Record Result For Harvey Norman
Retailer Harvey Norman has posted a ’best ever’ profit and promised shareholders there is plenty more to come....
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DataBank: New Inflation Fears Cap A Rocky Week
It was another rough week on Wall Street and it ended with a thud....
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British Judge Questions Halt To Arms Fraud Inquiry
The judge questioned why the government ordered the Serious Fraud Office to stop investigating claims of corruption related to a 1990s arms deal with Saudi Arabia brokered by BAE Systems....
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Electronic Arts Offers An Upbeat Forecast
Shares of Electronic Arts surged more than 5 percent after the video game publisher gave confident forecasts for growth over the next three years....
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America’s Most Reviled Mother
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Health News

Veto Stands on Measure to Expand Health Plan
2008-01-25 06:01 - Democrats cited the economy’s downturn as a reason to expand a health insurance program for children, but the House sustained President Bush’s veto of the measure.

Judge Replaces State Overseer of Health Care for Prisoners
2008-01-25 06:01 - A federal judge who ruled in 2005 that California’s broken prison medical care system amounted to cruel and unusual punishment dismissed the receiver who had been appointed to repair the system.

Nice Résumé. Have You Considered Botox?
2008-01-25 06:01 - Looking younger isn’t personal, it’s business.

Bypasses Are Best for Multiple Clogged Arteries, Study Says
2008-01-25 06:01 - Bypass surgery remains the best option for heart patients with more than one clogged artery, according to the first big study to compare bypasses with drug-coated stents. In the study, heart attack and death rates were lower among people who had surgery than those given artery-opening balloon angioplasty and stents. It is latest setback for drug-coated stents, which have revolutionized heart care and have been implanted in about six million people worldwide. The study is in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine.

Bending, Posing and Teaching Beyond the Mat
2008-01-25 04:50 - A small but growing number of yoga practitioners are reaching out to the homeless, to prisons and to troubled youth.

Heart Group Backs Drug Made by Ally
2008-01-25 04:50 - The American Heart Association defended the drug Vytorin, an expensive drug combination for cholesterol, which was shown last week to work no better than Zocor, a cheaper alternative.

F.D.A. Requiring Suicide Studies in Drug Trials
2008-01-25 04:50 - Drug makers are being asked for the first time to put a comprehensive suicide assessment into clinical trials.

Congo’s Death Rate Unchanged Since War Ended
2008-01-24 06:01 - Almost all the deaths come from hunger and disease, signs that the country is still grappling with the aftermath of a war that gutted its infrastructure.

Test of Brain Device Is Setback for Maker
2008-01-24 06:01 - Results from a crucial clinical trial showed that Northstar Neuroscience’s brain-stimulating device failed to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms and hands.

Wal-Mart Says More Than Half Its Workers Have Its Health Insurance
2008-01-24 06:01 - Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest private employer, said more than half of its U.S. workers had enrolled in the company’s health insurance plan.


 
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