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January 16, 2009

Hormone Therapy Hastens Brain Mass Loss: Study

Hormone treatments commonly used by menopausal women appear to accelerate brain shrinkage, according to two new studies released this week. – Read More...
January 16, 2009

Open-Plan Office Workers ‘Sick, Stressed’

SYDNEY ~ Open-plan offices are making people sick, with workers more likely to suffer stress, catch a cold and be – Read More...
January 16, 2009

Gene Clue Explains Major Source of Epileptic Fits

Tiny variations in a key gene on Chromosome 15 may help explain a common form of epilepsy, according to a – Read More...
January 16, 2009

Lack of Sleep Raises Common Cold Risk: Study

People who get less than seven hours of sleep at night have three times’ higher risk of catching a cold – Read More...
January 16, 2009

British Man Deemed Too Fat to Adopt

LONDON ~ A British man has been told he and his wife cannot adopt children because he is so fat – Read More...
January 16, 2009

Naughtiness at School Points to Failure in Life: Study

Children who badly misbehave in school are likelier to end up with a dud job, poor mental health, teen pregnancy – Read More...
January 16, 2009

Change, Finally – and a Great Big Sigh of Relief

When president-elect Barack Obama is sworn into office next Tuesday – an historic sight if ever there was one, and – Read More...
January 16, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire Hits Golden Globes Jackpot

BEVERLY HILLS ~ British movie Slumdog Millionaire emerged as the big winner at the 66th Golden Globes, scooping four awards – Read More...
January 16, 2009

British Writer Pens New Winnie-the-Pooh Book

LONDON ~ A new Winnie-the-Pooh story is to be published later this year, 80 years on since the last Pooh – Read More...
January 16, 2009

Clapboard : Eastwood’s Gran Torino Shoots to Top

LOS ANGELES ~ Clint Eastwood’s film Gran Torino shot to the top of the North American box office at the – Read More...