Monthly Archives: May 2012
More Than a Tasty Snack: Cherries Shown to Reduce Arthritis
Joining the ranks of red wine, dark chocolate, and other tasty foods with health benefits, researchers say that tart cherries also do a body good. An addition to the hailed antioxidant lineup of berries, consumers can put the scientific theories to the test just as fresh cherries begin making summer seasonal appearances on local produce [...] Continue reading
Tweet This: Twitter Use Climbs Among Adult Users
Of all the adults who are online, 15% of them use Twitter, and 8% of them use the social network on a daily basis, according to a Pew Internet Survey. The ] survey was conducted by the Princeton Survey Research Associates International and showed adult users have remained steady for nearly a year. In May [...] Continue reading
Penicillin Panic: Drug-Resistant Strains of Gonorrhea Increase Worldwide
Nobody wants to talk about it, but there are worse things than getting gonorrhea. If you’re responsible, you go to the doctor, get a prescription for antibiotics, and take care of it. But treating gonorrhea may not always be so easy, English medical researchers say. The bacteria that causes the sexually transmitted disease is becoming [...] Continue reading
Weekly Jobless Claims Jump 10,000 Despite Employment Gains
The weekly jobless claims made a massive jump in the wrong direction for the week ending on May 26. The job market witnessed an increase of 10,000 initial jobless claims, according to the weekly report from the Department of Labor, reaching 383,000 jobless claims. In the past month, the jobless claims have increased by 15,000. [...] Continue reading
Grubwithus Putting the ‘Social’ in Social Networking
There are approximately 900 million users on Facebook. Twitter has about 500 million users. Somini Segupta of the New York Times blogged that half of America was on the social networking scene, which is only about 155 million people. And they’re all communicating from the comfort of their own computers and phones. Grubwithus is working [...] Continue reading
Use Caution: Avoiding the Payday Loan Treadmill
Facing the termination of her electric service last October, Shawntay Vaughn had a difficult decision to make. Vaughn, a 30-year-old single mother of two daughters, was short on cash and options. “It’s pretty much a situation where everything is always pressing financially,” said Vaughn, who earns $13,000 per year as a part-time office manager. “I [...] Continue reading
Apps Driving Mobile Media Minute Usage
I wonder if Alexander Graham Bell thought people would spend so much time on the phone without speaking through it. Regardless of what he thought, smartphone users are spending four of every five mobile media minutes searching through apps. comScore, a company that measures digital data, released a study showing how many smartphone owners – [...] Continue reading
Economic Blues: Consumer Confidence Down; Pending Homes Sales Drop
Consumers are feeling less than confident in the future of the U.S. economy, according to the latest monthly survey by the Conference Board. The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) dipped by nearly 4% down to 64.9%, which is the lowest since January. April’s index, 68.7%, was a slight decline from March. The survey reported that 34.3% [...] Continue reading
Flight Buddies: Planely Connects Fliers
Ever been on a flight next to someone who wouldn’t stop talking or snoring? Or they were perhaps too smelly or completely doused in cologne? Either way, frequent and infrequent fliers have their stories to tell. They’re funny now, but at the time, avoidable would have most likely been the option to take. Now there [...] Continue reading
FDA Warns Against Counterfeit ADHD Drug Adderall
Consumers who purchased the drug Adderall online may have received a counterfeit, faulty medication, the Food and Drug Administration warns. Adderall is commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. The fake Adderall was sold online in 30 milligram tablets. As a federally classified controlled substance, Adderall should always be dispensed by [...] Continue reading