By Jacob Goldstein
Hey, General Mills: If you want to say Cheerios is “clinically proven to lower cholesterol,” you better get your whole-grain Os approved as a new drug by the FDA. That’s what the FDA told the company in this letter, which says th ...
Posted Monday, May 18th 2009 at 12:31PM
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In a cover story for Essence magazine, Jennifer Hudson share memories of her mother, Darnell Donerson, who was murdered in Chicago last October along with her brother and nephew. "I was always a mama's baby," Hudson tells the magazine. "I'd go and s ...
Posted Friday, May 15th 2009 at 5:27PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawsuit was filed in federal court Wednesday on behalf of more than 15,000 students who paid thousands to attend President Barack Obama's inauguration but reportedly were left out in the cold. The lawsuit filed in Washington says ...
Posted Friday, May 15th 2009 at 4:40PM
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May 14
On this date in 1970, two Black students at Jackson State University were killed and many others injured by Jackson police. These killings were never as publicized as the Kent State shootings of four white students that had occurred only a fe ...
Posted Thursday, May 14th 2009 at 11:49AM
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A brief summary of the Billing and Coding field is presented here to aid as background in your search for billing and coding schools. Medical billing and coding is a growing field in response to the need by insurance and health care agencies for more ...
Posted Thursday, May 14th 2009 at 9:49AM
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May 13
On this date in 1888, Brazil abolished slavery. During the 19th century, Europe exported two dynasties across the Atlantic to America. The Portuguese royal family in Brazil was established during Napoleonic times. Fearing Napoleon's onslaugh ...
Posted Wednesday, May 13th 2009 at 2:34PM
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May 11
On this date in 1933, Louis Farrakhan was born. He is an African-American religious leader in the Muslim community. In New York City, he was an outstanding student at Boston English High School and then attended Winston-Salem Teacher's Colleg ...
Posted Monday, May 11th 2009 at 10:58AM
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-- U.S. soldier in Baghdad kills four fellow troops before killing himself, senior defense official tells CNN. {Could he have been suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? } Post-traumatic stress disorder is a type of anxiety disorder. It can ...
Posted Monday, May 11th 2009 at 10:34AM
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The recently released groundbreaking genetic study by Sarah Tishkoff and her team of African, American and European researchers confirms and/or establishes three essential things about Africans, African-Americans and their evolutionary relationships ...
Posted Sunday, May 10th 2009 at 3:08PM
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Posted Sunday, May 10th 2009 at 10:20AM
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NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — When Theresa, a 51-year-old mother of two living near this coastal town, filed for a restraining order against her husband, she thought it would help put an end to the beatings, death threats and stalking that had tormented her f ...
Posted Saturday, May 9th 2009 at 8:55AM
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- As Farrah Fawcett continues her battle against cancer, Access Hollywood has learned the actress' 91-year-old father is flying in from Texas to be at her bedside. In addition, cancer specialists from Germany are also en route t ...
Posted Friday, May 8th 2009 at 8:15PM
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WHAT IS THIS JOB LIKE?
Nurses, also called registered nurses or RNs, take care of sick and injured people. They give people medicine. They treat wounds. And they give emotional support to patients and their families. Nurses ask patients about th ...
Posted Thursday, May 7th 2009 at 10:34AM
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VIBE has confirmed that Nas and Kelis are headed for a divorce. “I can confirm that she has filed for divorce,” a spokesperson for Kelis told VIBE.The bombshell comes amid recent reports that the acclaimed rhymer and influential R&B vixen were expect ...
Posted Thursday, May 7th 2009 at 10:11AM
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Although many women have moved from the backroom to the boardroom, there are still inequities when it comes to their relationships. Along with the employment gains women have made, there are still remarkably high numbers of women, rich or poor who ch ...
Posted Wednesday, May 6th 2009 at 9:26PM
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