When you go to the doctor, there’s an expectation that she will act in your best interest. You don’t expect to be prescribed costly pills because the office is getting a commission from the drug company, when a healthier diet will do the trick. The next time you get a financial checkup or make an […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Women who experience domestic abuse are three times more likely to develop a serious mental illness, Birmingham University research suggests. But they are also twice as likely to have had some form of mental illness already, the study in the British Journal of Psychiatry found. Experts said opportunities were being missed
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Image copyright Natasha Moustache Grammy-winning American singer Dr John has died at the age of 77 after suffering a heart attack. The New Orleans-born musician died on Thursday, according to a message posted on his official Twitter account. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer combined the genres of blues, pop, jazz, boogie woogie
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jaguar Land Rover is cutting jobs News that Ford plans to close its Bridgend plant next year, with the loss of 1,700 jobs, is just the latest in a series of blows for the UK car industry. In February, Honda said it would close its Swindon plant by 2021,
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Travis d’Arnaud has been with the Tampa Bay Rays for almost a month, and the veteran catcher sounds very comfortable in his new surroundings. “It hasn’t been tough,” d’Arnaud said. “We’ve been playing winning baseball here, and it’s been a lot of fun.” D’Arnaud’s individual numbers at the plate haven’t been as impressive as Tampa
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Ensuring that natural gas does not fill the energy void left by coal will be an even trickier proposition. While the leading Democratic candidates agree that fighting climate change should be a priority for the country, none has called for limits on the expansion of natural gas. Natural gas has been referred to as a
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U.S. productivity grew at a strong 3.4% rate in the January-March quarter, the best showing in more than four years, the Labor Department reported Thursday. It was an encouraging sign that productivity may finally be improving after a long stretch of weakness. The first quarter gain was more than double the 1.3% increase in the
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Family members place leaves on the grave of a deceased relative who died from Ebola in Butembo The world is entering “a new phase” where large outbreaks of deadly diseases like Ebola are a “new normal”, the World Health Organization warns. Previous Ebola outbreaks affected relatively small numbers of
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Image caption Self Esteem: “There’s no HR in music. No-one cares about your wellbeing.” Pop history, like all history, is written by the winners. So imagine what it’s like being stuck in a moderately successful indie band in an era of Ed Sheeran and Drake and Adele. While they’re off winning awards and selling out
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Goliath groupers make a booming noise when approached We have a long history of trying to use animals as spies, weapons and warning systems, but the latest plans to use marine organisms as motion sensors may be the strangest yet. When a beluga whale was spotted wearing a harness
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