AP - New research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that being active can lower but not eliminate heart risks faced by heavy women. “It doesn’t take away the risk entirely. Weight still matters,” said Dr. Martha Gulati, a heart specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) — Few studies consider the
appropriate measurements for assessing drug clinical trials that enroll
children, say University of Liverpool researchers who reviewed 9,000
pediatric clinical trials conducted since 1950.
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AP - Costs for nursing homes, assisted living facilities and some in-home care services have increased for a fifth consecutive year, and could rise further if a shortage of long-term care workers isn’t resolved, a new study indicates.
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When it comes to offshore business dealings attorney client privilege is something that people must always consider when choosing companies and people to work with. People looking to incorporate or create an entity in Panama should always deal with a law firm. The business of offshore banking is filled with companies and people who offer sub par products and don’t even know how to register their customer’s corporations correctly.
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Reuters - The U.S. economy may
be in a funk, but that’s nothing compared with the pall hanging
over Wall Street.
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AFP - Australia’s second-largest energy retailer, Origin Energy Ltd, said Wednesday it had received a 12.9 billion dollar (12.05 billion US) takeover proposal from UK-based BG Group.
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AP - Frightened by headlines about Lasik side effects? Lasik gets all the advertising, but there are half a dozen alternate eye surgeries from a simpler laser approach to implantable lenses that might solve your squint.
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Reuters - Microsoft Corp has
considered earmarking $1.5 billion to retain Yahoo Inc
employees if it acquires the company, according to court
documents in a shareholder suit filed against Yahoo.
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