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Peer-to-Peer Healthcare Widespread in U.S: Report

The internet gives patients and caregivers access not only to information, but also to each other. Many Americans turn to friends and family for support and advice when they have a health problem. This...

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Food Prices Could Rise as Much as 180% by 2030

Oxfam says era of permanent food crisis will hit poorest people hardest and spark social unrest. In the next 20 years the average price of staple foods will more than double. This will  lead to an...

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Global War on Drugs Has Failed: Report

A new report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy has come to the conclusion that the global war on drugs has failed. The Global Commission, which includes a group of politicians and former world...

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The untold story behind abortion drug RU-486

A new report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reveals a listing of “adverse events” regarding use of mifepristone (RU-486). According to the data, 14 women have died using the abortion drug...

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The Internet of Things

Cisco has designed an impressive infographic detailing how the ‘Internet Of Things‘ will affect everyday life. Or rather, how it won’t. As of 2008, the number of  ’things’ connected to the Internet...

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FCC measures actual internet speed and finds FiOS comes out on top

ISP speeds throughout a day The FCC has collected data for the first time showing real-world speeds that Americans receive from their Internet providers. And the news is pretty good! Or, perhaps the...

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Mobile phone carriers keep personal data for up to seven years

The document says AT&T keeps for five to seven years a record of who text messages whom. The ACLU has obtained a document that shows for the first time how the four largest cellphone companies in...

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Top 10 biggest landowners in the U.S.

No. 1: John Malone 2.2 million acres in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Maine and New Hampshire. With its up-and-down fortunes and constant threat of being outflanked by the next iPad-delivered Internet...

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8 ways parents are making their kids fat

Too many parents are making mistakes that make their children fat. Baby fat looks cute, but can turn into a problem later in life. Chubby children often grow into fat adults, according to doctors and a...

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Hybrid cars safer than traditional cars

Hybrid cars are safer for occupants. People who drive hybrid cars are significantly less likely to be injured in an accident because their heavy batteries make the vehicles safer than traditional cars,...

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Experts rate 25 diet plans

DASH Diet is best diet overall. The U.S. News & World Report rated the Best Diets for 2012 this week,  including 25 different diet plans. The DASH Diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) was...

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Why younger generations in America are driving much less

Young people are also making more use of transit, bikes, and foot power to get around. “Unfortunately for car companies, today’s teens and twenty-somethings don’t seem all that interested in buying a...

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Senate report blasts for-profit colleges

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) presents findings from a two-year investigation into the for-profit college industry. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) on Monday unveiled an exhaustive report on a two year...

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Understanding why airline travel has become an expensive, annoying and...

Fewer flights and smaller aircraft leading to many more passengers per flight. Airline travel today mostly stinks.  It is thanks to higher costs, worse service, and truly uncomfortable in-flight...

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Text message use falls in the U.S. for first time ever

Text messaging on the decline. Around the world, text-message traffic has been declining because Internet-powered alternatives are becoming so widely used. American cell carriers have fought off the...

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Price of brand-name drugs rises sharply

Brand-name drug prices rise sharply while generic drug prices plummet. Brand-name prescription drug prices are rising faster than the rate of inflation, while the price of generic drugs has plummeted,...

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Iran bans flights during Azan call to Islamic prayer

Airplanes are banned from flying during Azan. The parliament in Iran has banned airplanes from flying in the country during the Azan call to Islamic prayer and allowed to take off only after 30 minutes...

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Innovative library services “in the wild”: Pew Internet report

A new Pew Internet reporttakes a close look not only at how Americans are using public libraries, but also what sort of services and programming they think libraries should offer — and what they say...

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2012 Built in Chicago digital startup report

“Chicago has developed into a city that every investor must watch.” Chicago’s most innovative minds launched 197 digital startups in 2012, up from 193 launched in 2011. 59 companies secured funding of...

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Top 10 most common (and top 10 least common) jobs in America

4.3 million retail salespeople in the U.S. In the United States, there are 4.3 million retail salespeople.  That is equivalent to the population in the state of Kentucky. And there are 310...

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