Cold and Flu

Innate differences in immunity can be detected at birth, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. And babies with a better innate response to viruses have fewer respiratory illnesses in the first year of life. "Viral respiratory infections are common during childhood," says first author Kaharu Sumino, MD, assistant professor of medicine. "Usually they are mild, but there's a wide range of responses...  

South Florida seems to have had a slight uptick in the number of people suffering from colds and flu lately. It seems to have started soon after the Easter and Passover holidays, perhaps because people traveled and brought germs with them from ...  

If you sell seashells by the seashore, you’d do well to have a clock that keeps track of the tide. This recycled (made from vending machine coffee cups) clock has temperature and time as well, so you’ll have all the information you need when you set out. Weather proof. 130x350mm. Wall mounted. Comes with full [...]  

MegaMacs offers the Ekco 123 Digital Oven / BBQ Thermometer and Timer, model no. 1077745, for $6.99 plus around $7 for shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $12. It allows you to monitor the time and temperature of food cooking in the oven while the door is closed. It requires two AAA batteries (included). Deal ends May 23.  

Today only, PricePlunge offers the Oregon Scientific Elements Wireless Indoor / Outdoor Thermometer, model no. EW91, for $7.77 plus $3.49 shipping. That's $2 under our February mention and the lowest total price we could find by $4. This thermometer includes an LCD indoor and outdoor temperature display screen, icy conditions warning, and more. It supports up to three outdoor sensors (one sensor is included).  

Innate differences in immunity can be detected at birth, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. And babies with a better innate response to viruses have fewer respiratory illnesses in the first year of life.  

It's true we're on the wrong track, but we're compensating for this short-coming by accelerating. – Stanislav Lec   In an article entitled Game over for the climate published in the New York Times last week, climatologist James Hansen, director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, drew an environmental line in the sand:read more  

It's bad enough in January, when you suddenly start sneezing and your nose begins to run. Then comes the scratchy throat, swollen sinuses and low-grade fever. You feel awful, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of sympathy flowing your way. "It's just a cold.  

The weather, in this case the arrival of rainy season is a direct cause for feeling lousy. According to experts the first rains along with a number of specific conditions are responsible for diarrhea and respiratory ailments. The heads of the ...  

If gargling whisky or downing some mustard doesn’t sound like a pleasant way to ease your sore throat, you can get some relief by popping a few marshmallows. Photo by snowpea&bokchoi. Blogger Ashley Brown notes that the gelatin in marhsmallows can be quite soothing:Eat three or four marshmallows to sooth a sore throat. Greg has actually used this a few times but I’ve always tho ...  

Dr. Science, et al., have just published a new medical study: “Zinc for the treatment of the common cold: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials,” Michelle Science, Jennie Johnstone, Daniel E. Roth, Gordon Guyatt, Mark Loeb, Canadian Medical Association Journal, epub May 7, 2012. Dr. Science, at the Hospital for Sick Children, [...]  

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) — Those suffering from the common cold will try almost anything to relieve their symptoms, but a cure has yet to be found. A new Canadian analysis has revealed that zinc tablets may help patients suffer a little less, but side effects are common. “Although it is possible that [...]  

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The Thermal-Star Digital Gauge-Syle Thermometer is a really cool, illuminated temperature display that uses a gauge-style digital display. The unit can display the temperature from its temperature sensor in either Celsius or Fahrenheit. This model is powered via an external USB connection making it a great solution for internal and external use!  

The Thermal-Star Illuminated Thermometer lights up to make it easy to read temperatures in the dark. A button on the back of the unit will switch the display between Fahrenheit and Celsius. This model is powered via an external USB connection making it a great solution for internal and external use!  

The common cold appears to increase the number of "cough receptors" in the airways and makes them more sensitive, which triggers coughing, wheezing and breathlessness, a new study reports. People with asthma are especially vulnerable to this virus-induced coughing, said the researchers from Queen's University Belfast. The cough receptors also are known as transient receptor potential (TRP) receptors...  

