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College Presidents Want Drinking Age Lowered To 18
Aug 19, 2008 4:45 pm US/Eastern NEW YORK Should the legal drinking age be lowered from 21 to 18? One hundred university presidents -- from some of the nation's best known colleges -- are trying to provoke a ...]]>
Safe sex ring tone sings 'Condom, condom!'
A cellphone ring tone that sings "Condom, condom!" has been launched to promote safe sex in India.]]>
Obesity on the Rise in the U.S.
Adult obesity rates increased significantly in 37 states since last year, and declined only in the District of Columbia, according to the 2008 edition of a survey issued annually by the Trust for America's ...]]>
Ohio launches DUI crackdown
The statewide launch of a national drunk driving crackdown will be announced today in Columbus.]]>
Sudan: Hundreds unaccounted for and 109 to face sham courts
Amnesty International today accused the Sudanese government of holding hundreds of people - ' including women and a nine-year-old - ' without charge or access to lawyers as they prepare to try another 109 in ...]]>
HRW: - Indiscriminate Attacks' on Both Sides
Civilians from the both sides, in Gori and Tskhinvali, have been victims of indiscriminate attacks, the Human Rights Watch said on August 14.]]>
Brutal Taliban Killings Anger Aid Community
The fatal ambush of four humanitarian aid workers in Afghanistan last week has provoked a sharp response from the international aid community, including strong condemnation of the Taliban.]]>
College presidents seek debate on drinking age
College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current ...]]>
Pitt Researchers Simulate How Vaccines Control Disease Outbreaks
University of Pittsburgh researchers will lead a study about how to use vaccines to control infectious disease outbreaks that will be simulated at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center .]]>
'The Employee (Not So) Free Choice Act'
Isn't it just like liberals to mislabel legislation to make it seem harmless? What else can you think about the phony "The Employee Free Choice Act?" This sounds like an effort to impart fairness to unionizing ...]]>
Asthma cases rise among Latinos
Taking a breath of air can be as easy as drinking from a cup, but imagine if you were reduced to drinking through a straw.]]>
Risk Assessment Plays Key Role in Long-Term Treatment of Breast Cancer
HOUSTON, Aug. 12, 2008 Breast cancer patients and their physicians may make more informed, long-term treatment decisions using risk assessment strategies to help determine probability of recurrence, a research ...]]>
3 charged in charity theft
But earlier this summer, state police say, some items intended for donation to charitable organizations were instead stolen by at least two employees at the Target Store distribution warehouse on North Road.]]>
Russia/Georgia: Militias Attack Civilians in Gori Region
Russian authorities should immediately take steps to end Ossetian militia attacks on ethnic Georgians in the Gori district of Georgia, Human Rights Watch said today.]]>
Schools should take Nike's cue
LOOK at an iPod or the award-winning new running shoe, the Free. Simple ... cool ... and there's a lot of science and engineering here.]]>
Lung Association: Going Back To School With Asthma Shouldn't Cause Anxiety
As the school bells get ready to ring, parents and other caregivers of children who have asthma should prepare for a possible peak in asthma episodes .]]>
Preparation program expansion proposed
Governor Mitch Daniels announced Thursday, the final components of his 2009 K-12 and higher education agenda by proposing to expand a prestigious teacher preparation program and to complete the job of funding ...]]>
BBC Launches 'Condom-A-Cappella' Ringtone
The BBC World Service Trust has launched a ringtone in India that shrieks 'condom, condom!' according to Mobile Entertainment .]]>
Republic again rejects Waste Management buyout bid
Efforts by Waste Management Inc. to buy rival trash hauler Republic Services Inc.]]>
Some give film 'F' over 'R' word
Anyone who thought the new Ben Stiller comedy film "Tropic Thunder" would spark a backlash over Robert Downey Jr.'s role in blackface was half right.]]>
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