Four U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Baghdad late Sunday, raising the death toll for American forces since start of the war to 4,000, according to the Pentagon.

*wait, didn't the "surge" make baghdad safe? picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

According to a new study on female alcohol use and blood pressure, young women who consume two or three alcoholic drinks a week are much more fun to do research on than women who do not consume alcohol. picked by buddha 6 months ago

New study finds 2.5% of the population of Iraq killed since 2003. Bush estimated 30,000 dead and publically denies the credibility of this report. picked by unzercharlie 2 years ago

Men are more likely to look at a woman's face before any other part of her body when studying sexy pictures but women go straight for the rude bits, a new US study has found. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The New York Times is up to their normal biased bs. They are running a story showing how there have been 121 deaths caused by veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. They try to paint the soldiers as victims of the war and of Bush of course. The numbers though, tell a different story, one showing far fewer deaths than the general population. Update to this. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

The AIDS virus has been circulating among people for about 100 years, decades longer than scientists had thought, a new study suggests. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

For example, global terrorism fatalities declined by 40 percent between July and September 2007, driven by a 55 percent decline in the "terrorism" death toll in Iraq after the so-called surge of new U.S. troops and a cease-fire by the Shi'ite militant Mehdi Army, the brief said.
Perhaps we are a bit safer picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

The British Whitehall II study, a long-term study of the health of more than 10,000 British civil servants has found indications that high-density lipoproteins (HDL), the "good cholesterol" may have a marked effect on delaying or preventing the onset of dementia. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

A devastating cyclone ripped through Myanmar at the weekend may have claimed up to 10,000 lives, according to Foreign Minister Nyan Win. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

The dreaded Ebola virus has killed 19 people in western Uganda since September, officials said Tuesday, with new outbreaks of linked diseases surfacing in other parts of the country. picked by punthe 10 months ago

A study of more than 1000 mainly British and North American artists found that rock stars - notorious for their "crash and burn" lifestyles - were two to three times more likely to suffer a premature death than the general population. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago