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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Vitamin B lack linked to Alzheimer's

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Vitamin B12 -- found in fish, poultry and other meat -- may protect against Alzheimer's disease, researchers in Sweden suggest. Dr. Babak Hooshmand of Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, says the seven-year study involved 271 Finnish people, ages 65-79.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 18, 2010

Merkel says multiculturalism has failed

POTSDAM, Germany, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel says multiculturalism has thus far failed in her country and immigrants need to do more to integrate into German society. Speaking to younger members of her conservative Christian Democratic Union party in Potsdam Saturday, Merkel... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Vegetables linked to fewer breast cancers

BOSTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- African-American women who eat more vegetables are less likely to develop estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at Boston University Medical Center tracked 51,928 study participants at the Boston University School of Medicine for 12... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

12th trapped miner out, 21 to go

COPIAPO, Chile, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- More cheers, tears and applause greeted Edison Pena, the 12th trapped miner rescued from the Chilean mine where he and 32 others were trapped for months. Pena, 34, who jogged more than two miles a day in dark tunnels, kept other miners' spirits up by leading... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 8, 2010

Unemployment remains at 9.6 percent

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. unemployment rate in September remained at 9.6 percent but the economy lost 95,000 jobs, government statistics released Friday indicate. The consensus of economists had been that the unemployment rate would tick up 0.1 percent but it remained steady. The current... Sign in to see full entry.

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