Monthly Archives: October 2011

Violence more common among kids of combat veterans (AP)

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

ATLANTA – A new study suggests that when parents are deployed in the military, their children are more than twice as likely to carry a weapon, join a gang or be involved in fights. And that includes the daughters. “This … Continue reading →

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FDA backs Vytorin for kidney disease patients (AP)

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration says Merck’s cholesterol drug Vytorin helps reduce heart attack, stroke and related problems in patients with kidney disease, a potential new use for the blockbuster drug. The agency’s online review also found no … Continue reading →

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Mark Rothko paintings inspired Steve Jobs in his final year

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Job News

In his final year of life, Steve Jobs was inspired by the abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko, famous for his “multiform” paintings that featured broad fields of complementary colors and a spiritual energy. It is perhaps not surprising that Jobs, … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates responds to snipes from Steve Jobs biography

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Job News

Steve Jobs made quite a few pot shots at Microsoft and Bill Gates in his posthumously published biography by Walter Isaacson. And in the book, Bill Gates makes a few shots back, but we in the media are never happy without … Continue reading →

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Hindsight Is Kind to Steve Jobs’s Decision to Delay Surgery

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Job News

It might seem so, from the broad outlines of what he did in 2003 when a CT scan and other tests found a cancerous tumor in his pancreas. Doctors urged him to have an operation to remove the tumor, but … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs’ final words revealed

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Job News

(CNN) — The last minutes in the life of Steve Jobs were still filled by the epiphanies and moments of inspiration that fed his inventor’s mind, according to an intimate portrait provided by Jobs’ sister in a eulogy published Sunday … Continue reading →

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Sister remembers Steve Jobs in touching eulogy

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Job News

Steve Jobs‘ sister hailed him as a loving, tender soul in her touching eulogy for the Apple co-founder, which was published in The New York Times on Sunday. Jobs, revealed novelist Mona Simpson, was “like a girl in the amount … Continue reading →

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Long-awaited Algeria metro opens

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - World News

31 October 2011 Last updated at 18:56 ET By Chloe Arnold BBC News, Algiers Many Algerians have complained that the cost of the metro is too high Africa’s second metro system has opened – in the Algerian capital, Algiers. Construction … Continue reading →

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‘Improper care’ given to Jackson

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - World News

31 October 2011 Last updated at 19:08 ET Dr Paul White appeared as defence witness Dr Conrad Murray deviated from accepted medical standards in his care for Michael Jackson, a medical expert said. Dr Paul White, witness for the defence, … Continue reading →

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Lula cancer chances ‘very good’

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - World News

31 October 2011 Last updated at 14:25 ET Doctors say Lula is facing his cancer with good humour and confidence Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has started his chemotherapy treatment for throat cancer, with doctors saying his … Continue reading →

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