Abdullah Badri, head of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), said the group has not set a target oil price and urged Gulf States to continue with their exploration and production…
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Oil Prices Continue To See Downward Slide, Trend Likely To Continue
Brent crude dropped more than $1 to hit near $78 a barrel after news that the world’s fourth largest crude importer Japan had gone into a recession. It also dropped after on…
UA Scientists Start Diabetes Clinical Trial
University of Alabama scientists have started clinical trials to see if a commonly-prescribed medication for blood pressure and can reverse diabetes in mice is able do the same thing with humans. Researchers…
AA Flight Attendants Reject Proposed Contract
American Airlines flight attendants have rejected a proposed five-year contract on Sunday, which forced the world’s largest air carrier and its cabin-crew workers union to go into binding arbitration. According to the…
North Carolina Man Eats At Olive Garden For Six Weeks
According to conventional wisdom, it’s important to have a diet that’s full of variety in order to have good health. However, a North Carolina man decided to throw out this wisdom and…
Oil Prices Continue Downward Trend, OPEC To Meet Nov. 27
Despite the fact that North America currently drives the globe’s oil prices, OPEC could be the one that turns things around. Speculation has increased that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, when…
Facebook Faces Stiff Competition In New Social Network Start-up
Ello is a new, ad-free social network that threatens to become even bigger than Facebook, at a time when the popular social media website is losing its young users and causing rift…
Ebola Outbreak Leads To Millions Of Cancelled Africa Trips
More people are opting not to visit Africa because of the recent Ebola outbreak. Many of them are cancelling their trips including to areas that are thousands of millions from the closest…
Study Reveals 21 Percent Increase of Childhood Mental Health Disabilities
An analysis from Pittsburgh’s Children Hospital revealed that there was a 21 percent increase in childhood non-developmental or mental health disabilities within a 10-year span (2001-2011). The rate in childhood physical health-related…
New Hepatitis C Drug Has Whopping $1K Price Tag
Hepatitis C, a dangerous liver disease, affects more than three million U.S. citizens. Scientists have developed a pill that can treat it, but unfortunately it comes with a downside for people’s pocketbook….