2008
04.25
04.25
AP reports here at CNN: WASHINGTON – A decade after Lasik eye surgery hit the market, patients left with fuzzy instead of clear vision are airing their grievances before federal health officials.
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AP reports here at CNN: WASHINGTON – A decade after Lasik eye surgery hit the market, patients left with fuzzy instead of clear vision are airing their grievances before federal health officials.
CNN reports here: A large study offers the strongest evidence yet that a diet the government recommends for lowering blood pressure can save people from heart attack and stroke.
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON – Life expectancy has declined for many women in the United States, largely due to smoking-related diseases and obesity, a study published Tuesday showed.
Mr Justice Andrew Smith’s decision will affect millions of bank customers, BBC News reports here: The UK’s biggest banks have lost a test case about overdraft charges.
Spiegel Online reports here: Vast amounts of money are flooding the world’s commodities markets, driving up prices of staple foods like wheat and rice. Biofuels and droughts can’t fully exlain the recent food crisis, hedge funds and small investors bear some responsibility for global hunger.
CNN reports here: PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – The race for the Democratic Party U.S. presidential nomination has taken a fresh turn after Hillary Clinton re-ignited her White House bid with a decisive win over frontrunner Barack Obama in Pennsylvania.
AP reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON – Short-term exposure to smog, or ozone, is clearly linked to premature deaths that should be taken into account when measuring the health benefits of reducing air pollution, a National Academy of Sciences report concluded Tuesday.
CNN reports here: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday that rising food prices pose as great a threat to world prosperity as the global credit crunch, warning that spiraling prices threaten to reverse progress made to alleviate poverty in the developing world.
Fluorouracil is often used as part of a cocktail of drugs, BBC News reports here: A drug widely used to treat cancer may cause brain damage, with the effects lasting for years after the end of treatment, research suggests.