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 […]
Entries from December 2008
Obama promises an overhaul to the health care system
December 30th, 2008 · No Comments
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tags: Entertainment