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Entries from December 2008

Obama promises an overhaul to the health care system

December 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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 and willing to work together to make it happen.
Obama’s nominee for health […]

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Tags: Health

Gastric bypass surgery helps with type II diabetes

December 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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 study done on extremely obese diabetic adolescents, it was determined that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery […]

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Tags: Health

Teens virginity pledge doesn’t mean much: UPDATE

December 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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 engage in protected sex when they do so. Published in Pediatrics, the […]

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Tags: Health

Microsoft to offer pay as you go for your PC

December 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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 patent as being one which has “scalable performance level components and […]

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Tags: Sci/Tec

Remembering jazz legend Freddie Hubbard

December 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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 according to his manager.
The heart attack was said to take […]

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Tags: Entertainment

Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony getting a divorce

December 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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 place in Madison Square Garden on February 14th.
The two have been seen recently in public […]

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Tags: Entertainment

Teens taking a virginity pledge doesn’t mean much

December 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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 meaningful from a teen.
The pledge would mean they would not […]

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Tags: Health

Sleeping longer better for the heart

December 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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 in arteries being clogged, which can lead to heart attacks, strokes, etc.
A good night’s […]

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Tags: Health

Women gives birth to giant

December 29th, 2008 · No Comments

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 was thought too large to pass through the birth canal. Right […]

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Tags: Curiosity · U.S. · Health

Marley & Me tops box office

December 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Washington (OTL) - Marley & Me managed to take the top spot at the holiday box office, as it took in $37 million.
The film opened up on Christmas day and managed to premiere through Sunday at the top spot.
The film, starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson, had some tough competition as well.
It beat out Adam […]

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Tags: Entertainment