2009
06.23

BBC News reports here: New mothers should take months, not weeks, to shed weight they put on in pregnancy, and up to a year is normal, advice says.


2009
06.22

CNN reports here: A plea deal has been reached in the assault case against singer Chris Brown, defense attorney Mark Geragos said in a hearing Monday. Brown will serve five years of probation and must serve 180 days in jail or the equivalent — about 1,400 hours — in “labor-oriented service.”


2009
06.22

BBC News reports here: One in six homes in England is at risk of flooding, says the Environment Agency, and climate change will raise that number without better protection.


2009
06.22

A Martyr for the Iranian Opposition, Spiegel Online reports here: She sinks to the ground — and a few minutes later she is dead. A video that has been repeatedly posted on the Internet purports to show the last moments of Neda, a young Iranian woman shot in the heart by government sharpshooters. Overnight she has become a symbol of the opposition.


2009
06.22

MRSA risk from dog and cat bites

BBC News reports here: Doctors treating dog and cat bites should be aware of the risks of MRSA infection, US researchers warn.


2009
06.20

BBC News reports here: A chemical found in green tea appears to slow the progression of prostate cancer, a study has suggested.


2009
06.19

Prostate cancer kills 10,000 men in the UK each year, BBC News reports here: Researchers are probing an unexpected success in a study of an experimental treatment for prostate cancer.


2009
06.19

CNN reports here: “A federal jury Thursday found a 32-year-old Minnesota woman guilty of illegally downloading music from the Internet and fined her $80,000 each — a total of $1.9 million — for 24 songs.”

80,000 Dollars per song????, heck what was that judge smoking?


2009
06.19

F1 teams drop breakaway bombshell

BBC News reports here: Formula 1 has been thrown into chaos after eight of its major teams said they are now planning to set up a rival championship for the 2010 season.