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Study: Severe overtime bad for your heart

May 12, 2010
If you're putting too much heart into your work, you could end up with heart disease -- at least if your love of the job leads to too many hours on...

iPhone games cost Australian Parliamenter $10K

May 11, 2010
South Australian Parliament member Russell Wortley only uses his iPhone for making calls. But his 13-year-old son is a fan of free football games,...

Lebanon beats Israel in 'biggest hummus' battle

May 10, 2010
Israel and Lebanon have been competing over who can make the biggest vat of hummus. As of this weekend, it's Lebanon, with a spread weighing in at...

Latest health study in defense of coffee

May 7, 2010
Americans' duel obsessions with coffee and health have lead to a series of studies over the years exploring whether or not coffee is good for you...

Mommy bloggers mad about chocolate baby formula

May 6, 2010
Controversial new chocolate and vanilla-flavored baby formulas are inciting the passions of enraged mom bloggers worried the product will induce ...

On Mother's Day, give the gift of social media

May 5, 2010
Yesterday we touched upon the post-modern struggle of parents friending their kids on Facebook. But you can actually use this connection to your...

Bruckheimer buckles down 'Pirates' budget

May 4, 2010
Disney is reining in Jerry Bruckheimer's bottom line. The L.A. Times reports the budget for the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie, though still...

Hotel fees to become more aggressive

May 4, 2010
With air travelers numb to what were previously felt to be excessive costs for once free services, it was just a matter of time before hotels...

Will BP oil spill clog economic recovery?

May 3, 2010
The damages from BP's oil catastrophe are fast spilling into the high billions, and experts are just beginning to project what that will do to our...

United by name, Continental by logo

May 3, 2010
To demonstrate the union of airlines United and Continental as a "merger of equals," the company planes will represent both carriers in a special...