U.S. Stocks Fall as Investors Weigh ECB’s Efforts to Tame Crisis

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

U.S. stocks fell, following the biggest two-day gain for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index in a month, as investors weighed the European Central Bank’s efforts to control the region’s debt crisis. Find more info about U.S. Stocks Fall as Investors Weigh ECB’s Efforts to Tame Crisis photos videos pictures. read ...

Oil Surges Most in Four Months on European Debt-Crisis Efforts

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Crude oil rose the most in more than four months on speculation European leaders will bolster efforts to contain the region’s sovereign-debt crisis, lessening its impact on the global economy and commodities demand. Find more info about Oil Surges Most in Four Months on European Debt-Crisis Efforts photos videos pictures. read ...

To Curb Worldwide Obesity Epidemic, Government-Led Efforts Targeting Eating Habits Of Children Needed

Friday, August 26th, 2011

The global obesity epidemic has been escalating for decades, yet long-term prevention efforts have barely begun and are inadequate, according to a new paper from international public health experts published in the August 25, 2011 edition of the journal The Lancet. Noting that many countries lack basic population-wide data on ...

China to Expand Efforts to Curb Growth in Property Prices

Friday, July 15th, 2011

China will expand its efforts to curb the growth in residential prices to smaller cities after limiting home purchases in Beijing and Shanghai, according to a summary of a State Council meeting chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao. Find more info about China to Expand Efforts to Curb Growth in Property Prices ...

CPR Efforts Successful On Man With No Pulse For 96 Minutes

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

By all counts, the 54-year-old man who collapsed on a recent winter night in rural Minnesota would likely have died. He'd suffered a heart attack, and even though he was given continuous CPR and a series of shocks with a defibrillator, the man was without a pulse for 96 minutes. ...