Thursday, March 5, 2009 US stock markets dropped to twelve-year lows on Thursday, amidst falling confidence in the financial sector and worries over whether the US automobile manufacturer General Motors will be able to keep operating. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 4.08%, or 280.52 points, at the closing bell, reaching a level of…
High percentage of US patients on placebos without knowing it
Friday, January 4, 2008 A new study amongst doctors in the United States on the use of placebos—pills with no medical effect—shows that almost half of the questioned practitioners prescribe placebos, most of them within the last year. The majority of 466 faculty physicians at Chicago-area medical schools interviewed by a research group of the…
Bloating Means Abdominal Distention Ayurveda Says It Is Linked To A Nervous Stomach
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Malaysian Home Ministry ban approved documentary
Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Malaysian documentary The Last Communist was passed without cuts by the National Film Censorship board in March. Ten days before it was supposed to start screening, the Home Ministry retracted the approval. The film made its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival 2006 without filmmaker Amir Muhammed in attendance. It…
GM recalls 1.3 million cars over steering issues
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 General Motors (GM) announced on Tuesday a recall of 1.3 million Chevrolet and Pontiac cars in the US, Mexico, and Canada over problems with the power steering system. Recalling these vehicles is the right thing to do for our customers’ peace of mind The models, the 2005–2010 Chevrolet Cobalt and 2007–2010…
Airport security tightened worldwide
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Airports worldwide have implemented new security measures in the aftermath of the Christmas Day 2009 incident involving Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is accused of attempting to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Detroit, Michigan. The BAA, the airport authority of the United Kingdom, announced Sunday that…
The History Of Chocolate
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News briefs:May 22, 2006
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Florida man charged with stealing Wi-Fi
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US Senate Panel approves bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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