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Muslims use Facebook, YouTube in Kashmir fight
By Aijaz Hussain - Associated Press
A 23-year-old who posts videos to YouTube under names such as "oppressedkashimir1" is part of a wave of Web-savvy protesters in Indian-controlled Kashmir who have begun using social networking to publicize their fight and keep fellow demonstrators energized and focused. Published 7:40 p.m. September 2, 2010 - Comments
Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP
By Jessica Mintz - Associated Press
Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. Published 3:35 p.m. September 2, 2010 - Comments
Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown
By Erika Kinetz - Associated Press
updated 1 day, 7 hours ago
India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. Published 12:16 p.m. September 2, 2010 - Comments
Samsung unveils iPad competitor Galaxy
By Associated Press
Samsung Electronics Co. is unveiling a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc.'s popular iPad. Published 9:42 a.m. September 2, 2010 - Comments
New cables to tie Africa to Internet
By Tom Maliti - Associated Press
For a decade, West Africa's main connection to the Internet has been a single fiber-optic cable in the Atlantic, a tenuous and expensive link for one of the poorest areas of the planet. But this summer, a second cable snaked along the West African coastline, ending at Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos. Published 5:11 p.m. September 1, 2010 - Comments
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Summary Box: Workers pick up growing insurance tab
By The Associated Press - Associated Press
2010 COSTS: Total premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance climbed only 3 percent for family coverage and 5 percent for single coverage, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust report. Published 4:54 p.m. September 2, 2010 - Comments
Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer
By MARIA CHENG - Associated Press
People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests. Published 7:01 p.m. September 2, 2010 - Comments
Workers bear larger share of health premium costs
By TOM MURPHY - Associated Press
Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows. Published 11:00 a.m. September 2, 2010 - Comments
Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation
By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press
Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. Published 1:47 a.m. September 2, 2010 - Comments
Study: 1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection
By MIKE STOBBE - Associated Press
A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants. Published 12:26 p.m. September 2, 2010 - Comments
Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?
By MIKE STOBBE - Associated Press
Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection? Published 1:54 p.m. September 2, 2010 - Comments
New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE - Associated Press
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. Published 5:00 p.m. September 1, 2010 - Comments
Some donated malaria drugs being stolen in Africa
By MARIA CHENG - Associated Press
Millions of free malaria drugs are sent to Africa every year by international donors. New research is now providing evidence for what health workers have long suspected: some of the donated medication is being stolen and resold on commercial markets. Published 7:44 a.m. September 1, 2010 - Comments
Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation
By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press
Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. Published 11:15 a.m. September 1, 2010 - Comments
JAMA's editor leaving, returning to Johns Hopkins
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
One of the country's leading medical journals is looking for a new editor. Published 5:36 p.m. September 1, 2010 - Comments
Apple unveils new TV box for renting movies, shows
By JESSICA MINTZ and JORDAN ROBERTSON - Associated Press
Apple Inc. is refining its plans to annex the living room into its entertainment empire. Published 6:38 p.m. September 1, 2010 - Comments
Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia
By STEPHANIE NANO - Associated Press
Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems. Published 5:57 p.m. September 1, 2010 - Comments
Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal
By CARLA K. JOHNSON - Associated Press
Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests. Published 4:00 p.m. August 31, 2010 - Comments
Chain-smoking Greeks face tough ban
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Greece is set to impose a tough smoking ban starting Wednesday that will outlaw lighting up in all public indoor areas and prohibit most tobacco advertising. Published 10:30 a.m. August 31, 2010 - Comments
JK Rowling donates $15.4 million for MS center
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Author J.K. Rowling has given $15.4 million to set up a center to research multiple sclerosis, the disease that killed her mother. Published 6:26 a.m. August 31, 2010 - Comments
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New Zealand hit by 7.1 earthquake
By Associated Press
updated 10 minutes ago
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early Saturday, but there were so far no deaths and only two injuries reported. Published 2:12 p.m. September 3, 2010
GOP wary of peaking too soon, despite lead
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
The caution of appearing overconfident comes despite polls released this week showing voters think Republicans are more fit to handle most of the country's pressing issues and that the GOP holds an "unprecedented" lead over Democrats in a new Gallup Poll. Published 8:06 p.m. September 2, 2010
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