Freddie Mac began surveying the rates of 30-year fixed-rate mortgages in 1971. The survey found that this week has posted the lowest rate since its beginning, with 30-year fixed-rate mortgages now at 4.36 percent, compared to 4.42 percent the previous week and 5.14 percent from last year.
This decline in mortgage rates, along with the declines [...]
Nadja Benaissa is a member of the German girl-band ‘No Angels’. The singer was recently tried and convicted of grevious bodily harm because she was HIV-positive and failed to inform two men of that fact before exposing them to the disease.
Benaissa was given a two-year suspended sentence, although she could have faced up to 10 [...]
A study recently took place at Kyushu University in Japan that looked at any links between Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes. The researchers studied insulin resistance, type two diabetes, and neurofibrillary tangles or plaque deposits which are commonly found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s.
There are 135 people studied, with a median age of 67. [...]
There may be a new hope for patients suffering from the latest stages of Melanoma. Known as the deadliest form of skin cancer, almost 9,000 American die from the disease every year. The disease is thought to be caused by overexposure to the sun, or too much time in a tanning bed.
A new drug has [...]
The recent egg recall due to feared infection of Salmonella enteritidis, has officially become the largest outbreak of this disease since the federal government began tracking it in 1973.
A new bill is on the table to protect homeowners that take advantage of mortgage loan modification from having their credit scores trashed.
Mortgage loan modification has been touted by financial institutions and the Obama administration as a way for homeowners to save their homes in times of financial difficulties, but those that take advantage of [...]
The latest cover of Rolling Stone Magazine is sporting a controversial photo featuring the stars of show True Blood.
In the cover photo, True Blood stars Stephen Moyer, Anna Pacquin, and Alexander Skarsgard are clotheless and dripping in blood. Moyer is cupping the naked breast of Pacquin.
The HBO show about vampires coming out in the open [...]
Dr. Laura Schlessinger stirred up a load of trouble for herself after controversially using the N-word on her radio show last week. The host was talking to an African-American about her Caucasian husband and his friends making racially charged jokes. The caller then asked about the appropriateness of using the N-word, to which Dr. Laura [...]
Recent findings have shown that Lamotrigine can cause aseptic meningitis, in a warning recently issued by the FDA. Lamotrigine (Lamictal) is an antiepileptic drug, as well as a maintenance therapy drug for bipolar disorder.
Healthcare professionals are recommended to discontinue prescribing lamotrigine for patients who may be showing signs of meningitis. However, a thorough examination should [...]
IBM has announced its plans to purchase Unica.com, a marketing software maker, for around $480 million. IBM is purchasing Unica in an effort to improve their customer loyalty and satisfaction. Unica has over 1,500 customers including Best Buy and US Cellular.
IBM recently purchased Coremetrics, a Web analytics vendor. The software produced by Unica will work [...]
