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Animals add love, excitement at senior-living centers
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
The pitter-patter of little feet is an increasingly common sound at nursing homes and senior-living residences. Dogs, cats and ...
USA
Health & Beauty
Smoking riskier to women's hearts than men's
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
Women typically get heart disease much later than men, but not if they smoke, researchers said Tuesday. In fact, women who smoke ...
USA
Health & Beauty
Chickenpox vaccine does a number on the number of cases
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
Cases of chickenpox a childhood infection that was once nearly universal have fallen 57% to 90% in communities across the USA ...
USA
Health & Beauty
Study: Drug sales may not benefit from ads directed to patients
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
Spending on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs continues to rise, but a new study suggests it might not always ...
USA
Health & Beauty
Cholera outbreak kills four in Iran
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
Four people have died of cholera and another 100 are infected by an outbreak of the disease in Iran, a top health official said ...
USA
Health & Beauty
87 salmonella cases reported across Quebec
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
A provincial health official says an unusually high number of people have fallen ill with salmonella food poisoning across Quebec.
USA
Health & Beauty
Big Easy hospitals prep for Gustav
02.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
New Orleans' area hospitals have begun activating their disaster plans and stocking up on the medicines, food and fuel.
USA
Health & Beauty
House of the Day: 139 Clifton Place
02.09.2008 10:26
brownstoner.com
Um, no. No one's going to pay $1,200,000 for this run-down four-story brick house at 139 Clifton Place in Bed Stuy (not, as the listing says, Clinton Hill). The house looks in poor shape from the outside, and the listing makes no mention of any salvageable architectural details on the interior, saying only that the house is a "blank canvas." Given that the seller paid $675,000 less than a year ago, you gotta wonder what in the world she's thinking! 139 Clifton Place [Location Location Location] GMAP P*Shark
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Condos of the Day: 335 Warren Street
02.09.2008 10:26
brownstoner.com
The Scarano designed condos at 335 Warren Street in Boerum Hill aren't exactly flying off the shelf. When we took a look in November, Brown Harris Stevens had taken over for Two Trees after six months or so; Brooklyn Heights Real Estate currently has the reins, and as best we can tell, at least five of the eight units are available. The weird thing is that Property Shark shows that two of the five are resales. Current prices range from $585,000 to $975,000. The Warren Lofts: Availability [Brooklyn Heights RE] GMAP P*Shark Prices Too Lofty on Warren Street? [Brownstoner]
New York
Construction & Real Estate
HELENE ST. JAMES' BLOG: Wings close to signing Chelios, Quincey; McCarty mulling future
02.09.2008 10:26
freep.com
I've just been at Joe Louis Arena, where a handful of Red Wings gathered for a very early practice (training camp is still 2 1/2 weeks away).
USA
Blogs
Stephen Henderson: Mayor's window is closing fast
02.09.2008 10:26
freep.com
The window that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been trying to call through to get to a plea deal is closing quickly now, and I say that if he can't get his criminal problems settled this afternoon, when he appears in court ostensibly on a bond hearing, we shouldn't expect a deal anytime soon.
USA
Blogs
'Sarah Connor' boss praises Garbage star
02.09.2008 10:25
digitalspy.co.uk
Shirley Manson has "incredible charisma", according to the executive producer of the Terminator spinoff.
USA
Television
Helen Mirren: I used to 'love' cocaine
02.09.2008 08:38
usatoday.com
Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren said she used to love cocaine, but stopped taking the drug after learning that a Nazi ...
USA
Recreation & Entertainment
Rejuvenated Fish into quarterfinals, will face Nadal
02.09.2008 08:38
usatoday.com
At age 2, Mardy Fish could hit a ball from the baseline over the net and was featured on a local TV station as the "best 2-year-old ...
USA
Tennis
Ryder Cup rookies dominate Azinger's four captain's picks
02.09.2008 08:38
usatoday.com
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger filled out his team Tuesday, adding Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan, J.B. Holmes and Chad Campbell. ...
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Golf
English