Today only, MidnightBox offers this Thermal Leak Detector / Infrared Thermometer for $14.95 plus $3.99 for shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $6. (We briefly saw it at this price last month.) This device purports to protect your home from energy loss by evaluating temperature drops or rises in a room. It operates on two AAA batteries (included).  

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MONDAY, April 2, 2012 (Health.com) — Most of us know from experience that stress weakens our immune system. Colds always seem to strike when we’re overworked or emotionally exhausted, as do eczema flare-ups, headaches, and myriad other health problems. Doctors long ago confirmed that the connection between stress and health is real, but they haven’t been [...]  

Most of us know from experience that stress weakens our immune system. Colds always seem to strike when we're overworked or emotionally exhausted, as do eczema flare-ups, headaches and a myriad of other health problems. Doctors long ago confirmed that the connection between stress and health is real, but they haven't been able to fully [...]  

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The immune response babies are born with affects their risk for colds in the first year of life, a new study finds. "Viral respiratory infections are common during childhood," first author Dr Kaharu Sumino, an assistant professor of medicine at ...  

Babies who experienced more colds did not have a higher risk of wheezing at age 4, according to a Dutch study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society meeting. Researchers followed 96 children from infancy until age 4 and found that the link ...  

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At age 4, 13 children (13.5 percent) had a wheezing illness. Children with wheezing had an average of four human rhinovirus infections (the cause of the common cold) in their first year, compared with an average of five among children without wheezing.  

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THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- The immune response babies are born with affects their risk for colds in the first year of life, a new study finds. "Viral respiratory infections are common during childhood," first author Dr. Kaharu Sumino ...  

In 2008, when Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie and Roger Y. Tsien won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for discovering and developing GFP, they resolved many complications in biomedical research. In the field of molecular biology, different techniques have been ...  

You can diagnose this if the patient is experiencing throat ache, high temperature, and has a blocked or flowing nose. Experiencing these should lead to immediate assistance of a pediatrician. On the other hand, a bacterial invasion would be ...  

In 2008, when Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie and Roger Y. Tsien won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for discovering and developing GFP, they resolved many complications in biomedical research. In the field of molecular biology, different techniques have been ...  

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In 2008, when Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie and Roger Y. Tsien won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for discovering and developing GFP, they resolved many complications in biomedical research. In the field of molecular biology, different techniques have been ...  

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Zee NewsBabies' Susceptibility to Colds Linked to Immune Response at BirthPatch.comAnd babies with a better innate response to viruses have fewer respiratory illnesses in the first year of life. “Viral respiratory infections are common during childhood,” said first author Kaharu Sumino, MD, assistant professor of medicine.Umbilical cord blood test could predict babies' immunity to coldsDaily News & Analysisall 10 news articles »  

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VERO BEACH — Vitamin C is commonly known as the best remedy to ward off colds. Most of us will start thinking about it when flu season approaches, stockpiling Vitamin C tablets and zesty orange juice in our refrigerators to boost our immune ...  

The number of colds babies have in their first year of life can range from none to 10, a new study finds. And the quantity of colds was linked to the innate strength of the babies’ immune systems at birth. The science of it is complex, but in a nutshell ...  

Testing a sample of their umbilical cord blood, doctors may now able to detect how strong babies’ immune system is at birth — and how likely they are to fall prey to colds in their first year. A team from Washington University School of Medicine has ...  

A new research by experts at the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL) School of Medicine (WUSM) suggests that the susceptibility babies display to developing common colds may be determined by innate difference in immunity. These variations can be ...  

