarterfinals of the Fortis Championships. Sixth-seeded Li Na of China defeated Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic, winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to join Cirstea in Saturday's semifinals.
Reuters - South Korea on Saturday reported a suspected bird flu outbreak at a duck farm in Yesan city, south of Seoul, the first since the latest confirmed case about five months ago, local media reported.
NewsFactor - Russia has stopped the acquisition of a company by Internet search giant Google. The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) blocked Google from acquiring Zao Begun, a text-advertising and contextual-search company owned by Rambler Media. Zao serves more than 143,000 Russian-language Web sites.
ABC NewsRead What Obama and McCain Have to Say About Health Care PlansFood Consumer - 2 hours agoBy JohnMcCain.com and BarackObama.com On health care reform, the American people are too often offered two extremes - government-run health care with higher taxes or letting the insurance companies operate without rules.Video: McCain, Obama Differ Dramatically on Health Care AssociatedPressHow Obama's and McCain's Health Plans Affect You ABC NewseFluxMedia - The Associated Press - Los Angeles Times - Food Consumerall 1,073 news articles
Andre Johnson hung his head, furious at himself for fumbling near the goal line. Coaches urged him to snap out of it. If Houston was going to win, they told him, he'd have to make a play. They were right. Johnson had an acrobatic 23-yard reception on fourth-and-10 that kept the last drive alive and Matt Schaub ran for a 3-yard touchdown with 3 seconds left to lead the Texans to their first win, a...
Washington PostAthlete's foot takes over the NFLLos Angeles Times - 2 hours agoWhat has always been a game of inches became, on Sunday, a game of feet. Specifically, the feet of Atlanta's Jason Elam, St. Louis' Josh Brown, Minnesota's Ryan Longwell and Houston's Matt Schaub.Video: Elam Boots Game Winning Field Goal for Falcons AssociatedPressHigh-flyin' Falcons Orlando SentinelFOXSports.com - Atlanta Journal Constitution - ChicagoBears.com - San Jose Mercury Newsall 640 news articles
Whether it was the wind, the temperature or just a different environment to play in, the NBA's first outdoor game in more than three decades was an offensive struggle. The Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 77-72 on Saturday night in the exhibition game billed as "NBA Outdoors!" at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
AP - Now that Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG have broken off their troubled relationship, known as Sony BMG, the Japanese company hopes to harmonize its consumer electronics and its music, a duo that was badly out of sync.
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Reuters - Scientists have found two new genetic variations that appear to increase the risk of the most common skin cancer among people of European descent.
NewsFactor - Though it has only been available since the start of September, the new beta version of Google Chrome is already attracting a following. As of Wednesday evening, about one percent of Internet surfers were using Google's open-source browser, according to Net Applications. By comparison, the longtime Opera browser had a 0.74 percent share of the global browser market in August.
The Age2008 Ig Nobels honor best, weirdest scientific researchArs Technica - Oct 3, 2008By Matt Ford | Published: October 03, 2008 - 09:35AM CT Last night kicked the scientific award season into full swing; the 18th First Annual Ig Nobel Awards were handed out in Harvard's Sanders Theater.Smart Slime, Ovulating Strippers Among 2008 Ig Nobels National GeographicIg Nobel 2008 awards announced VNUNet.comThe Associated Press - Symmetry magazine - BBC News - The MIT Techall 114 news articles
TechRadar.comAmazon's Kindle 2 leakedCNET News - Oct 3, 2008After rumors surfaced on the web a few months back that a new Kindle might be on the way, Amazon did it's best to shoot them down, saying a new Kindle was not coming this year.Update: Amazon's Kindle 2 On Its Way? eFluxMediaAmazon Kindle 2 Leaked, Sony Reader To Get Touch Screen SlashdotCRN - PC Magazine - BetaNews - Ars Technicaall 174 news articles
Sheffield, Tigers again deny Rays AL East titleSports Network - 46 minutes agoDetroit, MI (Sports Network) - Gary Sheffield homered twice -- Nos. 498 and 499 of his career -- and the Detroit Tigers again prevented the Rays from clinching the AL East with a 6-4 win over Tampa Bay in the second of a four- game set.Rays left to wait for Red Sox's result MLB.comTBO.com - Tampa Bay Online Tampa TribuneThe Associated Press - SI.com - Detroit Free Press - United Press Internationalall 1,761 news articles
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Children given acetaminophen during the first year of life to reduce fever are more likely to develop asthma later on, a new study finds.
Reuters - Workshops designed to provide support and coping skills to families with children allergic to nuts, eggs, milk, shellfish, or other foods, appear to benefit both parents and children alike, researchers report.
The Baltimore Ravens ruled out starting cornerback Samari Rolle for Monday night's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers because of shoulder and neck injuries. In Rolle's place, the Ravens could go with a combination of reserve cornerbacks Fabian Washington, Corey Ivy and Frank Walker. Washington is listed as probable on the injury report with a bulging disk in his neck, which forced him to miss...
