Reuter reports here at CNN News: More sex. That’s what one expert says is needed to solve Japan’s baby shortage. "Japanese people simply aren’t having sex," Dr. Kunio Kitamura, director of the Japan Family Planning Association, was quoted as saying by the Japan Times, an English language daily. An association survey of 936 people between [...]
ABC News reports here: A study shows that condoms, when used effectively, help prevent the spread of HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer.
BBC News reports here: Football fans are being warned about a malicious worm that uses world Cup themed e-mails to infect Windows PCs. The Sixem-A worm is spread in messages with subject lines such as "Naked World Cup game set" and "Crazy soccer fans". Once installed, the worm attempts to disable security software, leaving the [...]
The Washington Post reports here: The search for a benign, effective alternative treatment for hot flashes which has included the use of soy products, Chinese herbs and hypnosis has hit another roadblock. A new study of acupuncture by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that sham treatments were no better than real acupuncture in relieving the daily drenching [...]
How much can you spend in an hour? While England’s players are on the field earning a bit of dosh, their WAGS are off it, spending that dosh. If you believe the tabloids, that is. Read the rest of the story here at Spiegel Online.
The Associated Press reported here at the WP website: A jury found former Bush administration official David Safavian guilty Tuesday of covering up his dealings with Republican influence-peddler Jack Abramoff. Safavian was convicted on four of five felony counts of lying and obstruction. He had resigned from his White House post last year as the [...]
Many internet firms in Europe are not treating customers fairly, according to a report from EU consumer bodies including the UK’s Citizens Advice. Late or non-delivery of items and defective goods were the most common complaints against internet traders. For more see this report here from BBC News online.
BBC News reports here: Some women who believe they are at risk of breast cancer are having surgery to remove breasts rather than wait for genetic test results, a charity says. Breakthrough Breast Cancer says some women have had to wait for two years for their test results, despite a government target of eight weeks. [...]
Al Kamen writes here at the Washington Post website: Notice how she handled this curveball last week from Greensboro (N.C.) News and Record reporter Nancy McLaughlin during an interview when Rice was in North Carolina to address the Southern Baptist Convention."Recently the [same-sex] marriage amendment failed, and that was disappointing to a number of people [...]