NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private-sector hiring took a hit in November due to the impact of storm Sandy that ravaged consumers and businesses in the northeastern United States, but the huge services sector continued to expand albeit at a modest pace. The ADP National Employment Report, which is closely watched as it comes two days ahead of the government's monthly employment report, showed that...
Well: For Athletes, Risks From Ibuprofen Use
Label: HealthPhys EdGretchen Reynolds on the science of fitness.Many active people use the painkiller ibuprofen on an almost daily basis. In surveys, up to 70 percent of distance runners and other endurance athletes report that they down the pills before every workout or competition, viewing the drug as a preemptive strike against muscle soreness.But a valuable new study joins growing evidence that ibuprofen and...
Well: For Athletes, Risks From Ibuprofen Use
Label: LifestylePhys EdGretchen Reynolds on the science of fitness.Many active people use the painkiller ibuprofen on an almost daily basis. In surveys, up to 70 percent of distance runners and other endurance athletes report that they down the pills before every workout or competition, viewing the drug as a preemptive strike against muscle soreness.But a valuable new study joins growing evidence that ibuprofen and...
Gadgetwise Blog: No More Need to 'Tap and Swipe'
Label: TechnologyPart of the appeal of apps like Angry Birds and Cut the Rope is their simplicity. Just tap and swipe. But some of the more advanced app games require more complex finger maneuvers, making you wish you could use a physical controller.Enter Discovery Bay Games, the maker of the new Duo Gamer game controller for Apple devices.Duo Gamer connects wirelessly to an iPad or iPhone to play a range of adventure...
Nasrin Sotoudeh, Iranian Rights Advocate, Ends Hunger Strike
Label: WorldTEHRAN — An imprisoned human rights lawyer serving a sentence for “acting against national security” ended a 49-day hunger strike on Tuesday after judicial authorities acceded to her demand to lift a travel ban imposed on her 12-year-old daughter, her husband said. Mihan News Agency, via European Pressphoto AgencyNasrin Sotoudeh, a human rights lawyer, at home. She was put in prison in...
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04
Advertising: Stalled Budget Talks Cast Long Shadow
Label: BusinessTOP advertising and media executives are expressing concern but not alarm — at least, not yet — about the potential effects that a fiscal crisis in the United States could have on their industries in 2013. The executives spoke on Monday at the start of the 40th annual global media and communications conference, sponsored by UBS, in Midtown Manhattan. They addressed the possibility of a fiscal...
Well: New Meaning and Drive in Life After Cancer
Label: HealthWhen people hear the words “You have cancer,” life is suddenly divided into distinct parts. There was their life before cancer, and then there is life after cancer.The number of people in that second category continues to grow. In June, the National Cancer Institute reported that an estimated 13.7 million living Americans are cancer survivors, and the number will increase to almost 18 million over...
Well: New Meaning and Drive in Life After Cancer
Label: LifestyleWhen people hear the words “You have cancer,” life is suddenly divided into distinct parts. There was their life before cancer, and then there is life after cancer.The number of people in that second category continues to grow. In June, the National Cancer Institute reported that an estimated 13.7 million living Americans are cancer survivors, and the number will increase to almost 18 million over...
Software Programs Help Doctors Diagnose, but Can’t Replace Them
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO — The man on stage had his audience of 600 mesmerized. Over the course of 45 minutes, the tension grew. Finally, the moment of truth arrived, and the room was silent with anticipation. At last he spoke. “Lymphoma with secondary hemophagocytic syndrome,” he said. The crowd erupted in applause. Professionals in every field revere their superstars, and in medicine the best...
Letter from China: A Merry Band of Rights Pranksters
Label: WorldBEIJING — They call themselves the Volunteers — a growing band of young Chinese who stage playful, but pointed, public protests for greater rights for women. They dance and sing on the street wearing oversize “underpants” to assail invasive gynecological examinations for female civil servants, stroll through shopping precincts in bridal gowns spattered with red paint to combat domestic violence...
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