Share Three recent studies have warned that we may be exposed to large amounts of a chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) when handling common everyday receipts from cash registers. This hormone-mimicking chemical has been linked previously with many different health risks. The heat sensitive thermal paper that most receipts are printed on uses BPA as [...]
Share Three new weight loss drugs have come under scrutiny this month by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Qnexa and Contrave are two of the drugs undergoing review. A combination of two drugs make up the new drug Qnexa – an amphetamine ad an anticonvulsant. Qnexa has done well in its exams so far, [...]
Share In the US, ever increasing foreclosures are reducing homeownership while conversely an increasing job market is pushing young workers to find their own places. The result – a surge in rentals across the US. In the 64 largest US markets the number of occupied apartments has increased by 215,000, an MPF report has revealed. [...]
Share Hollywood is set to enhance the future of streaming movies with Ultraviolet, an online digital locker which will allow movie-lovers to buy a movie once and then stream it across the internet for free. The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), a group comprising 58 Hollywood studios and technology companies, plans to launch Ultraviolet as [...]
Share The swine flu pandemic is easing, The World Health Organization (WHO) is likely to announce to the world this month. The organization’s emergency committee will convene this week to review data from the virus collected from around the world, which indicates the Swine Flu’s first pandemic is over. Over $14 billion has been spent [...]
Share Movie star Angelina Jolie has visited Russia to promote her new movie in which she plays a hero Russian spy. The whole story is gripping the world’s imagination as it’s being released only two weeks after a real life spy swap took place between the US and Russia. Her new movie ‘Salt’ depicts the [...]
Share In 52 primary schools in the UK only halal meat – meat from animals killed in line with Islamic teaching – will be served at school lunches and dinners. The local council in all these areas has triggered a backlash from outraged parents. Parents are angry that they were not consulted and do not [...]
Share Cedar is a healthcare company engaged in providing nursing care services for the elderly. The company operates in three business segments: Day care service, facility service, and home service. Operating through its day care service segment, the company mainly provides food, bathing, daily care and other services. The company through its facility service segment [...]
Share A new method of curing athritis and other damaged joints in people has been developed where the joint can be helped with biological ligament replacements from animals. Orthopedic surgeon Kevin Stone, a specialist in biological knee replacement, has developed an operation whereby worn out parts of the knee can be replaces with biological parts [...]
Share As the 2010 Comic-Con rounds up, it has given us a taster of an incredible number of exciting up-coming Hollywood movies. Including a staggering number of super hero movies set to swarm over Hollywood over the next year. A few of the biggest hits to expect are Disney’s Tron Legacy, Warner Bros’s Green Lantern, [...]
