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Amantadine, a generic flu drug later used to treat Parkinson's, may speed brain functioning after traumatic injury
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Read More »Top 5 Myths About Selling
Conventional 'wisdom' about selling is frequently dead wrong. Here's a reality check. The business world is full of conventional wisdom that gets passed from office to office
Read More »New "Challenge" for Detroit
Can paying recent graduates to work and play in Detroit infuse the city with extra creativity? Challenge Detroit is banking on it. "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste," President Obama's then chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is reported to have said of the 2008 meltdown of the financial sector.
Read More »Video: Davy Jones: Monkees star dead at 66
Davy Jones, once a teen hearth-throb during the 1960's as the lead singer of the pop group "The Monkees," has died in Florida at the age of 66. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports.
Read More »Robotic HD Camera Reveals Controversial "Jesus Discovery"
A team of religion scholars ignited a firestorm of controversy this week with the release of a documentary film and book claiming to shed light on the burial practices of 1st-century Christians living near Jerusalem. Although there’s a good deal of debate over what the researchers have actually discovered, it’s interesting to note that this debate has been made possible by a high-definition camera setup enabling documentary filmmakers to capture images from inside a tomb buried beneath two meters of rock without entering the site or in any way disturbing its contents. In December 2010, filmmaker Simcha Jacobivici and his crew snaked a high-definition camera down into what’s come to be known as the “Patio tomb,” discovered in 1981 about five kilometers south of the Old City in East Jerusalem and so named because it’s now located beneath an apartment patio.
Read More »Judge blocks FDA requirement for graphic tobacco warning labels
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled federal mandate violates free speech
Read More »Mom passes stage IV cancer to baby: Report
Baby girl Addison Cox currently taking chemotherapy pill doctors received special FDA permission to treat her with
Read More »Facebook Rolls Out New Brand Pages
In a charm offensive to woo advertisers before its IPO, Facebook pitched brands new features to guarantee they reach fans' timelines and profile pages. Facebook announced a redesign for Pages at its marketing conference, fMC, held today in New York City
Read More »Gene Therapy Could Help Corals Survive Climate Change
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Read More »World of Warcraft may boost seniors’ cognitive ability: Study
Multiplayer online games may not just be for young geeks - research finds benefits in cognitive functioning of elderly
Read More »CDC: Kids consume too much sugar, mostly from processed foods
Report found children took in 16 percent of their total calories from added sugars; dietary recommendations say kids should get 5 to 15 percent of calories from sugar
Read More »Rare Disease Day spotlights rare conditions and need for treatments
National Organization for Rare Disorders was founded in 1983 along with Orphan Drug Act - has progress been made?
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