Messy Facebook debut marks weak day on Wall Street
Saturday, May 19, 2012 04:04
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a sloppy debut by Facebook Inc spoiled hopes that a spectacular open for the most-anticipated stock sale in years would brighten the mood in what has been a gloomy month for equity markets. Sha...
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Keeping Your Family Safe From Dog Bites
Saturday, May 19, 2012 13:04
SATURDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- More than 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs each year, and more than half of those victims are younger than age 14, experts say.
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Females, Young Athletes Take Longer to Get Over Concussions
Saturday, May 19, 2012 13:04
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Female athletes take longer to recover from concussions, a new study says.
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Fate of 'uninsurables' hinges on Supreme Court
Friday, May 18, 2012 03:06
Cancer patient Kathy Watson voted Republican in 2008 and believes the government has no right telling Americans to get health insurance. Nonetheless, she says she'd be dead if it weren't for President Barack Obama's health care law.
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Healthy Dieting in Pregnancy May Be Helpful
Friday, May 18, 2012 08:06
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a healthy, calorie-controlled diet during pregnancy can helps prevent excessive weight gain and cut the risk of obstetric complications, researchers report.
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After stinging report, Pope softens tone for U.S. nuns
Friday, May 18, 2012 10:27
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Friday held out an olive branch to American Roman Catholic nuns, who are reeling from a stinging Vatican report that criticized them as being feminist and politicized. "I wish to reaffirm my deep grat...
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Nurses to kick off Chicago NATO summit with rally
Friday, May 18, 2012 12:10
CHICAGO (Reuters) - This weekend's NATO summit is attracting raucous rallies and protests to Chicago that have little to do with the mission of the military alliance, including a large rally of nurses angry about the resources devoted to healt...
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Venezuela's Chavez unseen for week but follows riot
Friday, May 18, 2012 12:13
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has not been seen or heard in public since returning a week ago from his latest cancer treatment in Cuba but was well enough to monitor a jail riot in Caracas, an ally said on Friday. The u...
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Health Tip: Keep Cloth Grocery Totes Clean
Friday, May 18, 2012 13:04
(HealthDay News) -- Reusable grocery totes may be friendly for the environment, but they can also befriend harmful bacteria.
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Diabetes Can Take a Toll on Your Emotions
Friday, May 18, 2012 13:04
THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Many people know diabetes -- both type 1 and type 2 -- can take a serious toll on physical health. But these blood-sugar disorders also can affect your emotions and, in turn, your emotions can wreak havoc on yo...
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