It is often said that smoking takes years off your life, and now a new study shows just how many: Longtime smokers can expect to lose about 10 years of life expectancy.But amid those grim findings was some good news for former smokers. Those who quit before they turn 35 can gain most if not all of that decade back, and even those who wait until middle age to kick the habit can add about five years...
Chicago hotel occupancy climbs back
Label: Business Visitors filled downtown hotel rooms in 2012 at a rate not seen since before the recession.Hotel occupancy rose to 75.2 percent,...
Jan
22
Evanston condo owner sued over bedbug extermination
Label: World A condominium association in Evanston is suing a man, claiming he refused to let the association treat his unit for bedbugs.In...
“Zero Dark Thirty” heads to Europe: will torture controversy follow?
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Best Picture Oscar nominee “Zero Dark Thirty” rolls out in several Western European countries starting Wednesday, absent – at least for now – the firestorm of criticism that has accompanied its U.S. release.The movie has been a lightning rod for detractors in the U.S. over its perceived endorsement of torture, an allegation that director Kathryn Bigelow and Sony executives...
Medicaid Patients Could Face Higher Fees Under a Proposed Federal Policy
Label: HealthWASHINGTON — Millions of low-income people could be required to pay more for health care under a proposed federal policy that would give states more freedom to impose co-payments and other charges on Medicaid patients. Hoping to persuade states to expand Medicaid, the Obama administration said state Medicaid officials could charge higher co-payments and premiums for doctors’ services, prescription...
Prosecutors: Peregrine Financial fraud loss exceeds $215M
Label: Business Peregrine Financial Group's former chief executive stole more than $215 million from customers of his now-defunct futures brokerage...
Google’s fourth quarter results shine after ad rate decline slows
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Revenue from Google Inc’s core Internet business outpaced many analysts’ expectations during the crucial holiday quarter and advertising rates fell less than in previous periods, pushing its shares up more than 4 percent.The world’s largest Internet search company introduced new product listings during the fourth quarter – typically its strongest – and also benefited from...
Jan
21
Woman's text message thwarts Lakeview restaurant robbery
Label: World A former Tennessee convict burst into a Lakeview neighborhood restaurant over the weekend, robbed a waitress and forced a suburban...
Chastain horror film “Mama” takes big box office win
Label: Lifestyle(Reuters) – Jessica Chastain overpowered Mark Wahlberg, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others as her low-budget horror flick emerged as the North American weekend box office champ and her Oscar-nominated “Zero Dark Thirty” captured the second spot as well.Chastain’s supernatural thriller, “Mama,” pulled in $ 28.1 million from Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates,...
The Week: A Roundup of This Week’s Science News
Label: Health“Science,” a colleague once said at a meeting, “is a mighty enterprise, which is really rather quite topical.” He was so right: as we continue to enhance our coverage of the scientific world, we always aim to keep the latest news front and center. His observation seemed like a nice way to introduce this column, which will highlight the week’s developments in health and science news and glance...
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