Sunday, June 12, 2011
WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- U.S. adults, particularly Hispanics, are eating fewer fruits and vegetables and engaging in less healthy behaviors, a Gallup poll indicates. May typically begins the four strongest months of the year in overall healthy behaviors, but this year, Americans' health habits... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Shingles may be linked to MS risk
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 10 (UPI) -- In the year following onset of shingles, Taiwanese investigators found there can be a significantly higher risk of multiple sclerosis. Herng-Ching Lin and colleagues at Taipei Medical University in Taiwan tracked 315,550 adults with herpes zoster (shingles), and a... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Icelanders drafting constitution online
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, June 10 (UPI) -- Iceland, home of the world's oldest Parliament, is using social media to draft its new constitution. "I believe this is the first time a constitution is being drafted basically on the Internet," Thorvaldur Gylfason, a member of the constitutional council, told... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
9 Democrats call on Weiner to resign
WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- At least nine Democratic leaders called on Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., to resign, saying his online and phone sex scandal and subsequent lies hurt the party. If Weiner keeps refusing to step down, additional prominent Democrats will add their voices to the chorus seeking... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Officer tells Anthony trial of dog search
ORLANDO, Fla., June 8 (UPI) -- A Florida police dog handler testified Wednesday that her K-9 partner detected possible human remains in Casey Anthony's back yard. Sgt. Kristin Brewer of the Orange County Sheriff's Office told the court her dog, Bones, gave a "trained final alert," indicating... Sign in to see full entry.