Hip Reconstruction Technique Provides Good Outcomes for Athletes
A common, painful hip condition in elite athletes may be able to be repaired with an improved surgical technique, according to researchers presenting their work at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland today.
Asians Reluctant to Seek Help for Domestic Violence
Asian-American victims of domestic violence rarely seek help from police or health care providers - "an alarming trend" among the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, says a Michigan State University researcher.
What do America's Car Buyers Want?
One day consumers are giving up their SUVs, and the next day they want them back. It's enough to drive an auto company CEO crazy. The bottom line: Watch what consumers do, not what they say.
Healthy Eating Key to Girls' Ability to Learn
Lower birth weight and poor childhood diet can lead to poor learning and behaviour in children, particularly girls, according to new research.
Six Natural Remedies to Help Relieve Migraines
For everyone who has had a migraine, you know how extremely painful they are. You know what the first symptoms are, such as vision loss or pins and needle feeling, and you dread what is to come.
San Francisco Pairs Suppies with the Poor to Curb Panhandling
The city sees its new program as a way to help animals and people, but critics say dogs are being put at risk.
Study Shows ER Nurses Not Immune to Critical Incidents
Nurses who work in hospital emergency rooms frequently suppress their emotions in order to deal with trauma they see.
Aus B'96 Test Series: Aussie juniors defeat Kiwis 3-0
Australian Girls B'96 Test Series v New Zealand
London Riots Will Happen Again
Another trigger event is all it will take for a repeat of the riots that plagued London and other cities across the country last summer, according to an expert from Royal Holloway, University of London.
45 Degree Aerial Views by Google and Bing
Google Maps is so much more than a digital version of a paper map. I don't think a day goes by that I don't use Google Maps in some form.
Wet Weather Conditions Bloom Wild Orchids at the Expense of Crops
The wet weather conditions in the summer months at UK are filling the countryside with some amazing splendor, but at the expense of the failing crop harvests.
Flexible Investing to Become a Relaxed Investor
Flexible Investing to Become a Relaxed Investor
Marks & Spencer Hits the All Time Worst
According to reports from a Business Magazine released on Monday, Marks & Spencer, a retailer for Bellwether, has recorded its worst sales performance for a quarter in a period of three and a half years. This year recorded the wettest April and June months and hammered the trade of women’s wear since records for them have been kept.
National Competitions Committee - Expression of Interest
AWPI calls for expressions of interest to sit on a newly formed peak body committee, the National Competitions Committee (NCC) which will replace the NWPL Commission. The NCC will be responsible for the alignment of competitions from Junior Age Championships through to the National League.
Apple Drops 'Green' Badge, Then Relists with EPEAT
Recently, Apple removed its products from the EPEAT rating system (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool), a move which baffled consumers and 'tech industry' insiders alike. A total of 39 products were removed from the listing which included already certified desktop computers, monitors and laptops, MacBooks Air and Pro - and then Apple made a U-turn.
Parallel Institutions Versus Globalisation
"Globalization" has been a buzzword for decades, but the word has competing definitions. It can refer to the reduction of barriers to trade and travel, which allows goods, ideas, and people to act as though the world is one free-flowing community. But it can also refer to the centralization of power into a nexus from which policy decisions are broadcast into all corners of the world.
Ideas in the Digital Age
Paris is a city full of ideas. Concrete. Crystallized. Petrified. Brought forth from the minds of great men and women long since departed from this world. What we see around us today is the past writ large, realized, built of stone and cast in steel.
Building Your Agency’s Capability, Stability and Predictability
What would you prefer? A predictable business or an unpredictable one? Would you prefer to be able to predict your profitability next month rather than get that nasty shock when you look at the general account?
Woods Eyes Earnings Milestone
Only one week after surpassing Jack Nicklaus on the all-time PGA Tour winner list, Tiger Woods will have the chance to make more history.
Avoid Costly Dental Bills With Natural Remedies
Weary of expensive dental work? Try a few simple home treatments that help strengthen teeth and gums naturally. With the application of specific dietary and herbal recommendations, loose and decaying teeth are fortified and healed.
Junk Food Junkies: Dying For A Fix
Junk food is over-processed and too easy to digest. Junk food requires very little processing by the body because it is mostly sugar, over-processed grains and empty fillers like hydrolyzed starches, cellulose and maltodextrin. The digestive system is like any other system in the body, if you don't use it, you lose it. Your gut becomes lazy.
Why Baby Chimp Died at L.A. Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo officials insist that when a big male chimpanzee killed a three-month-old baby chimp last week, it was just, so to speak, one of those things.
Less Time Sitting Can Add Two Healthy Years to Your Life
Many people believe they must engage in strenuous physical activity to achieve optimal fitness and prevent illness. While exercise is certainly important to health, new research provides a different perspective about the negative effects of sitting for extended periods and how we can make small changes to potentially increase our natural lifespan.
Solar Cooking 101: Harnessing the Sun for Health, Wealth, and a Clean Environment
Cooking with the sun is not only eco-friendly, it also contributes to better tasting, more nutritious food. Preparing food in this way encourages energy independence for both developing countries and industrialized nations alike.
How Privacy-Conscious Consumers are Fooling, Hacking Smart Meters
The recent roll out of smart meters has brought about mixed reactions from consumers. On one hand, there are activist groups broadcasting the health and privacy concerns that smart meters may potentially have.
Cloned Horses May Compete in the 2012 London Olympics, While Anti-Doping Testing for Humans Becomes More Sophisticated
While performance enhancement drugs and techniques may be banned for humans, the gate has been opened for genetically modified horses to compete in the Olympic games.
Treat Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Naturally
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is surging throughout the Western industrial world to become the most common liver disease. In the USA alone, over 30 million are afflicted with NAFLD. It can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer, and even liver failure.
Two Kinds of Fear Point the Way Toward Emotional Freedom
As a former mental health counselor and practicing life coach for over 20 years, I've had a peculiar view of people. While so many appear confident and together on the outside, behind-the-scenes most people struggle with fears and conflicts that wreak havoc in their lives.
First Internet Cat Film Festival
One of the nation's leading art museums is hosting the first-ever Internet Cat Video Film Festival next month in Minneapolis.
Strange Ways to Escape Your Coming Retirement Slavery
A very bizarre exchange between several CNBC finance pundits recently aired in the US. They started saying exactly the things they ridiculed not long ago.