April 26, 2008

Op-Ed: Toronto - TTC Employees Went On A Surprise Strike At Midnight Friday

If you use public transit in Toronto you are not going to be happy. The union workers have gone on strike surprising the city when the TTC stopped picking up passengers at midnight on Friday. Gee thanks Greg Kinnear for a great start to the weekend.

Greg Kinnear set out a surprise announcement at 10:50 p.m. [...]

April 26, 2008

Could Smirnoff Ice Be Sold At 7/11 In Maryland?

Could looking at the beer case cause a few double takes in Maryland soon? Governor Martin O’Malley is holding off on a bill that would label carbonated alcoholic beverages like Smirnoff Ice in the same category as beer.

If O’Malley signs off on the bill carbonated alcoholic beverages would be allowed to be sold side by [...]

April 26, 2008

Op-Ed: No Mothers Allowed

As of Thursday all the children from the Eldorado’s Ranch have been taken away from their mothers. Prior to then mothers with children under the age of 5 had been allowed to take care of their own.

The mothers are describing their final moments with their children as a emotional rushed time which they were rushed [...]

April 26, 2008

‘Operation Torch’ Hits The NYC Subway

Residents of New York City will be viewing the NYPD is full battle gear as they patrol subways. On Thursday the NYPD began ‘Operation Torch’ with patrols toting Mp5 submachine guns, rifles, body armor and bomb-sniffing dogs.

Five or six teams a day starting on Thursday will patrol major transits centers in New York City with [...]

April 26, 2008

Op-Ed: Food Allergies And Eating Out

Going out to eat is a simple pleasure most people enjoy but for the thousands who have food allergies it can be a time of life or death chances. Allergic diners have to be the smartest diners when eating out.

Fine dining used to be a luxury those with food allergies had to avoid but now [...]

April 26, 2008

U.S. Citizens Get Ready For A Little Extra Green

The U.S. federal government is about to start mailing out special tax rebate checks five days earlier than planned. The first mailing will hit the post office on Monday.

Last month the Treasury Department had said that the first checks would be sent out on May 2. 800,000 lucky tax payers now will see the government [...]

April 26, 2008

Soldiers Serving In The Middle East Are At Risk For Hidden Mild Brain Injuries

Soldiers in combat zones may have hidden head injures. That’s the word from a clinical neuropsychologist who was speaking at a conference on military trauma Thursday.

Dr. Harriet Zeiner says that there could be many military personnel that have mild brain injuries that aren’t obvious yet still affect basic functions. Mild brain injuries can cause many [...]

April 26, 2008

How HIV Is Monitored Does Not Affect Survival Rates

In Africa doctors determine when to switch HIV drugs based on clinical symptoms instead of costly blood work as done in the West. Researchers have found that both set of patients have nearly the same survival rate.

In poorer countries costly blood work is not feasible when deciding which medicines to use with the nearly 2 [...]