Monthly Archives: March 2011

Ms. Popular: Clinton tops Obama, others (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Political News

By Rebecca KaplanNational Journal Move over, President Obama. You may have won the hearts of the electorate in 2008, but your former primary opponent is stealing them back. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s approval rating has reached 66 percent, … Continue reading →

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Study: Prostate cancer test doesn’t cut death risk (AP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

LONDON – The longest study yet on prostate cancer testing provides more evidence that getting screened doesn’t cut the chances of dying from the disease. In a 20-year study of more than 9,000 Swedish men, researchers found no difference in … Continue reading →

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Prostate Cancer Screening Doesn’t Cut Death Rates: Study (HealthDay)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

THURSDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — A 20-year study from Sweden suggests that screening for prostate cancer does not substantially reduce the risk of death from the disease. On the other hand, a good many men might receive false-positive results … Continue reading →

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U.S. Cancer Rates Continue to Fall (HealthDay)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

THURSDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — The rate of new cancers in the United States has dropped by almost 1 percent a year and the rate of death from cancer has fallen 1.6 percent a year, a new report shows. … Continue reading →

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Death rate for lung cancer among women declines (AP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

WASHINGTON – For the first time, women’s death rates from lung cancer are dropping, possibly a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic. It’s a small decline, says the nation’s annual report on cancer — just under 1 percent a year. … Continue reading →

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Experts say don’t worry about radiation in US milk (AP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

LOS ANGELES – So now Japan’s radioactive fallout is showing up in milk on the U.S. West Coast. Not to worry, though. It turns out that traces of radioactivity are in many foods we eat, the air we breathe and … Continue reading →

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Apple at 35: Win Over Your Customers the Steve Jobs Way

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Job News

Steve Jobs’ childhood home Contrary to popular wisdom, Steve Jobs and his boyhood pal Steve Wozniak did not start Apple in a garage.  Exactly thirty-five years ago on April 1st, 1976, Jobs and “Woz” founded Apple in an unoccupied room … Continue reading →

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Are Russia’s reform hints grounded in real change? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - World News

Moscow – For the past two years, a small band of pro-democracy activists has gathered at Moscow’s downtown Triumph Square on the 31st of every month that has as many days. They brave beatings, arrests, and taunts from massed ranks … Continue reading →

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Security Guard Arrested Near London 2012 Olympic Stadium (Time.com)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - World News

And so it begins: with the countdown to the next Olympic Games well and truly on, a disturbing reminder of the “new normal” has come with a guard being arrested on the suspicion of possessing explosives. The woman is a … Continue reading →

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Arrest of Guatemala’s No. 1 drug-trafficking suspect shows growing US role in region (The Christian Science Monitor)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - World News

Mexico City – The arrest of Juan Ortiz Lopez, an alleged drug kingpin in Guatemala, may mark the beginning of increased cooperation between the US and Central American nations dogged by increasing drug-related violence. A joint team of American and … Continue reading →

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