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Scientists: True love can last a lifetime

January 6, 2009

Love's first blush fading? Lost that loving feeling? Love is not all around?

Smoke-free laws may cut heart hospitalizations

January 6, 2009

Implementing smoke-free policies can lead to a fewer hospitalizations resulting from heart attacks, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Forgetting things? Mnemonics can make them stick

January 6, 2009

Arriving at your uncle's holiday party in suitable dress and good cheer, you are greeted at the door by an old friend from school whose name, you suddenly realize, you cannot recall.

China milk scandal executive pleads guilty

January 6, 2009

An executive of the Chinese dairy company Sanlu Group pleaded guilty Wednesday over her role in the contaminated milk scandal that sickened nearly 300,000 infants, state-run media reported.

Virginity pledges don't mean much, study says

January 6, 2009

As many as one in eight teens in the United States may take a virginity pledge at some point, vowing to wait until they're married before having sex. But do such pledges work? Are pledge takers more likely than other teens to delay sexual activity?

Eight signs your man may be depressed

January 6, 2009

Though the stigma is lessening, men are still far more likely than women to let their depression go untreated. Blame it on Rambo, Brando, or the lure of the martini, but many guys still aren't getting the help they need.

Zimbabwe cholera deaths pass 1,500

January 6, 2009

The number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe continues to increase, a World Health Organization spokesman said Monday.

Some cities drop criminal-history question

January 6, 2009

Some major U.S. cities are eliminating questions from their job applications that ask whether prospective employees have ever been convicted of a crime.

Man arrested in murder of Ohio mom

January 6, 2009

Police in Ohio have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the death of a Dayton mother and the kidnapping of her 4-year-old son, who was later abandoned at a highway rest stop. His father says the boy is "still terrified."

Bush to create huge marine sanctuaries

January 6, 2009

President George W. Bush on Tuesday will designate three remote Pacific island areas as national monuments that together will make up the largest marine conservation effort in history.