Insecurity can lower your Defense

"In a study of 61 healthy women led by a team of Dr Angelo Picardi from the Italian National Institute of Health in Rome, researchers found that those who had difficulty establishing close, trusting relationships showed signs of weaker immune function.Noted that this report...

Insecure relationships may drain immune system

Feeling insecure in close relationships with others may take a toll on the immune system, preliminary research suggests. In a study of 61 healthy women, Italian researchers found that those who had difficulty establishing close, trusting relationships showed signs of weaker...

Number of People Stopped by Police Soars in New York

Personally I find it impossible to believe that twice as many people in NYC today are acting suspiciously as in 2003."The New York Police Department released new information yesterday showing that police officers stopped 508,540 individuals on New York City streets last year...

NASA Rushes To Find Landing Site For Upcoming Mars Probe

"Finding a place to park in the city -- or, a crowded airport ramp -- is an issue nearly all of us have experienced at one time or another. It's also a problem for scientists at NASA who are rushing to find an alternative landing site for an upcoming Mars probe. The...

PASSPORT WARNING FOR WINTER WANDERERS - OVER 290,000 UK PASSPORTS LOST OR STO...

"As the busy winter booking period for holiday makers begins, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) is reminding holidaymakers to keep their passports safe both at home and when on holiday. In 2006, 290,996 British passports were reported lost or stolen. While many people...

Super Bowl or Valentine' Day, which is more important?

"This just in: According to a poll conducted by a Colorado brewery, many men consider the Super Bowl more important than Valentine's Day. A survey of 2,558 men 21 or older showed that 44% put more time and energy into making Super Bowl plans than Valentine's Day...

YouTube and Wikipedia storm to top brand ranking

LONDON (Reuters) - Internet firm Google has again pipped Apple to the top spot in a global brand ranking that also sees YouTube and Wikipedia debut in the top five, a survey showed on Friday. The annual survey by online branding magazine brandchannel.com often throws up...

Clues emerging in Delray mummy mystery

"DELRAY BEACH - The mummified baby encased in newspapers from 1957 and found this week in a Delray Beach storage unit still had an attached umbilical cord, police said Thursday. Packed with the infant boy were rosary beads, a rendering of Jesus, a photograph of a 5- or...

34,452 Iraq civilians said killed in '06

I don't even know how to categorize this story.  Politics seems too trite.  Environment seems to encompass the calamity but emergency seems the best fit:"BAGHDAD, Iraq - Twin car bombs tore through a leading Baghdad university as students left classes Tuesday in the...

File Under "Bukowski"

"A mail carrier had a blood-alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit when he was arrested for driving his delivery truck into oncoming traffic and crashing into a sign, police said. Thomas Lahiff was incoherent Friday when he returned to the post office, where he was...

Avalanche sweeps cars off Colorado highway

"DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- A massive avalanche -- 200 feet wide and 15 feet deep -- swept across one of Colorado's main recreation routes Saturday, sweeping at least two cars off the road and prompting a search for survivors. Officials said at least six people were rescued...