In Shirt-Sleeve Holiday Season, Overcoats Linger On The Racks
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Deal To End Hollywood Writers? Strike May Be Near
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Home Economics
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The companies that own the rights to the Scrabble board game say a popular online knockoff is piracy....
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Barclays Bank Makes Inquiry On Takeover Of ABN Amro
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Health News

Risks of Anemia Drugs for Patients With Cancer to Get More Scrutiny
2008-03-14 06:01 - An F.D.A. advisory committee will consider placing further limits on the use of the Amgen drugs Epogen and Aranesp and the Johnson & Johnson drug Procrit.

Advertising: When a Corporate Donation Raises Protests
2008-03-14 06:01 - Children’s advocates contend that an Ohio hospital went too far by naming a department after Abercrombie & Fitch in exchange for a $10 million donation.

Heart Scans Still Covered by Medicare
2008-03-14 04:51 - The federal government reversed course and said Wednesday it would continue to cover the use of an increasingly popular procedure to detect heart disease.

Bend Journal: Drawing Lots for Health Care
2008-03-14 04:50 - In Oregon, 91,000 residents have signed up for a lottery that provides health insurance to low-income adults who are uncovered but do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare.

Sex Diseases in Many Gay Men Go Unfound, Experts Say
2008-03-14 04:50 - Many cases of sexually transmitted diseases are escaping detection because gay men are not being tested each year as advised, federal health officials said Wednesday.

Flu Outbreak Closes Hong Kong Schools
2008-03-14 04:50 - The Hong Kong government closed all elementary schools and preschools a week early for Easter holidays after three children died amid an influenza outbreak.

Skin Deep: Lasik Surgery: When the Fine Print Applies to You
2008-03-14 04:50 - After undergoing Lasik surgery, most patients are quite satisfied. But all surgery carries a risk.

Personal Best: To Stretch or Not to Stretch? The Answer Is Elastic
2008-03-14 04:50 - The truth is that after dozens of studies and years of debate, no one really knows whether stretching helps, harms, or does anything in particular for performance or injury rates.

Rival Unions Battle in Ohio Over Workers at Hospitals
2008-03-13 04:50 - The California Nurses Association sent organizers to the state to break up an unusual deal between the Service Employees International Union and nine hospitals.

A Heart Device Is Found Vulnerable to Hacker Attacks
2008-03-13 04:50 - A team of computer security researchers says it was able to gain wireless access to a combination heart defibrillator and pacemaker.


 
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