Heart disease risk factors may bring on menopause
2006-05-17 10:50:45
Women with more risk factors for cardiovascular disease tend to enter menopause earlier than women without cardiovascular risk factors, according to an analysis of data from the Framingham Heart Study.
Elephant not interested in using treadmill
2006-05-17 09:15:49
The treadmill is part of a $1 million program the zoo launched two years ago to improve Maggie's life after deciding to keep Alaska's only elephant instead of placing her at another facility, perhaps in a warmer climate, with more elephants.
Latest Spears photos spark safety debate
2006-05-17 08:42:40
It's not a role she auditioned for, but pop star Britney Spears has become a poster woman for child car-seat safety.
Castro says he's not wealthy, Forbes story untrue
2006-05-17 06:40:48
Cuban President Fidel Castro furiously denied on Monday a story in Forbes magazine that he was worth $900 million and said he would step down if the magazine could prove the assertion.
BBC blooper: Oops! We interviewed the wrong Guy
2006-05-17 06:40:48
LONDON: The BBC network has apologized to its viewers for a studio mix up that resulted in a mystery man appearing on live television as Guy Kewney an expert on Internet music downloads.
Lingering longer in lingerie
2006-05-16 16:37:15
Saudi Arabia has postponed plans to replace male sales assistants in lingerie shops, saying it wants to give outlets more time to prepare for the move which has irritated the influential religious circles.
Less health care can be better for elderly
2006-05-16 16:34:38
The amount of money Medicare spends on chronically ill patients varies substantially from state to state, with nearly $40,000 spent per patient in New Jersey and the District of Columbia, but less than $24,000 spent in states such as Indiana and West Virginia.
Vow of undying love disrupts wedding night
2006-05-16 13:15:28
A Malaysian man slapped his wife on their wedding night and stormed out of their home after she received a text message from an unknown admirer who professed his undying love for her.
World Cup host's workers need time to watch World Cup?
2006-05-16 11:16:50
Employers in World Cup host nation Germany should grant their workforces the flexibility to down tools and watch soccer matches during their shifts, the head of a major workers' union was quoted as saying.
Scientists create world's smallest brush
2006-05-16 11:02:09
University of Hawaii nanotechnology experts have invented the world's smallest brush: a device boasting bristles a thousand times finer than a strand of human hair.
And the world's loneliest Web users are..
2006-05-16 09:26:36
Ireland may be enjoying stellar economic growth and seen as one of the best places in the world to live, but its inhabitants are apparently also the globe's loneliest.
Bookmaker has eyes on strip-poker record
2006-05-16 09:24:55
Ireland will play host to the world's biggest ever strip poker contest if bookmaker Paddy Power gets its way.