It is a tragic irony that there are over 3 million open jobs in the U.S. economy today, while over 14 million Americans remain unemployed.
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New study finds positive effects of antioxidant compounds on "bad" cholesterol - but no effect on "good"
Read More »LinkedIn Cofounder Reid Hoffman In The U.K.: Silicon Valley Can Be Exported
For the fourth year in a row, LinkedIn cofounder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman is co-leading "Silicon Valley Comes To The UK"
Read More »9 Nagging Questions To Tune Out When Launching A Startup
So, you’ve decided to do the startup thing, and you’ve told a few people. Turns out everyone and their dog has an opinion about it, regardless of whether or not they’ve ever been in your shoes. Some are flat-out discouraging you, while others are congratulating you and asking some interesting questions you haven’t yet considered
Read More »Low intelligence causes obesity? What research shows
New study of Swedish men links big bellies at midlife to low IQ scores
Read More »Europe bans airport scanners over cancer fears: How about U.S.?
TSA says each X-ray scan is equivalent to exposure received during two minutes of airplane flight
Read More »Amazon’s Kindle Fire: A Mega, Meta Mash-Up Of Reviews
You could wade through dozens of reviews of the new Amazon Kindle Fire--or let us extract the best bits for you. Here's the most meta version of the story you will read online, offline, and everywhere else, each line taken from professional reviewers, tech bloggers, Tweeters, and Amazon customers. It seems like ages since Amazon introduced us to the $199 Fire at a hectic New York City event, but in truth that was only about six weeks ago
Read More »FDA okays Jakafi, first drug for rare marrow disease
At monthly cost of $7,000, costly new medicine aimed at estimated 20,000 Americans who have myelofibrosis
Read More »Video: Heartburn? Try a low acid diet
Erica Hill and Chris Wragge talk to registered dietitian Keri Glassman about low acid diets and how they're used to treat heartburn.
Read More »Drunk driving: 14 states flagged for lax laws
New report from Mothers Against Drunk Driving shows places that make it easy on drunk drivers
Read More »Hotel Tonight Raises $9 Million
With $9 million in new funding, could lodging-search app Hotel Tonight could disrupt online travel agencies?
Read More »OkCupid Navigates New Owner
OkCupid sold to Match.com for $50 million in early 2011.
Read More »The End of Silicon Valley?
If Startup America is to succeed, it needs start-ups to eschew the Bay Area. But there's no shortage of skeptics in the idea a "Silicon Prairie" will emerge
Read More »Self-harm shown common in teens: Why do they do it?
One in 12 teens say they cut, burn, or otherwise injure themselves, according to new study from Australia
Read More »Video: Broken hearts a real risk in women: study
A new study suggests that women are seven to nine times more likely than men to suffer so-called broken heart syndrome. Jeff Glor reports.
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