Zee NewsCord blood test can tell your baby`s susceptibility to coldsZee NewsLondon: Scientists have developed a new test of umbilical cord blood which they say could detect how strong a baby`s immune system is at birth, and how likely the child is to fall prey to colds in the first year. Researchers at the Washington ...Umbilical Cord Blood Test May Reveal Strength of Infant Immune Systems at ...Medical Dailyall 22 news articles »  

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But in the future, if we can develop a relatively easy way to find out if someone has a deficiency in this system, we would like to be able to give a drug that can boost the innate immune response.” Sumino K, Tucker J, Shahab M, Jaffee KF, Visness CM ...  

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MANILA, Philippines -- A day before this week's crucial "American Idol" performance night, which will determine the final two contestants, Jessica Sanchez has been struck with the sore throat. In her official Twitter account, Sanchez said on Tuesday that ...  

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Innate differences in immunity can be detected at birth, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. And babies with a better innate response to viruses have fewer respiratory illnesses in the first year ...  

Vitamin C is so often suggested as a treatment for the common cold that it’s almost considered common sense. This well-known vitamin is primarily found in fruits and vegetables, with small quantities in some meats. With a healthy diet, most of us should ...  

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TUESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- The common cold appears to increase the number of "cough receptors" in the airways and makes them more sensitive, which triggers coughing, wheezing and breathlessness, a new study reports. People with asthma are ...  

MONDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Those suffering from the common cold will try almost anything to relieve their symptoms, but a cure has yet to be found. A new Canadian analysis has revealed that zinc tablets may help patients suffer a little less ...  

In the retail health category, revenues decreased by 2.4 per cent to £891m due to strong competition and lower volumes of cough and cold remedies following a quieter winter for such ailments. Alliance Boots’ pharmaceutical wholesale division ...  

TORONTO - Researchers have determined that using zinc lozenges may shorten the duration of common colds in adults — but only by about two days. An analysis of patient trials comparing oral zinc preparations to placebo found that adults appeared to ...  

Those suffering from the common cold will try almost anything to relieve their symptoms, but a cure has yet to be found. A new Canadian analysis has revealed that zinc tablets may help patients suffer a little less, but side effects are common. "Although ...  

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MONDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Those suffering from the common cold will try almost anything to relieve their symptoms, but a cure has yet to be found. A new Canadian analysis has revealed that zinc tablets may help patients suffer a little less, but ...  

The researchers point out that colds are very common: on average, adults get colds two to four times and children eight to ten times a year. Although not serious for most people, colds lead to substantial amounts of time off work and school. Colds can be ...  

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Summer is right around the corner but that doesn't mean you're out of the woods when it comes to catching a cold. In fact, summer colds can actually be worse. A 2011 report finds summer colds are worse because they can last longer and ...  

TORONTO – Some people swear by zinc as a way to get over a nasty cold faster than usual — and researchers say that belief may be nothing to sneeze at. An analysis of 17 patient trials comparing oral zinc preparations to placebo found that sucking on ...  

The Montreal Children’s Hospital website gives information on how to treat children with colds.  First of all, never give a decongestant to a child under a year of age.  Make sure you consult your Montreal pediatrician before giving your chi ...  

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TUESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- The common cold appears to increase the number of "cough receptors" in the airways and makes them more sensitive, which triggers coughing, wheezing and breathlessness, a new study reports. People with asthma are ...  

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Washington, Mar 27 : "Cough receptors" in airways are made more sensitive by cold-like infections rendering asthmatics more prone to bouts of coughing and wheezing, say scientists. Latest findings could lead to drugs that reduce virus-induced coughing in ...  

Researchers have been swabbing noses with cold viruses for years, discovering that certain lifestyle factors -- such as lack of sleep and stress -- makes a person more susceptible to developing a runny nose, hacking cough, and all-over achy feeling.  

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1 in 5 Australians expect their doctor to prescribe antibiotics for themselves and/or their child when they have a cough or cold, new research from NPS has found. Of the 1013 Australians surveyed nationwide, 4 in 5 also said they expect a prescription from ...  

