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Hypertension Hampers Blood Flow to the Brain
Anger may make you red in the face, but new research shows that rush of blood may be cut off by high blood pressure -- posing a potential risk to the brain.
What's Sarah Palin's Political Future?
On Wednesday, Gov. Sarah Palin signed a bill making it easier for veterinarians to work in Alaska.
Talent, skill, not necessary to maintain celebrity: Study
TV personality Heidi Montag arrives at the T-Mobile Sidekick LX launch event at Paramount Studios on May 14 in Hollywood, Calif.
Dexterous Tasks May Be Limited By Our Brain's Capacity To Handle The...
Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 09 Jul 2009 A new study suggests activities combining movement and force tax our brains to capacity, countering a long-held belief that difficulty with dexterous tasks results from the limits of the muscles themselves.
Selling out the Washington Post
A tawdry scheme to sell access to journalists tarnishes the reputation of one of America's great newspapers Perhaps the most shocking thing about Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth's misbegotten plan to sell access to her journalists at off-the-record dinners in her own home is that so many found it so shocking.
As Iran Calms, a Struggle for Political Power Intensifies
The streets of Iran have been largely silenced, but a power struggle grinds on behind the scenes, this time over the very nature of the state itself.
Can there be another Michael Jackson icon in Internet era?
The extravagant mourning for Michael Jackson has some critics wondering whether the pop singer's global superstardom could ever be duplicated in an Internet era offering endless entertainment choices.
1-finger exercise reveals unexpected limits to dexterity
"Push your finger as hard as you can against the surface. Now as hard as you can but move it slowly - follow the ticking clock.
Voters' ire fails to fire up process
If the May 19 special election scared Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers into action, they aren't showing it.
Togo W. Tanaka, 93; chronicled life in Japanese camps during WWII
LOS ANGELES a ' Togo W. Tanaka, a former journalist and businessman whose reports on life inside the Manzanar internment camp illuminated divisions in the Japanese-American community after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the tensions that eventually erupted in riots at the World War II detention center, has died at 93.
Mutiny or Murder: What Happened to Henry Hudson?
An oil painting from 1881 by John Maler Collier depicts Henry Hudson, his son and a crew member after he was presumably set adrift in a small boat after a mutiny on his last voyage.
New GI benefits vary widely by state
When the new GI Bill kicks in Aug. 1, the government's best-known education program for veterans will get the biggest boost since its World War II-era creation.
Tappan scholar given high Japanese honor
TAPPAN - A scholar, educator and activist, Setsuko Matsunaga Nishi has been in the front line of promoting civil rights and conducting sociological studies on racial relationships.
Nixon press secretary, newspaper exec Herbert G. Klein, 91, Dies
Herbert G. Klein, the veteran newspaperman who covered Richard M. Nixon's 1946 congressional campaign and then followed the California Republican through shattering electoral defeats to the White House to play his part in Cold War politics and the Watergate scandal, died Thursday after having a heart attack at his home in the San Diego suburb of La ...
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Relational Technology Solutions Expands Western Sales Team
Technology Solutions , one of the largest independent technology leasing and technology solutions providers in North America, today announced the appointments of Mark Babin and Jeff Knaus as national account managers.
Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability
It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law.
A rush of blood to the head -- anger increases blood flow
Mental stress causes carotid artery dilation and increases brain blood flow. A series of ultrasound experiments, described in BioMed Central's open access journal Cardiovascular Ultrasound , also found that this dilatory reflex was absent in people with high blood pressure.
Michael Jackson's ex-wife has vowed to fight for custody of the pop icon's children.
Young journalist held in Iran, 'a country I love so much'
Iason Athanasiadis is still a young man at 30, but he's an old school, shoe leather journalist.
LAPD actions, delays scrutinized after Jackson death;...
The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police.