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Link between diabetes and heart disease scrutinized
The link between diabetes and heart disease is well-known -- diabetics are two to four times more likely to have cardiovascular disease than nondiabetics, and two-thirds will die of an early heart attack or stroke. But the link itself is poorly...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Heart and Circulatory System, Science, Social Issues, Heart Disease
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Saving the Amazon may be the most cost-effective way to cut greenhouse gas emissions
An hour outside Manaus, the Amazon's biggest city, the blackened remains of a virgin forest smolder. Chain saws whine. And Jonas Mendes tosses logs, one after another, into his kiln.
"I know it's wrong to cut down the trees," said Mendes, 48, sweat...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Renewable Energy, Brazil, Computer Networking and Internet, Global Warming
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Monster Mash: Broadway's 'Spider-Man' books first box-office dollars; Andy Warhol museum director resigning
Culture MonsterMillions of dollars to go: "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" grossed an estimated $200,605 on its first day of previews. The previews begin on a shaky note. (Variety, Culture Monster) Resigning: The director of the Andy Warhol Museum, Thomas Sokolowski,....... -
Monster Mash: Detroit Symphony cancels season as strike drags on; more rumors on 'Spider-Man' musical
Culture MonsterMusicians strike at Detroit Symphony causes cancellation of season... -
Walter Seltzer dies at 96; former Hollywood press agent made a successful leap to producing
Walter Seltzer, a Hollywood press agent-turned-producer who started out at MGM in the 1930s and made an enduring mark on the industry in the 1980s as a tenacious fundraiser for the Motion Picture and Television Fund, has died. He was 96.
Seltzer died...Tags: Clark Gable, Public Relations, Lew Wasserman, Social Issues, Entertainment
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Robot to throw first pitch for Phillies-Brewers game Wednesday
The Fabulous ForumWith a starting rotation that features Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels, the Philadelphia Phillies seem like the last Major League Baseball team that would need a mechanically engineered pitcher on the mound. But they possibly could....... -
About (Late) Last Night: David Letterman calls Donald Trump 'racist' [Video]
Show TrackerDr. Phil and David Letterman debate whether or not Donald Trump is a racist.... -
Natural History Museum to raise admission price to $12 on May 11
Culture MonsterPrice hike to $12 in store at Natural History Museum... -
Insider trading: $600,000 in profits on San Diego biotech stock no fraternity prank
Money & CompanyTwo men pleaded guilty Wednesday to participating in an elaborate insider-trading scheme involving a San Diego-based biotech company that helped them generate more than $600,000 in profits. Brett A. Cohen of Baltimore and his uncle, David V. Myers of... -
Jonathan Mandell discusses his Kobe Bryant mosaic
Lakers BlogPart of Kobe Bryant's court dedication at Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania last week entailed Jonathan Mandell of Fine Art Mosaics presenting a mosaic in Bryant's honor. Mandell, who has constructed various mosaics depicting various Philadelphia... -
Bernanke and GOP tell state and local governments: Don't ask for help
Money & CompanyIf financially struggling states and municipalities were still thinking they might get some direct help from the Federal Reserve, Chairman Ben S. Bernanke pretty much quashed that idea last week. In testimony on Friday before the Senate Budget Committee,... -
China thwarts 'Silk Road' exhibition in Philly -- and Bowers Museum could be out $27,500
Culture MonsterThe apparent and unexplained short-circuiting of a Philadelphia museumâs exhibition built around ancient mummies from northern China could have a boomerang effect on the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, which figures to lose $27,500 if the show canât be...
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