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New Study Questions Benefits of Mammograms When Combating Breast Cancer
New studies from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have concluded that the success that mammograms have in decreasing a woman’s risk of dying from breast cancer has been overestimated.
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Blackberry to Part Ways With T-Mobile April 25, Support, Service Not Changing
Blackberry is ending its business relationship with T-Mobile. Blackberry will no longer be available on T-Mobile at the end of the month. The company will part ways with the United States mobile carrier upon the expiration of its contract April 25 a press release reported Tuesday.
Amazon Forgoes Plans For Czech Republic Logistics Center
Amazon is not going to have a logistics distribution center in the Czech Republic. Amazons logistics center in Brno, Czech Republic will no longer come to fruition after Czech Republic authorities turned down the online retailer's strategy for one Reuters reported Wednesday.
Lufthansa Airlines Pilots Start Three Day Strike
Lufthansa Airlines pilots strike through Friday Lufthansa Airlines passengers with booked flights will need to change their itinerary as the company's pilots have started their three day strike to express their views about modifications to pilots pensions, and retirement benefit agreements Bloomberg Businessweek reported.
GM Issues Recall for Chevrolet Cruze Due to Axle Shaft Issue
General Motors Co. (GM) has recalled 2013 and 2014 models of the Chevrolet Cruze with 1.4 liter engines because of an issue with the right front axle shaft. GM said the axle shaft “can fracture and separate without warning” while being used.
New Experimental Cholesterol Drugs are Effective Protection Against Cardiovascular Disease
A new experimental class of drugs aimed at lowering cholesterol has proven to be most effective protection against cardiovascular disease since the introduction of statins. The studies were presented at the American College of Cardiology conference in Washington on Saturday.
Eating 7 Fruits or Vegetables Daily Lowers Your Death Risk and Keeps You Healthy
A new study from University College London (UCL) says that eating seven fruits or vegetables each day brings down a person’s risk of death by 42 percent. The study was published Monday in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Browser Plug-in Reveals Linkedin User Email: Sell Hack
A browser extension that reveals emails of LinkedIn users has caused much heartburn to the professional social networking services provider.
Anti-Gay Stance Proves Costly for Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich
Proponents of same-sex marriage have taken up arms against Mozilla for promoting co-founder Brendan Eich as the company's CEO last week. Eich reportedly supported an anti-gay proposition half a decade ago.
Starbucks Returns Retro Favorites to Menu
Starbucks menu has retro favorites on it menu. Starbucks has new retro baked goods on the menu following its 2012 purchase of La Boulange and reported annoyances from customers Bloomberg reported Tuesday.