US crime rate rises as police fight other threats
BOSTON (Reuters): After a night of dancing, Chiara Levin was shot in the head by a stray bullet from a gunfight as she sat in a Cadillac sport-utility vehicle. The killing of the 22-year-old Kentucky native, who recently graduated university with honours...
Study questions heart protection from flavonoids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health): Plant antioxidants called flavonoids may not offer the protection against heart disease that some research has suggested, according to a large study of United States women. Flavonoids are compounds found in fruits, vegetables, wine and tea...
Obesity makes asthma worse - study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health): Obese adults with asthma are more likely than their leaner counterparts to have severe, persistent disease, according to a large, new study.In a telephone interview with Reuters Health, Dr.Brian Taylor of Emory Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta...
'Stabroek' decision will impact region
The Media Association of Jamaica Ltd. (MAJ) says the failure of Guyana's President, Bharrat Jagdeo, to resolve a dispute over the suspension of state-agency advertisements in the independent Stabroek newspaper is likely to impact on press freedom...
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