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As an internist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, Robert Graham, MD, is often asked if anything can be done to shorten the duration of a cold and/or lessen the severity of its symptoms. And in many cases, zinc supplements can fit this bill.  

In my last article, I reported on the positive trend in relation to joint ill this year at Lyons. Since then, we have recorded just five cases of joint ill and are very happy that the level of the disease has been reduced dramatically on previous years.  

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As a part of this collection you may bring your old mercury fever thermometer to the collection site and exchange it for a new digital thermometer while the District’s supply lasts. Remember to place your mercury thermometer in a double Ziploc plastic ...  

Stress weakens our immune system ... in order to release energy to deal with risks. The fact that cortisol overpowers inflammation presents confusion.  People who are chronically stressed have higher levels of cortisol, but the sneezing, sniffling ...  

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The first 150 individuals who bring their old mercury thermometers to the Schneck Green Team booth will receive for free a new digital thermometer. The exchange is an effort to eliminate hazardous materials from homes and community landfills ...  

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is not keeping well and has been advised complete rest by her physician. “Dikshit has a sore throat. She has been advised complete rest during this weekend by her physician and hence she may not be able to meet visitors ...  

New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is not keeping well and has been advised complete rest by her physician. "Dikshit is having a sore throat. She has been advised complete rest during this weekend by her physician and hence she may not ...  

"Echinacea is one of the common ones to fight the common cold and flu," Seidman said. He said there has been a recent spike in the awareness of alternative medicine. "Seventy percent of Americans use some form of alternative therapy, although ...  

Infections resembling cold make `cough receptors` in the airways extra sensitive, causing asthmatics to be more prone to bouts of coughing and wheezing, reveal scientists presenting their findings at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring ...  

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THE QUESTION When seeking relief from a cold, people often turn to supplements. Might zinc — a nutrient known to help the immune system fight off viruses and bacteria — be worth trying? THIS STUDY analyzed data from 17 studies, involving ...  

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the two countries.  

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels killed 23 government soldiers on Monday, activists said, and efforts to find a viable political alternative to Bashar al-Assad faltered when an opposition group said it would boycott Arab-backed talks to unite its splintered ranks.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday the huge trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co illustrated the need for Wall Street reform and warned that the same kind of error at a less stable bank may have required government intervention.  

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic taunted Srebrenica survivors on Wednesday at the start of his trial for genocide, running his hand across his throat in a gesture of defiance to relatives of the worst massacre in Europe since World War Two.  

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has raised the price range on its initial public offering to $34 to $38 a share in response to strong demand, a source familiar with the situation said, giving the No.1 social network a valuation exceeding $100 billion.  

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The leader of JPMorgan Chase & Co's hedging unit is retiring after trading losses that could end up exceeding $3 billion, a shortfall that President Barack Obama said might have led the government to step in had such losses struck a smaller bank.  

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - The FBI has opened an inquiry into the multibillion-dollar trading losses at JPMorgan Chase, stepping up pressure on the bank after key U.S. agencies said they were looking into high-risk trades that first drew regulators' attention last month.  

(Reuters) - Fragrance company Coty Inc withdrew its $10.7 billion takeover bid for Avon Products Inc on Monday, saying the world's largest cosmetics direct seller had missed a deadline to start discussing a deal that Coty first proposed in March.  

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Leaders of the scandal-plagued Legionaries of Christ religious order knew that their most famous priest had fathered a child for many months before they acknowledged it this week, a top Vatican official told Reuters on Wednesday.  

LONDON/VIENNA (Reuters) - Facing an imminent toughening of sanctions, Iran is hinting at a readiness to give some ground in its long nuclear stand-off with world powers, but any flexibility could split their ranks and lead to protracted uncertainty about how to respond.  

(Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway added new positions in automaker General Motors and media conglomerate Viacom in the first quarter and cut its stake in chipmaker Intel by 33 percent, the conglomerate said in a quarterly holdings statement on Tuesday.  

