TSX Drops nearly 500 Points Due to Fuel Prices and Mortgage Crisis

The US mortgage quagmire and fluctuating fuel prices have caused the Toronto Stock Exchange to wobble... yesterday, the TSX lost 4%.  Though bad for everyday folks, high fuel prices actually tend to boost the TSX, so at the moment you will be unlikely to find Canadians...

Brain region found to be linked to OCD-health

"LONDON: Scientists have located an area in the brain that fails to "kick-in" for people with obsessive compulsive disorder and those at risk of developing the condition. The discovery could allow experts to diagnose the disorder much earlier and better track how...

Number of drug-addicted seniors to surge as boomers retire

"Mavis Becker was a little early to the psychedelic Sixties. In the mid-Fifties, at the tender age of 14, she started smoking pot. Within a decade, most of her friends were taking Timothy Leary's advice to turn on, tune in and toke up. Not much has changed since. Ms. Becker...

Microsoft Moves in on the JPEG

Ah, but then Microsoft would own the international photo standard. I can see why MS would want to push this, but I do not see this as a good thing. For example, the .doc standard, whilst not accepted as the international standard, is the most widely used, and is also insecure...

Estrogen Testing Could Save Your Life

"Researchers at Rockefeller University have found that the body metabolizes estrogens into several different forms that can impact cancer development. One form 2-hydroxyestrone (2-OHEI) tends to inhibit cancer growth. Another, 16-a-hydroxyestrone (16-a-OHEI), actually...

Today in history - Dec. 2

"Today is Saturday, Dec. 2, the 336th day of 2006. There are 29 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 2, 1954, the Senate voted to condemn Wisconsin Republican Joseph R. McCarthy for conduct that "tends to bring the Senate into disrepute." On this...

Ortega's Victory: Another Administration Blunder?

"Washington's public efforts to stop Nicaraguans from electing the Sandinista leader prompted a backlash against yanquiinterference. The U.S. Congress wasn't the only place the Bush Administration suffered electoral embarrassment this week. In Nicaragua, cold-war bogeyman...