Rwanda has been so successful at fighting measles that next month it will be the first country to get donor support to move to the next stage — fighting rubella too. On March 11, it will hold a nationwide three-day vaccination campaign with a combined measles-rubella vaccine, hoping to reach nearly five million children up to age 14. It will then integrate the dual vaccine into its national...
What's next for revitalized Chicago Loop?
Label: Business Michael Edwards has only been in town for a few months, but the new executive director of the Chicago Loop Alliance says the...
Feb
26
Polls open to find likely successor to ex-Rep. Jackson Jr.
Label: WorldElection Day in Cicero and 2nd District. Polls open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters are headed to the polls today to pick the likely...
Cellar victim Kampusch raped, starved in film of ordeal
Label: LifestyleVIENNA (Reuters) – A new film based on the story of Austrian kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch shows her being repeatedly raped by the captor who beat and starved her during the eight-and-a-half years that he kept her in a cellar beneath his house.Kampusch was snatched on her way to school at the age of 10 by Wolfgang Priklopil and held in a windowless cell under his garage near Vienna until she escaped...
The ConsUmer: Questions About a Robotic Surgery
Label: HealthEver since it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2005, robotic surgery for hysterectomy has been heavily advertised. Surgeons promise that using the da Vinci robotic device will bring better results and an easier recovery, and many hospitals claim that patients will experience less pain and fewer complications, getting back on their feet faster.The company that makes da Vinci robotic...
JPMorgan to eliminate 4,000 jobs in 2013
Label: Business JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to cut 3,000 to 4,000 jobs in its consumer bank in 2013, representing about 1.5 percent of the...
Feb
25
Boy, 16, charged with Bucktown home invasion, assault
Label: World Chicago Tribune reporter Adam Sege with Sunday's Chicago overnight...
Warner Bros. takes home Oscar gold, sales boost for “Argo”
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Time Warner Inc‘s Warner Bros. basked in the golden glow of coveted Best Picture Oscar for its Iran hostage drama “Argo” on Sunday, giving the Ben Affleck film a likely boost for its ticket and home entertainment sales.Hollywood‘s big night often proves a boon to studios that take home Oscars, and this year the haul was spread among several major film companies.Among the Best...
Mediterranean Diet Can Cut Heart Disease, Study Finds
Label: HealthAbout 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits and vegetables, and even drink wine with meals, a large and rigorous new study found. The findings, published on the New England Journal of Medicine’s Web site on Monday, were based on the first...
Horsemeat found in IKEA meatballs
Label: Business Sweden's IKEA halted sales of its trademark Swedish meatballs in 13 European countries after tests in the Czech Republic on...
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