HealthDay – SATURDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) — Pity the poor single people
who pass their 40th birthday without ever tying the knot, since research
has shown that never-married adults have more health woes than married
folks. And, um, isn’t there something wrong with those who go it alone
anyway?
HealthDay – SATURDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) — They’re not Scrooges, but
people with allergies and asthma can have bad reactions to certain holiday
traditions and need to take special steps to prevent sneezing and
wheezing, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and
Immunology (ACAAI).
AP – A consumer group contends one of the holiday season’s must-have toys is unsafe.
AFP – An HIV-positive man in New Zealand has admitted injecting his blood into his sleeping wife and infecting her with the virus which can cause AIDS, a newspaper reported Sunday.
AFP – In the eclectic buzz of Africa’s richest city, where run-down buildings abut sleek mining houses, is a gateway to a centuries-old world of giant tubers, herbs and musty animal parts.
AP – Chauncey Hardy scored 18 points and three others reached double figures as Sacred Heart beat Monmouth 81-73 on Saturday in the Northeast Conference opener for both teams.
Reuters – A study involving 128 South African families has identified genetic traits that may protect some people from tuberculosis in a finding that could help lead to a new TB vaccine, scientists said on Saturday.
Reuters – U.S. Democratic senators sought to further squeeze the health insurance industry on Friday by reducing the tax deduction certain companies can take for executive pay.