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Archive for December, 2008
Obama promises an overhaul to the health care system
Dec. 30 | Washington – President-elect Barack Obama assured people in a speech to a town hall meeting that the choice to overhaul the health care system of this nation is still possible. He reiterated that this process will only work when all sides are ready...
Gastric bypass surgery helps with type II diabetes
Dec. 30 | In a recently concluded study done on extremely obese diabetic adolescents, it was determined that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery not only helped the teens lose weight but also helped reverse their type II diabetes. New York – In a recently concluded...
Teens virginity pledge doesn’t mean much: UPDATE
Dec. 30 | Washington (OTL) – According to a recently released federal study, teenagers who take a pledge of abstinence until marriage are just as likely to engage in premarital sex as their peers who make no such promise, and are also much less likely to...
Microsoft to offer pay as you go for your PC
Dec. 30 | Washington (OTL) – Microsoft has filed a new patent which has many believing that they will launch a pay-as-you-go PC. The idea behind it would be to basically play in order to be able to play on a computer. The computer itself is described in the...
Remembering jazz legend Freddie Hubbard
Dec. 30 | Washington (ECN) – Jazz legend Freddie Hubbard has died at the age of 70. He is a Grammy-winning jazz musician who had a style that influenced many musicians playing today. He died due to a heart attack at the age of 70 at the Sherman Oaks Hospital...
Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony getting a divorce
Dec. 30 | Hollywood (OTL) – Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are reportedly getting ready to announce their divorce on Valentine’s Day this year. Marc Anthony is going to make the announcement that they are filing for divorce at a concert set to take...
Teens taking a virginity pledge doesn’t mean much
Dec. 30 | Washington (OTL) – A new study has found that a virginity pledge by teens does not stop sexual activity at all. A new study was carried out by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to see if a virginity pledge was actually...
Sleeping longer better for the heart
Dec. 30 | Washington (OTL) – A new study has revealed that longer periods of sleep actually helps your heart a great deal. New research has found that those who do not sleep enough face an increased risk of heart problems. These heart problems could result...
Women gives birth to giant
Dec. 29 | New York – On December 23, a Laguna Hills, CA, a woman gave birth to a 14 pound baby, the largest ever born at the Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, and possibly the entire Orange County. The baby was delivered through C-section because the baby...