AP - Tests performed after an outbreak of bird flu in the West African nation of Togo have confirmed the presence of the virulent H5N1 strain of the virus, state media said Monday.
Times OnlineChina Overtakes US In Number Of Broadband LinesInformationWeek - 6 hours agoBroadband for the two countries grew in parallel for 18 months until the first quarter of this year, when China took a leap forward, according to analysts with Point Topic.China to Conduct First Spacewalk Space.comChinese Astronauts Prepare to Make Nation's First Spacewalk BloombergThe Associated Press - International Herald Tribune - BBC News - DailyTechall 2,380 news articles
GameSHOUTXbox 360 Barely Outsells PS3 in AugustPC World - 21 hours agoIt's back and forth between Microsoft and Sony, while Nintendo trumps both with more Wii sales than Xbox 360 and PS3 combined.Nintendo Rules When It Comes To August Gaming Sales eFluxMediaMadden '09 owns, 360 moves back in front of PS3 in sales Ars TechnicaWall Street Journal - CRN - CNET News - GameSpotall 310 news articles
Canoe.caGiants' Lincecum wins 17th game as San Francisco beats San Diego ...The Canadian Press - 2 hours agoSAN DIEGO - There was no doubt in Tim Lincecum's mind as he headed to the mound in the ninth inning that he would throw his first shutout.Lincecum wins to stay in the hunt San Francisco ChronicleLincecum hurls shutout for 17th victory MLB.comSports Network - Honolulu Advertiser - The Associated Press - CBSSports.comall 430 news articles
AFP - Threats to a successful Cambodian condom campaign has raised fears the country could experience a second epidemic of the disease, health officials said Wednesday.
PC Magazine - Cricket, a smaller cell phone carrier, wants to bring wireless high-speed Internet to the masses. Using a little USB modem that hooks Windows PCs up to the carrier's EVDO Rev A network, they're bringing lower-income households on line for what they call "$1.33/day."
RTE.ieThe 37th Ryder Cup is full of questions ... so let's have some ...ESPN - 2 hours agoBy Jason Sobel "On paper, Europe's team is superior to the United States entering this year's Ryder Cup." AP Photo/Morry Gash Phil Mickelson is a veteran of six Ryder Cups and was part of the last American team to win the biennial matches back in 1999 ...Azinger catering course to his long hitters FOXSports.comRyder Cup captains won’t hit a shot but influence matters Boston HeraldSan Francisco Chronicle - Tampa Tribune - Chicago Tribune - Louisville Courier-Journalall 403 news articles
Reuters - Infant abductions are increasingly rare in the United States, with the average kidnapper likely to be an overweight woman who has feigned pregnancy, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Reuters - People who are both obese and have diabetes are highly likely to develop heart disease during their lifetime, a new study shows.
Reuters - Blacks with a history of the chronic breathing disorder COPD have a far greater risk of developing lung cancer than whites who have the lung disease, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
New York TimesVodafone To Sell Dell Inspiron 'Mini 9' NotebookInformationWeek - 12 hours agoAvailable in "key European markets," the built-in mobile broadband offers wider access, as opposed to having to find a Wi-Fi hotspot in order to get on the Web.Is there a subsidized netbook in your future? BetaNewsVodafone to Resell Dell's Netbook PC WorldNew York Times - eFluxMedia - Financial Times - Punch Jumpall 246 news articles
CBS has filed a federal lawsuit to establish its right to use without charge the statistics that underlie fantasy football leagues. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Minneapolis by the network's online operation claims that the NFL Players Association has threatened to sue the company if it does not pay licensing fees for the statistics.
Telegraph.co.ukBhutto's widower set to become Pakistan presidentAFP - 1 hour agoISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan lawmakers started voting Saturday in a presidential election that slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's widower Asif Ali Zardari is widely expected to win.Pakistan presidency vote starts BBC NewsPakistan MPs vote for new president Telegraph.co.ukThe Associated Press - Aljazeera.net - International Herald Tribune - ABC Onlineall 1,474 news articles
CNET - Several blogs (see Techmeme) are reporting that Apple will roll out new products on September 9. As previously rumored, starting with missive from Digg's Kevin Rose, Apple may be revamping the iPod Nano and tweaking the iPod Touch with new software, as well delivering iTunes 8.0 with a recommendation engine and selective price cuts.
Washington PostAtkins, Hawpe lead streaking Rockies over Giants in SFSports Network - 5 hours agoSan Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Garrett Atkins drove in two runs and Brad Hawpe finished 2-for-2 with a double, three walks and three runs scored, as the Colorado Rockies defeated the San Francisco Giants, 7-2, in the middle test of a three-game ...No major undertaking Rockies rattle career minor-leaguer Palmer San Francisco ChronicleRockies stay hot, cruise past Giants MLB.comSan Jose Mercury News - Denver Post - The Associated Press - Rotoworld.comall 407 news articles
Reuters - Children with poor hand control and coordination are more likely to become obese adults, researchers said on Wednesday.
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