Single Mother Jammie Thomas Fined $220,000 For Music File Sharing$
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Strike Over Local Issues Idles A Key G.M. Plant
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Italian Pride Is Revived In A Tiny Fiat
Fiat has introduced an updated version of the 500, or Cinquecento, the chubby little car that symbolized Italy’s postwar economic miracle....
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Too Late For Retailers
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Vonage Is Dealt Setback In Patent Case
A federal appeals court has denied a request by the Internet phone company Vonage Holdings that it order a retrial in the patent infringement case brought against it by Verizon Communications....
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Health News

The Crying Game, and the Political Herd
2008-01-15 04:50 - Social scientists say that linking emotional breakdowns to ballots cannot be dismissed easily.

Really?: The Claim: Antibiotics Will Beat a Sinus Infection
2008-01-15 04:50 - Antibiotics and steroids may be the standard medications for a sinus infection, but are they effective?

Well: Pain Relief for Some, With an Odd Tradeoff
2008-01-15 04:50 - Implantable stimulators can blunt pain with electrical impulses, but they may come with negative side effects.

Personal Health: Preserving a Fundamental Sense: Balance
2008-01-15 04:50 - Trying to avoid vertigo, falls and other hazards of lost equilibrium.

Drug Approved. Is Disease Real?
2008-01-15 04:50 - The first drug to treat fibromyalgia has been approved, but some dispute the very existence of the condition.

Cholesterol Drug Has No Benefit in Trial
2008-01-15 04:50 - The outcome of a clinical trial that failed to show that Zetia has any medical benefits adds to concerns over the popular drug.

Merck Licenses Bone Drug for Generic Sale
2008-01-14 06:01 - Merck & Company said it had signed a deal for an authorized generic form of its blockbuster osteoporosis drug Fosamax to become available in February.

Having a Little Work Done (at the Mall)
2008-01-14 06:01 - Customers are getting Botox shots in settings that are more salon than doctor’s office.

Food From Cloned Animals Seems Safe, a Panel Finds
2008-01-13 04:51 - Meat and milk from cloned animals seem to pose no special health risks, said a report released by the European Food Safety Agency. It was a first step toward the eventual sale of such products within the European Union.

The Moral Instinct
2008-01-13 04:51 - Evolution has endowed us with ethical impulses. Do we know what to do with them?


 
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