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VIA WEB MD: The heart attack gap between men and women is narrowing in good and bad ways for women. Two new studies show that the number of heart attacks is rising among middle-aged women and falling among men, but the risk of death after a heart attack is improving more for women than for […]
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, sit for a family portrait in the Green Room of the White House, Sept. 1, 2009. (Official White House Photo) Photo by Annie Leibovitz/Released by White House Photo Office
VIA WASHINGTON POST: The federal government’s unprecedented campaign to protect the nation against the swine flu pandemic has gotten off to a sputtering start, frustrating parents, pregnant women and others anxious to get immunized against the new virus. With only a fraction of the tens of millions of doses of vaccine that authorities predicted would […]
First Lady Michelle Obama was the picture of physical fitness when she hosted the Healthy Kids Fair on the South Lawn of the White House this week. See photos of her playing double dutch, hula hooping and more right here.
VIA NEWSONE: NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton on Saturday threatened to sue conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh for writing in a column that the civil rights leader played a role in two New York race riots. In a column published by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday about his derailed bid to become […]
Live BILL COSBY Virtual Town Hall Monday night, October 19th at 7 pm EST / 4 pm PST Have you always had a question you’ve wanted to ask Bill Cosby? Now’s your chance. He’ll be answering questions at our website LIVE throughout the 90 minute Town Hall. Login to the Social Stream below with your […]
VIA CNN: (CNN) — Nationally syndicated radio host Tom Joyner raised his hand in victory. Nearly 100 years had passed since his great-uncles, Thomas Griffin and Meeks Griffin, were wrongfully executed in South Carolina. On Wednesday, a board voted 7-0 to pardon both men, clearing their names in the 1913 killing of a veteran of […]
VIA CNN: (CNN) — The 6-year-old Colorado boy who is believed to have set adrift a helium balloon Thursday, prompting ground and air searches, has been found alive, authorities said. Falcon Heene was found in a box in the attic of his family’s Fort Collins home, according to authorities. People across the world watched Thursday […]
VIA WASHINGTON POST: The Dow closed above 10,000 moments ago, pushing above a psychological barrier it has not recorded in more than a year. The Dow briefly crossed 10,000 at about 1:15 p.m. today, then retreated, then punched above 10,000 after 3 p.m. and held on until closing. The Dow staged a strong rally today, […]
OSLO — Members of the Norwegian committee that gave Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize are strongly defending their choice against a storm of criticism that the award was premature and a potential liability for the U.S. president. Asked to comment on the uproar following Friday’s announcement, four members of the five-seat panel told The […]