We all know that we don’t get enough sleep. But how much sleep do we really need?
David Dinges, the head of the Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory at the Hospital at University of Pennsylvania, and his lead author, Hans Van Dongen, assigned dozens ...
Posted Tuesday, April 19th 2011 at 8:36PM
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BOSTON — With a brisk wind at his back and a determined countryman on his shoulder to push him down the stretch, Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya pulled away from Moses Mosop in the final quarter-mile Monday to win the 115th Boston Marathon. His time, 2 hours ...
Posted Tuesday, April 19th 2011 at 5:32PM
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April 15, 2011 — Physicians hoping to qualify for an $18,000 incentive payment from Medicare this year for using an electronic health record (EHR) system in a "meaningful" way can begin to tell the government that they have met the requirements start ...
Posted Monday, April 18th 2011 at 9:40PM
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April 18, 2011 Print More than four years after Congress passed legislation to criminalize Internet gambling in the U.S., the three largest poker websites have been shut down by the FBI. Eleven executives at PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolut ...
Posted Monday, April 18th 2011 at 8:45PM
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The wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer attracted an estimated global TV audience of 750 million - the most popular programme ever broadcast. After the ceremony, thousands of people cheered the couple as they waved from the balcony of Buc ...
Posted Monday, April 18th 2011 at 8:11PM
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A string of tornadoes that began Thursday night in Oklahoma left of a trail of death and millions of dollars in damage from the middle of America to the Eastern Seaboard. But they reached their zenith on Saturday night in North Carolina. Officials s ...
Posted Monday, April 18th 2011 at 6:43PM
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Stillborn births aren’t declining very much. More than 2 million babies are stillborn worldwide every year, and almost 26,000 of them are in the U.S., reported researchers in a comprehensive series on fetal deaths in The Lancet. Poor medical care is ...
Posted Monday, April 18th 2011 at 2:57PM
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AFRICA IN APRIL CUTURAL FESTIVAL
2011 SALUTES SENAGAL
MEMPHIS HOME TOWN LIL EXTRA!!
Breaking records this year was the largest one ever atte ...
Posted Sunday, April 17th 2011 at 9:44PM
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NATIONAL WEATHER
AP
APRIL 2011
17th DAY
Tornados were strumming its way to a tune of 62 during the start of a strong weather system beginning on Thursday, April 14th. Six states across the U.S. have been hardest hit which includes North Carol ...
Posted Sunday, April 17th 2011 at 10:56AM
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GO AND CHECK OUT MOVIE FEATURE: RIO
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez
Genres: Action/Adventure Animated Comedy in 3-D
Rated: PG For humorous scenes in mild maturity
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Release Date: April 1 ...
Posted Saturday, April 16th 2011 at 7:54PM
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By: The Huffington Post/AP
President Obama received a warm welcome in Chicago Thursday, where he addressed supporters at three fundraisers around the city.
First, the president spoke at N9NE Steakhouse, where about 150 donors paid $5,000 and $10,000 a plate. Mayor Richard M. Daley and Mayor-el ...
Posted Friday, April 15th 2011 at 3:34PM
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The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has empowered minority students with the F.L.A.M.E. (Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere) program, a dynamic, educational program packed with leadership enhancement opportunities.
F.L.A.M.E. is de ...
Posted Friday, April 15th 2011 at 3:14PM
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NEW YORK (AP) — ABC canceled two of its three soap operas on Thursday, consigning "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" — and Susan Lucci, daytime's most famous actress — to television history. The move leaves "General Hospital" as ABC's only dayt ...
Posted Thursday, April 14th 2011 at 7:39PM
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Come April 29th, the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton will be televised by every major network and cable news channel. It will be viewed all over the world. Over one million people are expected to travel to London, if only to catch a gli ...
Posted Thursday, April 14th 2011 at 7:22PM
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