Tony Jones/Cincinnati Enquirer, via Associated PressElwood V. Jensen in 2004. Elwood V. Jensen, a medical researcher whose studies of steroid hormones led to new treatments for breast cancer that have been credited with saving or extending hundreds of thousands of lives, died on Dec. 16 in Cincinnati. He was 92. The cause was complications of pneumonia, his son, Thomas Jensen, said. ...
YouTube Ban Lifted in Pakistan, for 3 Minutes
Label: TechnologyISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A ban on YouTube, which Pakistan imposed after an anti-Islam video caused riots in much of the Muslim world, was lifted Saturday, only to be reinstated — after three minutes — when it was discovered that blasphemous material was still available on the site. After months of criticism of the ban, the government decided to allow Pakistanis to have access to YouTube again,...
India Ink: The Taboo of Menstruation
Label: World KHUSHI knew it was cancer. Ankita thought she was injured. None of the girls knew why they were suddenly bleeding, why their stomachs were “paining,” as Indian English has it. They cried and were terrified and then they asked their mothers. And their mothers said, you are normal. You are menstruating. You are a woman now. But that is not all. The girls, whose names I’ve changed here for the...
Dec
29
Senate Leaders Set to Work on a Last-Minute Tax Agreement
Label: BusinessLuke Sharrett for The New York TimesIn a televised statement at the White House after meeting with Congressional leaders on Friday, President Obama said he was “modestly optimistic” that an agreement could be reached. WASHINGTON — At the urging of President Obama, the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate set to work Friday night to assemble a last-minute tax deal that could pass both chambers...
Victim of Gang Rape in India Dies at Hospital in Singapore
Label: WorldNEW DELHI — Government officials appealed for calm in the streets here Saturday after the death of young woman who was raped two weeks ago by a group of men who lured her onto a bus. The woman, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student whose rape on Dec. 16 had served as a reminder of the dangerous conditions women face in India, died “peacefully,” according to a statement by Dr. Kelvin Loh, the...
Dec
28
China Toughens Its Restrictions on Use of the Internet
Label: Business HONG KONG — The Chinese government issued new rules on Friday requiring Internet users to provide their real names to service providers, while assigning Internet companies greater responsibility for deleting forbidden postings and reporting them to the authorities. The decision came as government censors have sharply stepped up restrictions on China’s international Internet...
The New Old Age Blog: United States Lags in Alzheimer's Support
Label: HealthThis month, the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging released a report examining how five nations — the United States, Australia, France, Japan and Britain — are responding to growing numbers of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.Every country has a strategy, but some are much further ahead than others. Notably, France began addressing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in...
The New Old Age Blog: United States Lags in Alzheimer's Support
Label: LifestyleThis month, the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging released a report examining how five nations — the United States, Australia, France, Japan and Britain — are responding to growing numbers of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.Every country has a strategy, but some are much further ahead than others. Notably, France began addressing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in...
Gadgetwise Blog: App Smart Extra: The Melodies Linger On
Label: TechnologyStreaming music, and streaming “radio” apps like Pandora and Spotify, were the topics of this week’s App Smart column. They let you listen to music you do not necessarily have in your own collection. They can also be an excellent way to break out of a musical rut and discover new sounds.Here is another app that you may like: ooTunes ($5 on iOS). It behaves like a very clever access point to a huge...
Currents: Keeping One's Work in Perspective
Label: WorldNEW YORK — For much of the year now fleeing us, Americans engaged in a noisy, bitter, fervent, thrilling argument about work. There it was when Mitt Romney suggested that 47 percent of Americans are lazy, shirking dependents mooching on the toil of others. There it was when President Barack Obama told entrepreneurs that “you didn’t build that.” There it was when one party sought to reinvigorate...
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