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic, according to a confidential report on Iran sanctions-busting seen by Reuters on Wednesday.  

(Reuters) - Several Federal Reserve policymakers last month thought the U.S. central bank might need to do more to support the economy if the recovery stumbles, but there was almost no support for extending its "Operation Twist" program, due to end in June.  

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Leaders of the scandal-plagued Legionaries of Christ religious order knew that their most famous priest had fathered a child for many months before they acknowledged it this week, a top Vatican official told Reuters on Wednesday.  

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has been quietly and gently pressuring North Korea to scrap plans for a third nuclear test, said two sources with knowledge of closed-door discussions between the countries, but there is no indication how the North will react.  

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to take all steps necessary to combat financial turmoil while revitalizing a global economy increasingly threatened by Europe's debt crisis.  

(Reuters) - Google said on Saturday that Chinese authorities have approved its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings, the last regulatory hurdle to a deal that would allow the world's No. 1 Internet search engine to develop its own line of smart phones.  

(Reuters) - Facebook shares sank 11 percent in the first day of trading without the full support of the company's underwriters, leaving some investors down almost 25 percent from where they were Friday and driving others to switch back to more established stocks.  

(Reuters) - In the run-up to Facebook's $16 billion IPO, Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter on the deal, unexpectedly delivered some negative news to major clients: The bank's consumer Internet analyst, Scott Devitt, was reducing his revenue forecasts for the company.  

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Getting married was a smart business move as well as a personal milestone for Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, with the timing of the wedding, the day after the company's initial public offering, potentially proving particularly advantageous, California divorce lawyers said on Sunday.  

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese Internet firm Alibaba Group is in talks with existing shareholders, including Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings, to raise about $2.3 billion in equity to partly finance its deal with Yahoo Inc., two sources said.  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - China can now bypass Wall Street when buying U.S. government debt and go straight to the U.S. Treasury, in what is the Treasury's first-ever direct relationship with a foreign government, according to documents viewed by Reuters.  

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain said on Wednesday its rescue of problem lender Bankia would cost at least 9 billion euros ($11 billion), as the government tries to clean up a banking system that threatens to drag the country deeper into the euro zone crisis.  

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog director said on Tuesday he expected to sign a deal with Iran soon to unblock an investigation into suspected work on atom bombs, potentially brightening prospects for big-power talks with Tehran to stop a drift toward conflict.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court on Tuesday upheld a $3.4 billion settlement of a class-action lawsuit over mismanagement of government trust funds for hundreds of thousands of Native Americans, ruling that it was fair, reasonable and adequate.  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The deal that gave Goldman Sachs Group Inc a $5 billion boost from renowned investor Warren Buffet at the height of the 2008 financial crisis was "as top secret as you could get," a leading banker testified at the insider-trading trial of onetime Goldman board member Rajat Gupta.  

TANGERANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - There are many ways to describe Indonesia's Aburizal Bakrie: multi-millionaire businessman, global mining tycoon, heavyweight contender for the presidency in 2014. One description that does not spring to mind is man of the common people.  

LONDON (Reuters) - Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who with brothers Barry and Maurice helped define the disco era with their falsetto harmonies and funky beats on smash hits such as "Stayin' Alive" and "Jive Talkin'," has died after a long fight with cancer. He was 62.  

(Reuters) - Oliver Chang, head of U.S. housing strategy at Morgan Stanley, who has written more about foreclosed homes as an investment opportunity than any other Wall Street analyst, is leaving his firm to start his own buy-to-rent housing fund.  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta was once on hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam's "important people" list but excluded from a fantasy football celebration helicopter trip to Atlantic City with other corporate high-flyers.  

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker is expected to step down soon from his post as President Barack Obama's envoy to Afghanistan, departing the U.S. mission in Kabul as the United States negotiates a host of challenges on its course out of the long, costly war.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a resounding victory in Texas and now faces a five-month sprint to convince voters to trust him over Democratic President Barack Obama in the November 6 election.  

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is unlikely to re-open supply routes to NATO troops in Afghanistan unless the United States offers a politically acceptable formula in talks on ending a six-month standoff on the issue, a Pakistani official said on Thursday.  

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iran accused world powers on Thursday of creating "a difficult atmosphere" hindering talks on its atomic energy program, signaling a snag in diplomacy to ease a stand-off over fears of a covert Iranian effort to develop nuclear bombs.  

MADRID (Reuters) - Financial troubles at a big Spanish bank and one of the country's richest regions, Catalonia, piled on problems on Friday for the Madrid government and for investors who question whether it can pay its debts without help from euro zone allies.  

CAM RANH BAY, Vietnam (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta visited a deep-water Vietnamese port near the contested South China Sea on Sunday, calling access to such harbors critical as the U.S. shifts 60 percent of its warships to the Asia-Pacific by 2020.  

AMMAN (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad faces renewed international pressure to end the bloodshed in Syria but, with peace envoy Kofi Annan visiting Damascus, his government blamed Islamist militants for a massacre in which U.N. observers had implicated his army.  

LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's most respected journalists said on Wednesday that former tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan showed him how to hack into phones 10 years ago, the latest twist in a scandal that has so far centered on Rupert Murdoch.  

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC) is in advanced talks to buy an up to $2 billion stake in Alibaba Group, sources told Reuters, as the Chinese e-commerce powerhouse looks to secure the last of the funding it needs to buy back part of its stake from Yahoo Inc.  

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish bank bad loans rose in March to their highest in 18 years, figures from the Bank of Spain showed on Friday, underscoring the problems facing the government as it attempts to clean up the sector and get its economy back on track.  

LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch sowed the seeds of the phone hacking scandal that has tarnished his reputation by forcing Britain's most respected newspapers into "a Faustian bargain" with the powerful, a former editor of the UK's Times newspaper said on Thursday.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon has agreed to testify before Congress over the bank's recent trading losses, which have ignited a political debate over whether large U.S. banks need to be reined in by regulators or new laws.  

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is set to raise up to $18.4 billion in its IPO and become the first U.S. company to be worth more than $100 billion at its debut, as investors bet on a big pop in the stock when it begins trading on the Nasdaq on Friday.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has decided to extend for another year certain U.S. sanctions on investment and trade with Myanmar, saying Washington supports the reform process but remains concerned about human rights and conflict with ethnic groups.  

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A private door opens from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in central Jerusalem directly into a long, modestly furnished, half-paneled room decorated with modern paintings by Israeli artists and a copy of Israel's 1948 declaration of independence. It contains little more than a long wooden table, brown leather chairs and a single old-fashioned white projector screen.  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It was during a quiet afternoon in the sixth week of the insider-trading trial of hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam that prosecutor Reed Brodsky sprang one of those rare surprises usually seen only in the movie version of a courtroom drama.  

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An FBI expert found crucial evidence in the Trayvon Martin case was inconclusive, saying it was impossible to tell if the voice screaming for help belonged to the black Florida teenager or his shooter George Zimmerman just before the neighborhood watch captain pulled the trigger.  

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that countries trying to "sow chaos" in Syria could be infected with it themselves, an apparent warning to Arab Gulf nations that back the insurgency aimed at forcing him from power.  

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog are making headway towards a framework deal on how to tackle concerns about its atomic activity, diplomats say, a potential bargaining chip for Tehran in next week's negotiations with world powers.  

BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng said on Saturday he had left a hospital in Beijing and was at the airport where he expected to be departing for the United States, a move that would signal the end of a diplomatic crisis between the two country.  

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government took a brighter view of the economy in a report on Friday, thanks to improvements in private consumption and exports, but it warned that Europe's debt crisis and financial market swings could worsen the outlook.  

WASHINGTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The suspension of U.S. sanctions barring investment in Myanmar in response to political reforms in the poor Southeast Asian state opens the door to U.S. firms queuing to scout for business in one of the last frontier markets.  

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. panel of experts that monitors compliance with sanctions on North Korea is investigating reports of possible weapons-related deals between Pyongyang and Syria and Myanmar, the panel said in a confidential report seen by Reuters on Thursday.  

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more about its nuclear ambitions and that it was time to focus on a political transition in Syria, a U.S. official said.  

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday leaders of the Group of Eight major economies are committed to continuing the current approach of sanctions, pressure and diplomatic discussions with Iran over its nuclear program.  

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the genocide trial of Serb general Ratko Mladic on Thursday described five days of terror in the Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica in July 1995, when troops under his command massacred more than 7,000 unarmed Muslim boys and men.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House, following a trading loss of more than $2 billion by JPMorgan, wants to ensure a tough interpretation of a regulation aimed at preventing banks from making bets with their own money, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.  

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. plans for a possible military strike on Iran are ready and the option is "fully available", the U.S. ambassador to Israel said, days before Tehran resumes talks with world powers which suspect it of seeking to develop nuclear arms.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new lead investigator at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's watchdog office has been placed on administrative leave after he talked openly about wanting to carry a concealed firearm at work and some employees complained he was a physical threat, according to people familiar with the matter.  

(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Thursday that it suffered a trading loss of at least $2 billion from a failed hedging strategy, a surprise disclosure that hit financial stocks and the reputation of the bank and its prominent CEO, Jamie Dimon.  

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's record initial public offering is already oversubscribed, a source familiar with the share listing said, days after the world's largest social network embarked on a cross-country roadshow to drum up investor enthusiasm.  

LONDON (Reuters) - David Cameron signed off messages to tabloid editor Rebekah Brooks with an affectionate "LOL", she told an inquiry on Friday, conjuring the embarrassing image of a British prime minister-in-waiting fawning over a Rupert Murdoch protégée.  

(Reuters) - A man charged with killing a mother and her daughter committed suicide on Thursday in Mississippi and two other daughters he was accused of kidnapping were found alive, ending a manhunt for America's most-wanted fugitive, authorities said.  

NASHVILLE, Tenn./GUNTOWN, Mississippi (Reuters) - Four neighbors of a man who authorities say abducted a Tennessee family and killed the mother and one daughter were arrested in connection with the case, authorities said on Friday, one day after the man committed suicide as police closed in.  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three former executives of General Electric Co affiliates were convicted by a federal jury in New York of conspiracy charges related to bid-rigging contracts for the investment of municipal bonds, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.  

LYNCHBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought on Saturday to calm fears that his Mormon faith would be an obstacle to evangelical Christian voters, stressing shared conservative values while acknowledging religious differences.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two big cases addressing marriage rights for gays and lesbians are on track to reach the U.S. Supreme Court as soon as this year, keeping the focus on an issue President Barack Obama reignited with his endorsement this week.  

More than half did not know resistance increases when you don’t complete the course as directed and in general, the youth audience had less knowledge. Released to coincide with the launch of a new NPS campaign against antibiotic resistance ...  

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc and Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter of social networking company's IPO, were sued by shareholders who claimed the defendants hid Facebook's weakened growth forecasts ahead of its $16 billion initial public offering.  

SyrVet, Inc. announces their new Digital Long Probe Thermometer. The Digital Long Probe Thermometer has an accuracy of ±2°F (±1°C) with a temperature range from -58°F to +572°F (-50°C to +300°C). An easy-to-read LCD display allows the ...  

Inflammation is one of the current demons du jour for healthy lifestyle buffs, but a new study has illustrated what havoc the bodily process causes when left unchecked ... body in response to psychological stress, cortisol also can deaden ...  

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is installing more centrifuges in an underground plant but does not yet appear to be using them to expand higher-grade uranium enrichment that could take it closer to producing atom bomb material, Western diplomats say.  

DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to announce closer political union at a meeting of Gulf Arab leaders on Monday, a Bahraini minister said, in a move dismissed by the opposition as a ruse to avoid political reform.  

FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The National Security Agency is trying to expand U.S. cyber expertise needed for secret intelligence operations against adversaries on computer networks through a new cyber-ops program at selected universities.  

The body’s reaction to the stress hormone cortisol becomes impaired when stress is prolonged, making cortisol unable to turn down the immune reaction that causes cold symptoms. In the study published last Monday in the Proceedings of the ...  

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will set out its economic strategy for the euro zone on Wednesday, spelling out measures to balance growth with unpopular fiscal consolidation that will be particularly pointed for Spain and Italy.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Producer prices unexpectedly fell in April as energy costs dropped by the most in six months, a sign of easing inflation pressures that could give the Federal Reserve more room to help the economy should growth weaken.  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship and guided the privately owned craft into a docking berth on Friday, opening a new chapter in the U.S. space program.  

PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday laid out his 2012 goals to investors on the Silicon Valley leg of his IPO roadshow, saying his first priority was improving the social network's mobile application.  

I can also eat all of the oranges and soup that I want. And people will just accept the fact that I smell funny. I mean, I don’t smell funny. I smell funny. The verb version of smell. Because I can’t breathe. But maybe I smell funny ...  

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain on Friday ordered its banks to significantly increase funds set aside against mounting losses from toxic real estate lending and pledged limited government aid for weaker lenders in the form of high-interest loans.  

Researchers suggested that people who work at call centers take care to keep their throats properly ... with a high risk for voice problems include receptionists, customer service and technically support workers, teachers and attorneys.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for jobless benefits last week held at levels suggesting sluggish growth in hiring and factory activity in the mid-Atlantic region contracted in May, worrisome signs for a still-fragile economic recovery.  

PARIS (Reuters) - Francois Hollande was sworn in as France's first Socialist president in 17 years in a brief ceremony on Tuesday ahead of a dash to Berlin to challenge German Chancellor Angela Merkel's austerity prescription for Europe.  

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian presidential hopefuls Amr Moussa and Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh traded barbs about their past in a debate that captured the historic moment facing a nation preparing for its first real election for head of state.  

People catch colds from other people who have the cold viruses in their nose and throats. The closer the contact with the infected secretions, the easier it is to catch cold.  

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which asked 1,000 Americans each day whether they had a cold or the flu "yesterday," found those reporting flu-like illness on any given day peaked in February at 3 percent and dropped in March.  

(Reuters) - Research In Motion's appointment of bankers to advise on drastic options, including an outright sale of the BlackBerry maker, may only hasten moves by major customers to offer their employees smartphones produced by rivals.  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two suicide car bombers killed 55 people and wounded 372 in Damascus on Thursday, state media said, the deadliest attacks in the Syrian capital since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began 14 months ago.  

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Alongside an armada of paramilitary patrol vessels and fishing boats, China has fired off a barrage of historical records to reinforce its claim over a disputed shoal near the Philippines in the South China Sea.  

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached out to Google Inc and Twitter in an investigation into Facebook Inc's $1 billion acquisition of photo-sharing service Instagram, a source familiar with the probe told Reuters.  

One of the many things I learned in this class was that the flowers of California Pearly Everlasting, Gnaphalium californicum, aka cudweed aka rabbit tobacco, are supposed to be good for colds. I've not had a chance to try it ...  

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three anti-NATO protesters arrested in a late-night raid days before start of the 60-nation summit have been charged with terrorism for possession of explosive devices, police and their attorney said on Saturday.  

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, website 38North reported on Thursday.  

LONDON (Reuters) - Speculation about an endgame in Greece's protracted crisis has flooded markets with euro exit scenarios this week, but investors reckon there's still every chance that uncertainty will simply drag on for months.