Monthly Archives: November 2010

Concussion-free Bouchard cleared to return to Wild (AP)

Written on November 30, 2010 by Editor - Sports News

AP – Center Pierre-Marc Bouchard is set to suit up for the Minnesota Wild for the first time in more than a year. Continue reading →

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Study: Does the Pill Lower Sex Drive? (Time.com)

Written on November 30, 2010 by Editor - Health News

Time.com – It’s no secret that women who take a hormonal birth control pill have less interest in sex Continue reading →

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Stoutland vows Miami will be ready for bowl game (AP)

Written on November 30, 2010 by Editor - Sports News

AP – When Jeff Stoutland says he wears Miami’s “U” on his chest, he’s talking about something deeper than a logo on a polo shirt. Continue reading →

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Merck names Frazier CEO to succeed Clark

Written on November 30, 2010 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

[AP] – Merck & Co. on Tuesday named as its new CEO the executive who engineered the company’s legal strategy following the Vioxx recall, which culminated in a multibillion dollar nationwide settlement. Continue reading →

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Nintendo says Wii sales got boost on Black Friday (AP)

Written on November 30, 2010 by Editor - Technology News

AP – In a told-you-so moment for Nintendo, sales of the Wii console are picking up, with 600,000 of them sold in the U.S. last week, according to the company. Continue reading →

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Tiny blood vessels show pollution, heart disease link (AFP)

Written on November 30, 2010 by Editor - Science News

AFP – “New digital photos of the retina revealed that otherwise healthy people exposed to high levels of air pollution had narrower retinal arterioles, an indication of a higher risk of heart disease,” said the study in PLoS Medicine. Continue reading →

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Mexican leader: Move on from climate blame game (AP)

Written on November 30, 2010 by Editor - Science News

AP – Stuck in a blame game led by “big players” U.S. and China, the rest of the world should take on the climate crisis more aggressively “with or without them,” says Mexican President Felipe Calderon. Continue reading →

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Cells’ ‘power plants’ damaged in some autistic kids (Reuters)

Written on November 30, 2010 by Editor - Health News

Reuters – Most of the kids tested in a small autism study turned out to have problems with energy production in their cells, scientists said Tuesday. Continue reading →

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Democrats urge Congress to pass Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (Daily Caller)

Written on November 30, 2010 by Editor - Political News

Daily Caller – Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the congressmen spearheading the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act made a last-minute plea to the House  – “in the name of the child” — to support passage of the act on Wednesday. Continue reading →

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Shoppers drive solid Cyber Monday sales (Reuters)

Written on November 30, 2010 by Editor - Technology News

Reuters – Consumers heeded the call of online retailers on Cyber Monday, ringing up double-digit sales growth on that key e-commerce holiday shopping day, according to data released on Tuesday. Continue reading →

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