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Breaking News Wed, 10 Mar 2010
Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Gates said that U.S. and British citizens were the targets of the violent siege in Mumbai, although most of those killed in the city, the nation's financial capital, were Indians. He also said Tuesday that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, had gone to the region to meet with official
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Saudi Arabia   US  
 The New York Times 
Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
| RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday for talks with the Saudi royal family that senior defense officials said would be focused on Iran. | His visi... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson)

Children   Health   Human Rights   Nutrition   Photos  
 m&c 
Children's health on agenda at European WHO conference
| Parma, Italy - A three-day conference of Europe's 53 members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) opened Wednesday in Italy, focussing on clean water, sanitation, air pollution and dangerous chemi... (photo: WN / Eteh)
A women's group meets in Upper Egypt to discuss HIV/AIDS. A new report says 3,735 Egyptians were living with HIV at the end of 2008  The Examiner 
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
| Today is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD). | Every 35 minutes, a woman tests positive for HIV in the US. It's time to focus on how to address the needs of women and children... (photo: IRIN News / G Pirozzi/UNAIDS)
Aids   Awareness   Girls   Photos   Women  
Bernard Kouchner, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, at the Security Council Chamber, prior to a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.  Syracuse 
French minister's remark in Kosovo criticized
| (AP) - BELGRADE, Serbia - An Austria-based media watchdog is condemning French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's recent remark that a Serb reporter was "insane" for asking him a question about all... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
France   Kosovo   Photos   Serbia   UN  
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Coffee Drink Indian Express
Scientists say 11am is perfect time for coffee break
| If you are among those who desperately need a midmorning coffee break, then go for it at 11 a.m., as scientists claim a formula they have devised proves that 'elevenses... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Aroma   Coffee   Formula   Photos   Scientists  
HIV patients wait to receive their anti-retroviral medicine at the Deborah Retief hospital in Moshundi, Botswana Zeenews
Circumcision may not cut HIV spread among gay men
New York: Although studies in Africa have shown that circumcision can lower the spread of HIV among heterosexuals, it may not do much to prevent infections among gay and ... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)
Disease   Health   People   Photos   Science  
Pill, Medicine Canada Dot Com
Anti-depressants, anti-anxiety medications increase cataract risks
       | Certain frequently prescribed pills for depression and anxiety are associated with an increased risk of cataracts in the eyes, a study by B.C. and Quebec re... (photo: Creative Commons / Destinys Agent)
Disease   Health   Medicine   Photos   Science  
Soda - Softdrinks ABC News
Junk Food Tax Could Improve Health
By KRISTINA FIORE | March 10, 2010 | Taxing junk food may help reduce obesity and improve health, researchers have found. Researchers have found that taxing junk food, su... (photo: WN / sweet)
Food   Health   Obesity   Photos   Tax  
Pill, Medicine Deccan Chronicle
Medication fears lead to worse side effects
Medication fears lead to worse side effects | It may not be surprising, but a new study offers some proof that patients who are worried about their medications are more l... (photo: Creative Commons / Victorrjr)
Arthritis   Disease   Health   Medicine   Photos  
A woman drinking water Deccan Chronicle
Eat healthy to keep kidneys fit
Eat healthy to keep kidneys fit | Take eight glasses of water, do 30-minute physical exercise, reduce salt intake and eat healthy every day to keep your kidney fit for no... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Cancer   Kidneys   Photos   Urologist   Water  
The Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee- India- Politics The Times Of India
OilMin for compensating PSU oil retailers
NEW DELHI: After Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee altered duties on auto fuels to raise revenues, the Oil Ministry is pressing for new ways to compensate state- owned re... (photo: PIB of India)
Mukherjee   Oil   Photos   Retailers   Revenues  
Obese Woman - Eating The Examiner
Obesity weighs heavily in healthcare debate
| “All you can eat”. It’s a slogan and a way of life for many Americans. The all you can eat buffet attracts consumers far and wide for an often cheap m... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Diabetes   Healthcare   Obesity   People   Photos  
Cancer Aids & Hiv
- An Old Essay Used to Explain a New Movement
- Potassium-rich foods help fight stroke, heart disease
- Delhi HC asks govt for stand on 3-year course for non-MBBS
- Papaya leaf extract used to treat certain cancers
Papaya leaf extract used to treat certain cancers
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- Global AIDS conference in Vienna to focus on Eastern Europe
- National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Time for drug giants to jump into the patent pool?
- Hungry And HIV-Positive in Nairobi's Slums
A women's group meets in Upper Egypt to discuss HIV/AIDS. A new report says 3,735 Egyptians were living with HIV at the end of 2008
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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Heart Disease Obesity
- E.U. Signals Approval for Larger Airline Alliance
- Statement by the Exiled Tibetan Prime Minister on the 51st A
- Day One after Nathan
- Reduce fat, calories, not the taste
In this Aug. 29, 2007 file photo, American Airlines aircrafts are shown operating at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas. American Airlines says, Wednesday, May 21, 2008, it will cut domestic capacity by 11 percent to 12 percent in the fourth quarter as it grapples with record-high fuel prices.
E.U. Signals Approval for Larger Airline Alliance
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- Junk Food Tax Could Improve Health
- Eat healthy to keep kidneys fit
- Obesity weighs heavily in healthcare debate
- Obesity associated with poor colon cancer prognosis
Soda - Softdrinks
Junk Food Tax Could Improve Health
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Alcoholism & Smoking Drug Addiction
- New pictorial warnings on tobacco products from June 1
- Sick ships: Cruises see rise in norovirus cases
- Brown-Forman 3rd-quarter profit slips on higher expenses; re
- Brown-Forman 3Q profit falls on higher expenses
Wine - Liquor
Dallas-area wineries taking advantage of new law that lets them sell at farmers markets
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- Marjah fears return of warlords
- Strange fruit: Dutch police discover half ton cargo of cocai
- Two Russians languishing in Goa jail without chargesheet
- Broken Britain on CCTV: The moment 'wicked' woman th
Locals listen to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Marjah, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 7, 2010.
Marjah fears return of warlords
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Mental Disease Food & Nutrition
- Arsenal Saunters While Bayern Survives
- New scale to measure anxiety outcomes
- Arsenal, Bayern Munich through to the last eight
- A 'trivial risk': Jon Venables psychiatric assessmen
A women's group meets in Upper Egypt to discuss HIV/AIDS. A new report says 3,735 Egyptians were living with HIV at the end of 2008
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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- Arsenal Saunters While Bayern Survives
- Kizzle Kazzle
- A good bet on cash, tourists and crime
- Inflation insurance
Papaya leaf extract used to treat certain cancers
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