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Acne Appears to Be Taboo for American Teens

A new study shows that US teens are willing to spend nearly 275 dollars to have never have acne, and even more to be acn

Oil rises on falling US gasoline supplies (AP)

Oil prices rose Thursday above $116 a barrel as investors considered a fall in U.S. gasoline inventories and a possible output tightening by OPEC at its next meeting in September.

Brain Mechanisms Underlying Attention, Awareness Being Probed

U.S. scientists have joined forces with world-famous magicians to discover the brain mechanisms that underlie attention

Study Says Dopamine Helps Us Stay Awake Even When We Feel Sleepy

A new research based on imaging has indicated that just one sleepless night can raise the amount of the chemical dopamin

So What’s Bugging Biting You?

Some news reports tell us that ‘bed bugs are back’ and they are invading our hotels and our homes. Others warn us about outbreaks of Lyme and West Nile disease. But could you recognize...

Dollar drops against euro, yen

AFP - LONDON (AFP) - The dollar on Thursday fell against major rival currencies, pressured by lingering worries about a weak US economy and struggling financial markets, dealers said.

Japan's trade surplus shrinks 87 percent in July (AP)

Japan's trade surplus shrank sharply in July on higher oil and commodities prices, figures showed Thursday, but robust exports to the rest of Asia, Russia, Australia and the Mideast are helping...

Oil prices rise further

AFP - LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices extended gains on Thursday following a bigger-than-expected drop in inventories of US motor fuel.

Rice Presses Iraqis on U.S. Troop Withdrawal Deal

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Iraqi leaders Thursday to agree quickly to a U.S.-Iraq security deal that outlines the withdrawal of American troops.

Halong Bay, Vietnam - A Junk Ship ride... nicer than it sounds...

We got up at 6am on Monday, the torrential rain and thunder had woken us, not the alarm. We needed to be up though as it was trip day to Halong Bay. The perfect weather for a boat trip! We checked...