Friday, May 13, 2011

Coffee mooted as a breast cancer preventer

Women who drink lots of coffee may cut their risk of developing one type of breast cancer, according to a new study, but experts are urging caution. The Karolinska Institute findings are based on nearly 6,000 women and suggest drinking more...
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Sex and coffee 'trigger stroke'

Coffee, sex and blowing your nose could increase the risk of a type of stroke, say researchers in the Netherlands. The study on 250 patients identified eight risk factors linked to bleeding on the brain. They all increase blood pressure...
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Pfizer sets aside $772m for drug illness claims

The drugs giant Pfizer has put aside $772m (£476m) to resolve claims its hormone replacement drugs cause serious illness. Pfizer, which is the world's largest drugmaker, said the money provides "the minimum expected costs to resolve all of the...
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US officials get access to Bin Laden wives in Pakistan

US officials have had access to three of Osama Bin Laden's widows in Pakistan, the White House has said. Spokesman Jay Carney gave no further details, but the US wants to obtain information about the al-Qaeda leader's life since he disappeared...
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George Mitchell resigns as US envoy to Middle East

US envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell is resigning after two years in the role, the White House says. Mr Mitchell, a former senator and broker of the peace deal in Northern Ireland, is stepping down for personal reasons, the Associated...
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Friday, May 6, 2011

Osama Bin Laden 'planned 9/11 anniversary train attack'

Documents found at Osama Bin Laden's Pakistan home suggest he was planning attacks on the US, including on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, reports say. One plan was to target a US rail route, US officials revealed, although no imminent threat...
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Bin Laden: The team that killed him

The men assigned to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden were part of the US Navy's legendary special forces unit, the Seals. Who are they? It was years in the planning but took just 40 minutes to execute. More than a dozen members of the...
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US employment jumps 244,000 in April

US employment rose in April for the seventh month in a row, official figures have shown, but the overall unemployment rate has also risen. According to the US Labor Department, the number of new jobs created in April rose by 244,000, more than...
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Growth in the US economy slows to 1.8%

US economic growth slowed in the first three months of 2011 to an annualised rate of 1.8%, corresponding to a 0.4% quarterly increase. This compares with a revised annual growth rate of 3.1% in the previous quarter, official figures show. ...
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US house price falls continue, Case Shiller index shows

US house prices fell for the eighth month in a row in February and are nearing lows reached during the 2009 recession, a survey has said. The Case Shiller housing index, which is compiled by rating agency Standard & Poor's, was down 3.3%...
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