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Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin
As I write this, tomorrow is Tuesday, which is a cardio day. I’ll spend five minutes warming up on the VersaClimber, a towering machine that requires you to move your arms and legs simultaneously. Then I’ll do 30 minutes on a stair mill.
What Insurers Are Trying to Get Out of Health Reform
Insurance companies have always been an effective villain in the health-care reform debate, but this year the industry thought things might be different. Recognizing the growing sentiment for some kind of change and fully aware that universal coverage would help bulk up their rolls as baby boomers age into the Medicare system, private insurers early on declared their support for President Obama’s health reform effort
Analysis: Bill Clinton as a diplomatic fix-it man
It was a heartwarming sight: Laura Ling and Euna Lee landing on U.S. soil and being reunited with their families.
High-Frequency and Flash Trading Grow in Secret
The Securities & Exchange Commission , concerned about the exponential growth of hyper-frequency trading, announced on Tuesday, Aug. 4, that it was considering a ban on one form of this activity, known as flash trading.
Cooling is catching on for cardiac arrest patients
Seated on a jetliner, Dr.
Sex on TV Increases Teen Pregnancy, Says Report
Sex on TV has come a long way in the past few years. Anyone who saw the first episode of 90210 — a pair of students engage in oral sex in the first episode of the new sequel to Beverly Hills 90210 — can attest to that.
Usually harmless turbulence can be dangerous, deadly
It’s a moment familiar to any regular air traveler. The plane bucks up and down, lurches forward and back, or both. Sometimes overhead bins fly open
Global swine flu deaths top 1,100
More than 1,100 people worldwide have died from swine flu since it emerged in Mexico and the U.S. in April, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization. As of July 31, the total number of victims killed by the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, stood at 1,154 — an increase of 338 since WHO’s previous update on July 27.
After the Oil Crisis, a Food Crisis?
Is the world headed for a food crisis? India, Mexico and Yemen have seen food riots this year.