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New health data highlights noncommunicable diseases as top killer

LONDON – Internet users in Britain reached 42.16 million in the first quarter of this year, accounting for 83.7 percent of the population, official figures showed on Wednesday. According to a quarterly report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), there were 8.12 million adults, i.e. people aged 16 years and above, who had never used the internet, 16.1 percent of the total. Incoming search... 

PBA Governors’ Cup: Challenges, Connections and Excitement

Manila, Philippines – The season-ending PBA Governors Cup gets underway this Sunday and PBA Commissioner Angelico “Chito” Salud believes that this will be another test to gauge the success that the league has been enjoying from the previous two conferences. Incoming search terms:jamelle cornley with rain or shine elasto painters in manila phillipinespba games may 16 2012pba team news update... 

Kaspersky Lab Performs Best in Dedicated Testing Against Online Banking Threats

Manila, Philippines – Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 has come out on top among three commercial solutions in dedicated testing by the independent test lab AV-Test.org. The Kaspersky Lab solution was up against products from Symantec and BitDefender and was the clear leader in terms of dynamic and static detection of online banking threats. Incoming search terms:paolo mallari accident storysymantec... 

LG Optimus 4X HD set for Europe launch

The LG Optimus 4X HD, which first came out during the Mobile World Congress last February, will finally be made available starting in Europe next month. The LG smartphone will feature the Tegra 3, NVIDIA’s 4-PLUS-1 Quad Core mobile processor. The said processor makes use of a fifth core to ensure that it will make use of the best power efficiency. The Tegra 3 will actually run on all four cores... 

Yahoo names Levinsohn interim CEO

NEW YORK (AP) – Yahoo swept out Scott Thompson as CEO Sunday in an effort to clean up a mess created by an exaggeration about his education that destroyed his credibility as he set out to turn the long-troubled Internet company around. Ross Levinsohn, who oversees Yahoo’s content and advertising services, is taking over as interim CEO. He becomes the fourth person to run Yahoo in eight... 

Captain tossed from troubled Yahoo! ship

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Yahoo! boss Scott Thompson stepped down Sunday in the face of controversy about his allegedly inflated resume, leaving the struggling Internet pioneer seeking its sixth CEO in five years. As part of a truce in a proxy war with mutinous shareholder Daniel Loeb, Ross Levinsohn became interim Yahoo! chief and Fred Amoroso took charge of the board of directors.  Read More »

Stretching before strength training does not prevent injuries

Berlin (dpa) – Doing stretching exercises before strength training does not prevent injuries, according to Ingo Froboese, a professor at the Health Centre of the German Sport University in Cologne. ”On the contrary, there may even be negative effects,” he warned. Incoming search terms:strength trainingstrength training stretchingstretching not goodwhy wod before strength train Read More »

Japanese researchers develop wireless mechanical heart pump

TOKYO – A research team at Japan’s Tohoku University has developed a wirelessly controlled mechanical heart pump, coming closer to developing the world’s first fully embedded artificial heart, Japanese media reported Saturday. Incoming search terms:Japanese researchers develop wireless mechanical heart pumpjapan artificial heart magneticJapan developed a wireless heart pumpjapan... 

Fish tied to lower colon cancer risk – study

People who eat plenty of fish may have a lower risk of colon cancer and, even more, rectal cancer, according to an analysis of 41 studies from around the world. The analysis, which appeared in the American Journal of Medicine, is the latest report that ties fish consumption to a number of possible health benefits. Incoming search terms:topic:colorectal_cancercolon cancercolorectal cancergochfeld... 

Mother’s Day don’ts: dish gloves, Cougar shirts

NEW YORK (AP) – What were they thinking? Through plastic smiles or gritted teeth, moms have to suck it up sometimes when Mother’s Day means a gifted toilet, unsolicited wash tub or anti-aging cream. It wouldn’t be Mother’s Day if some mom somewhere wasn’t disappointed or downright piqued at gift time. Many aren’t looking to break the bank, though the National Retail...