Thirty-five percent of American adults said they have used the Internet to diagnose a medical condition for themselves or someone else, according to a new Pew Research Center study. Women are more likely than men to turn to the Internet for diagnoses. Other groups more likely to do so are younger people, white adults, people with college degrees and those who live in households with income above $75,000.The...
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'Les Miz,' 'Argo' win big at Golden Globes, but Jodie Foster is talk of show
Label: World The epic musical “Les Miserables” dominated the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night with three trophies, including...
Iowa man, sister reunite thanks to boy, Facebook
Label: TechnologyDAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man and his sister have reunited 65 years after being separated in foster care thanks to a 7-year-old friend’s Facebook search.Clifford Boyson of Davenport met his sibling, Betty Billadeau, in person Saturday. Billadeau drove up from her home in Florissant, Mo., with her daughter and granddaughter for the reunion at a hotel in Davenport.Boyson, 66, and Billadeau, 70,...
Justin Timberlake releases new song 'Suit and Tie'
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Mr. "SexyBack" is back.Justin Timberlake released his new single, "Suit and Tie," late Sunday night. It features rapper Jay-Z.The upbeat jam is the 31-year-old's first musical offering since 2006's critically acclaimed "FutureSex/LoveSounds." His third solo album, "The 20/20 Experience," will be out later this year.In a letter posted on his website, Timberlake said he began recording...
Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, Psychologist Who Studied Depression in Women, Dies at 53
Label: HealthSusan Nolen-Hoeksema, a psychologist and writer whose work helped explain why women are twice as prone to depression as men and why such low moods can be so hard to shake, died on Jan. 2 in New Haven. She was 53. Andrew SacksSusan Nolen-Hoeksema at the University of Michigan in 2003. Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema's research showed that women were more prone to ruminate, or dwell on the sources of...
Apartment, retail complex underway in Palms
Label: Business Work has begun on a $30-million apartment and retail complex in Palms near a planned station for the Expo Line that will connect...
Jan
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Rovio has more monthly active users than Twitter
Label: TechnologyRovio announced today it hit 263 million monthly active users in December 2012. This happened precisely three years after the first Angry Birds game debuted at the end of 2009. Incidentally, the somewhat better-known Twitter hit the 200 million monthly active user mark in December 2012. And since Twitter was launched in the summer of 2006, Rovio’s user growth has been notably brisker.[More from...
Brooklyn resident wins Miss America crown
Label: LifestyleLAS VEGAS (AP) — A 23-year-old blonde from Brooklyn, N.Y., won the Miss America crown Saturday night after responding to a question about armed guards in schools, saying she opposed fighting violence with violence.En route to her victory in the Las Vegas pageant, Mallory Hagan also tap danced to James Brown's "Get Up Off of That Thing," strutted down the runway in an asymmetrical white gown, and donned...
City Room: Cuomo Declares Public Health Emergency Over Flu Outbreak
Label: HealthWith the nation in the grip of a severe influenza outbreak that has seen deaths reach epidemic levels, New York State declared a public health emergency on Saturday, making access to vaccines more easily available.There have been nearly 20,000 cases of flu reported across the state so far this season, officials said. Last season, 4,400 positive laboratory tests were reported.“We are experiencing...
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