Explosions Hit Mexican Oil Pipelines
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Bank Of Japan Still Searching For Replacement Governor
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In Iraq, Conflict Simmers On A 2nd Kurdish Front
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New Plan For Logging In Alaska Forest
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Health News

Study Finds Prior Trauma Raised Children’s 9/11 Risk
2008-02-06 06:01 - Preschoolers who witnessed the 2001 terrorist attacks were at high risk of developing lingering problems if they had had a previous frightening experience, new research suggests.

Coping With the Caveman in the Crib
2008-02-06 04:52 - Trying to teach parents the skills to communicate with and soothe tantrum-prone children.

The Claim: Menstrual Cycles Can Synchronize Over Time
2008-02-06 04:52 - The idea that women who live together menstruate together dates at least to 1971.

A Heartfelt Appeal for a Graceful Exit
2008-02-06 04:52 - Modern medicine can keep people alive into their 9th and 10th decades, but a growing number of these people are asking why.

Disease Fighter Turns Plane Aisle Into a Gym
2008-02-06 04:51 - Exercise is an effective antidote to long days of travel and emotionally overwhelming work for an infectious diseases specialist.

Symptoms: Metabolic Syndrome Is Tied to Diet Soda
2008-02-06 04:51 - Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome and elevated blood pressure.

Longer Drug Regimen Found to Help Babies Avoid H.I.V.
2008-02-06 04:51 - Researchers have found for the first time that the incidence of the virus among breast-fed infants can be significantly reduced by using antiretroviral drugs for up to six months.

Regimens: An Herbal Extract Eases Symptoms of Heart Failure
2008-02-06 04:51 - The herbal supplement hawthorn extract is effective in treating symptoms of chronic heart failure, new research suggests.

Nostrums: Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer
2008-02-06 04:51 - Aspirin may help reduce the risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests, when taken in large doses over long periods of time.

New Food Formula: Tastes Fine, Kills Worms
2008-02-06 04:50 - Kraft Foods is working on a new and unusual product line ? food that is not only tasty, but kills intestinal worms.


 
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