CHICAGO (AP) — Hip replacements are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to one of the largest studies of its kind in U.S. patients. The risk of the implants failing is low, but women were 29 percent more likely than men to need a repeat surgery within the first three years.The message for women considering hip replacement surgery remains unclear. It's not known which models...
Garcetti and Greuel trade shots in mayoral candidates debate
Label: Business Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti disparaged rival Wendy Greuel's record as city controller and mocked her campaign...
Feb
18
IHT Rendezvous: Human Rights and Sports Events
Label: WorldEarlier this month, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia sacked a senior Russian Olympic Committee official over rising costs and a delay in the construction work for the 2014 Winter Olympics.Page TwoPosts written by the IHT’s Page Two columnists.The cost of the games, to be held in the southern resort of Sochi, is expected to reach the equivalent of $50 billion. Mr. Putin said corruption had pushed...
Kate, Back from Babymoon, Resumes Royal Duties
Label: Lifestyle By Simon Perry 02/18/2013 at 09:20 AM EST Five months into her pregnancy and just back from a Caribbean "babymoon" in Mustique, the Duchess of Cambridge is stepping up her work as she returns to her royal duties.Kate, 31, is set for a visit to the port of Grimsby, about 180 miles from London in north eastern England, where she will be shown...
Study: Better TV might improve kids' behavior
Label: HealthSEATTLE (AP) — Teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers' behavior, even without getting them to watch less, a study found.The results were modest and faded over time, but may hold promise for finding ways to help young children avoid aggressive, violent behavior, the study authors and other doctors said."It's not just about turning off the television....
Major donor to GOP helping L.A. mayoral candidate Kevin James
Label: Business Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Kevin James crossed paths just once.It was an intimate cocktail...
Feb
17
IHT Rendezvous: Should Common Plastics Be Labeled Toxic?
Label: WorldTHE HAGUE — Hoping to reduce one of the most ubiquitous forms of waste, a global group of scientists is proposing that certain types of plastic be labeled hazardous.The group, led by two California scientists, wrote in this week’s issue of the scientific journal Nature:We believe that if countries classified the most harmful plastics as hazardous, their environmental agencies would have the power...
Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan's Disney Vacation
Label: Lifestyle TV Watch People Exclusive By Rennie Dyball 02/17/2013 at 10:00 AM EST Kelly Ripa with Joaquin (front), Michael and Lola in Disney World Todd Anderson/Disney Call it an on-location family vacation.Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan are taping four episodes of Live in...
UN warns risk of hepatitis E in S. Sudan grows
Label: HealthGENEVA (AP) — The United Nations says an outbreak of hepatitis E has killed 111 refugees in camps in South Sudan since July, and has become endemic in the region.U.N. refugee agency spokesman Adrian Edwards says the influx of people to the camps from neighboring Sudan is believed to be one of the factors in the rapid spread of the contagious, life-threatening inflammatory viral disease of the liver.Edwards...
Hollywood directs its star power toward a campaign closer to home
Label: Business A stylish crowd waited beneath a flashing marquee outside the Fonda Theatre. "Appearing tonight!" the sign read. "Eric Garcetti...
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