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Younger women face "gender fatigue," subtle bias
Mar 08, 2010 05:18 EST
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Women bosses are no longer unusual in the corporate world, where many top-flight companies see gender and diversity programs as a "must-have."
UK Anti-Doping to issue biological passports
Feb 05, 2010 11:45 EST
British anti-doping authorities to give athletes biological passports ahead of London 2012. British anti-doping authorities will provide the country's athletes with biological passports in an effort to deter the use of banned substances ahead of the London 2012 Olympics.
Student apologizes for urinating on nativity scene
Jan 12, 2010 18:26 EST
Pa. college student vows to give up drinking after allegedly urinating on nativity scene. A student at a northeastern Pennsylvania Roman Catholic college has apologized for urinating on a public nativity scene. The student, 22, said Monday he "was being a drunken idiot" a day earlier when he urinated on the nativity scene in Wilkes-Barre's public square.
UK moves to ban controversial Islamist group
Jan 12, 2010 15:15 EST
Britain's government says it will ban Islamist group whose proposed protest march drew outrage. The British government banned an Islamist group notorious for glorifying al-Qaida and tied to terror plots at home and abroad, but its Lebanon-based spiritual leader promised to reorganize under a different name.
Britain bans Islamist group at centre of march row
Jan 12, 2010 06:25 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will outlaw an Islamist group that provoked anger with a plan to march through a town where British troops killed in Afghanistan are honored, the interior minister announced Tuesday.
EU staff pay fight goes to court
Jan 06, 2010 12:50 EST
The European Commission decided Wednesday to take the bloc's 27 nations to court over their refusal to endorse an inflation-busting pay rise for tens of thousands of EU civil servants.
Trouble thinking? Better see the dentist
Nov 12, 2009 11:16 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study hints that good oral care - regular brushing and flossing and trips to the dentist -- may help aging adults keep their thinking skills intact.
Post-cancer treatment needs go unmet in some
Nov 10, 2009 13:40 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most adults transition to their post-cancer treatment lives needing minimal or no healthcare support, but a significant proportion of cancer survivors continue to have multiple unmet physical and mental health needs, hint study findings from the United Kingdom.
After gender bias, women face gender fatigue
Nov 02, 2009 11:45 EST
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Women have come a long way in the workplace, helped by legislation and the recognition by many companies that diversity and gender is something they should "get." But diversity's move into the mainstream corporate world has its disadvantages. It can make more subtle discrimination harder to spot and tougher to deal with.
UK drug adviser fired after marijuana comments
Oct 30, 2009 14:58 EDT
Britain's top drug adviser was fired Friday after saying that marijuana, Ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol.
UK drug adviser fired after marijuana comments
Oct 30, 2009 14:57 EDT
UK drug adviser fired after saying marijuana, Ecstasy and LSD less dangerous than alcohol. Britain's top drug adviser was fired Friday after saying that marijuana, Ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol.
Alcohol more dangerous than ecstasy: drug chief
Oct 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
The government's chief drug adviser Thursday criticised the current classification of substances, claiming that alcohol and tobacco were both more harmful than ecstasy, LSD and cannabis.
Alcohol more dangerous than ecstasy: drug chief
Oct 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
The government's chief drug adviser Thursday criticised the current classification of substances, claiming that alcohol and tobacco were both more harmful than ecstasy, LSD and cannabis.
Prostate cancer treatment may spark heart problems
Sep 22, 2009 06:14 EDT
Study: Common hormone treatment for prostate cancer could spark heart problems. A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase patients' risk of heart problems, new research says.
Allies' stance cited in US gays-in-military debate
Jul 13, 2009 03:53 EDT
Allies' experiences draw scrutiny as US debates letting gays serve openly in military. When it comes to dealing with gay personnel in the ranks, the contrasts are stark among some of the world's proudest, toughest militaries ? and these differing approaches are invoked by both sides as Americans renew debate over the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Allies' stance cited in US gays-in-military debate
Jul 12, 2009 15:38 EDT
Allies' experiences draw scrutiny as US debates letting gays serve openly in military. When it comes to dealing with gay personnel in the ranks, the contrasts are stark among some of the world's proudest, toughest militaries ? and these differing approaches are invoked by both sides as Americans renew debate over the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
New therapies to treat breast, lymph cancer: studies
May 30, 2009 20:00 EDT
New therapies developed following groundbreaking clinical trials appear to effectively target breast cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to research unveiled Sunday at a major cancer conference.
Religion news in brief
May 06, 2009 13:06 EDT
Pa. bishop criticizes college over Casey speech. The Roman Catholic bishop of an eastern Pennsylvania diocese has criticized a local Catholic college's decision to have U.S. Sen. Bob Casey speak at its graduation ceremony later this month.
Religion News in Brief
May 06, 2009 13:03 EDT
The Roman Catholic bishop of an eastern Pennsylvania diocese has criticized a local Catholic college's decision to have U.S. Sen. Bob Casey speak at its graduation ceremony later this month.
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