Officials: 8 suburban Chicago residents have measles
Health officials say three more cases of measles have been confirmed in suburban Chicago, bringing the total number of cases…
Anti-Epilepsy Medication May Reduce The Effects of Stroke
Currently, new research suggests that the anticonvulsant medication, retigabine, could dramatically reduce the effects of stroke. Researchers have already recognized…
Cocoa: a sweet treat for the brain?
There are many reasons why you might want to give someone chocolate on Valentine’s Day. There’s the tradition of it,…
UnitedHealthcare’s Efforts To Join California Marketplace Meet Resistance
UnitedHealthcare can’t have its cake and eat it too. That’s the message from the California health insurance marketplace, which turned…
First They Came for Pluto, Then They Forced Umami on Us (but Maybe That’s not So Bad)
(CC BY-NC 2.0) Cyclotourist/Flickr There have been two changes in the world of science that I have a serious problem…
Ryanair flight diverted in medical emergency – BBC News
Her.ieRyanair flight diverted in medical emergencyBBC NewsA Dublin-bound passenger plane has been diverted to a German airport due to a…
Ukraine battles rage ahead of summit
Fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine as government forces and pro-Russian rebels try to make gains ahead of possible peace talks…
Syria ‘informed on anti-IS strikes’
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad tells the BBC he receives indirect messages from the US-led coalition about air strikes against Islamic…
Julian Assange watch ‘sucking our resources,’ British police admit
British police say they are reviewing the policy of keeping a watch on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has taken…
Syria’s al-Assad denies co-operation with U.S. in anti-ISIS fight
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said in comments published Tuesday that his government has been receiving general messages from the American…
Italy: 29 migrants die of hypothermia crossing Mediterranean
At least 29 migrants have died from hypothermia while traveling from North Africa to Italy aboard a smuggler's life raft…
Ukrainian army reports gains in eastern Ukraine
DONETSK: Government forces Tuesday reported a counter-offensive in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, while the rebels said they were successful in surrounding…
In blow to Modi, anti-corruption party wins key India election by landslide – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesIn blow to Modi, anti-corruption party wins key India election by landslideLos Angeles TimesAn upstart anti-corruption party swept…
Fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine ahead of peace talks – Chron.com
Chron.comFighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine ahead of peace talksChron.comSARTANA, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting in eastern Ukraine intensified on Tuesday ahead…
Jail Time For Unpaid Court Fines And Fees Can Create Cycle Of Poverty
On a night last week when the temperature dropped to 17 degrees, Edward Brown, who's 62 and homeless, slept at…
S&P 500 Chart – 3-Year View – January 9, 2015
The chart below shows the monthly prices for the past three years on the S&P 500 index ($SPX) after the…
Index Funds vs. Hedge Funds: Buffett $1,000,000 Bet Update 2015
It is now 7 years in on the 10-year bet between Warren Buffett and a successful hedge fund manager. In…