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Irish find high dioxin levels in beef, but no risk 22 Dec 2008 | 04:37 pm
Lab tests on cattle at four Irish farms have found much higher levels of cancer-causing dioxins than initially thought, government agency officials say.
Economy, potential strike put parties in peril 13 Dec 2008 | 05:37 pm
Normally lavish parties are being scaled back or scrapped faster than certain starlets ditching the paparazzi.
Gene may explain why some go for fatty foods 12 Dec 2008 | 03:31 pm
A study of children found those with a common gene variation tend to overeat high-calorie foods. They ate 100 extra calories per meal, which over the long term can put on weight.
Deaths tied to painkillers surge in rural areas 10 Dec 2008 | 12:39 pm
Prescription painkillers account for most fatal overdoses from legal drugs in West Virginia and contribute to an exploding problem of overdoses across the United States that is most pronounced in rura...
Amber Alert systems vary greatly by state 21 Nov 2008 | 12:40 pm
Despite a federal law meant to create a uniform system, an AP review shows wide variations in what triggers� Amber Alerts from one state to the next.
Unhappy people watch much more TV 18 Nov 2008 | 11:12 pm
Unhappy people glue themselves to the television 30 percent more than happy people.
Mexico City to give free Viagra to elderly men 15 Nov 2008 | 09:49 pm
Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says the city is implementing the plan because sexuality "has a lot to do with quality of life and our happiness."
Priest: No communion for Obama supporters 14 Nov 2008 | 05:51 pm
A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports a...
Vatican urges psych tests on future priests 31 Oct 2008 | 07:55 am
Candidates for the Catholic priesthood should undergo psychological tests to screen out heterosexuals unable to control sexual urges and those with strong homosexual tendencies, the Vatican said.
Heart, infectious diseases top killers worldwide 28 Oct 2008 | 04:29 am
Heart ailments, infectious diseases and cancer remain the world's top three killers, the U.N. health agency said Monday.
