•Swine Flu Veering Its Ugly Head: 3 updates

Updates on A/H1N1 (Swine Flu):
1. The first NYC swine flu-related death occurred Sunday night. Mitchell Wiener, 55, assistant principal at a New York City public school died in Queens Hospital after 5 days of hospitalization.  “Mr. Wiener had a history of medical problems that may have put him at greater risk, the officials said.”  Although [...]

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•3 Ways to Combat Depression

Like any good friend (or a good ol’ psychologist) would tell you, the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.  So, in order for you to combat depression, you must first admit you are depressed.
Knowing the Signs of Depression.
It creeps up on you. One moment you are just thinking negative thoughts and [...]

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•MTA Revises Fare Hikes: 3 things they could do instead

Today, MTA announced that instead of having drastic fare hikes (as it had planned back in March), it will raise the fares slightly (~10% increase instead of 25%).  Below are the new fare rates (starting June 28):

Subway/Bus: $2.25 (current: $2.o0)
15% bonus on pay-per-ride MetroCard: $8 (current: $7)
7-day unlimited MetroCard: $27 (current: $25; originally proposed: $31)
14-day [...]

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•Facial Transplant Patient Revealed: 3 tells about human nature

Today, the 4th face transplant patient in the world was revealed.  Her name is Connie Culp and she was shot in the face by her husband with a shotgun.  “Hundreds of fragments of shotgun pellet and bone splinters were embedded in her face.”  She was left with a gaping whole.  Although she went through 30+ [...]

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