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Sequencing one’s DNA – hope for the future »

A cure for diseases related to the heart, Alzheimer’s, and others. Yes this is good news from a couple of research teams who respectively have deciphered an entire genome from various affected patients. This was done to identify the root cause of the disease from one’s genes. This research is an effort towards eliminating illnesses [...]

Temporary Reduction in Gas Prices Brings Relief for consumers, but, for how long? »

While the good news is that energy suppliers have finally decided to slash the prices of electricity and gas, it is just a temporary relief for people until the long term prices for these commodities are fixed.

Sugar-sweetened drinks ups diabetes, heart disease »

A U.S. study found that about 130,000 cases of diabetes, 14,000 new cases of heart disease and 50,000 more life-years burdened with heart disease in the last ten years have surfaced which is due to consumption of sugary soft drinks.

Logitech to Launch Two New Low Cost Models »

Logitech who hails a robust success with their Harmony remotes in Australia is now set to widen the range with the launch of two new low cost models that will replace five current models.

TSX Boosts as U.S. Shows Signs of Economic Recovery »

Toronto’s main stock index climbed to its highest level in just more than seven weeks on Friday after data depicted the U. S. economy sacked less than expected employees last month, offering more signs of economic recovery.

Unemployment rate in U.S. reported steady in February »

According to the recently released Labor department’s report, the unemployment rate in U. S. was reported stable at 9.7% in the month of February as the economy saw lesser job cuts despite stormy weather on the East Coast last month.
The government is estimating that the stormy weather on the East Coast may have temporarily [...]

Ford US sales zoom past GM for the first time since 1998 »

The competition between Ford and General Motors is synonymous to the rivalry between the likes of Coke and Pepsi, Harvard and Stanford, the Red Sox and The New York Yankees and this time it was Ford that emerged victorious in the February bout of US sales. Sales of Ford Motor zoomed past General Motors for [...]

BSNL to touch 2,50,000 WiMax users »

The first operator in the country to launch commercial mobile WiMax service, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is reportedly targeting a user base of at least 250,000 WiMax customers by the year end.
A senior official of BSNL announced that the company has recently launched WiMax services in western states such as Gujarat, Maharashtra and also [...]

Toyota, transit service at your doors »

The Japanese automobile maker, Toyota Motors has planned to stretch it arms to provide free alternative transportation services to the Toyota owners in U.S. as the company doesn’t want its esteemed customers to face hassle amidst the recall for repair.

Skipton Chief Cutter Receives Pay Rise, Outrage Against Broken Promise Fueled »

Despite that the fact that he might not be in the same multi-million Pound pay rise league as Lloyds Bank’s Eric Daniels or Royal Bank of Scotland’s Stephen Hester, David Cutter, the Chief of Skipton Building Society, is definitely going to bag a pretty heavy pay amount this season.