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Bale, Bening among early Golden Globe winners

Annette Bening, who played a lesbian mother in The Kids Are All Right, and Christian Bale, who portrayed a drug-addicted boxer in The Fighter, won Golden Globe trophies on Sunday.

Armstrong not losing sleep over doping claims

Lance Armstrong is not losing any sleep over a U.S. federal investigation into allegations of doping in his team, the seven-times Tour de France champion said on Saturday ahead of his final international race.

Forget Ophiuchus, what are your 'real' zodiac signs?

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The pep talk and horoscope agonies surrounding the so-called new zodiac sign Ophiuchus is unwarranted and misplaced. First and foremost there is nothing exactly new about Ophiuchus, the 13th zodiac sign - it was revealed and discussed years ago. Second, the whole exercise of looking up to the celestial position to know one' fate is just another anomaly in an otherwise scientific age. And finally, if you still think stars and their position do matter to what happens in your life, horos...
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David Beckham has been spotted wearing a hologram-embedded silicone bracelet called Power Balance, which claims to improve energy and fitness.

Science and Non-sense Celebrity Claims

Odd science claims made by various celebrities - about diets, cancer, reabsorbing sperm, hologram bracelets and more - make no scientific sense, according to a campaign group.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Director Lisa Jackson.

EPA warns of PCBs in schools

Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, are man-made chemicals that have been recognized for the last 30 years to be toxic and potentially carcinogenic. They can affect the immune system, reproductive system, nervous system and endocrine system and, if they build up in the body long enough, they can cause cancer.
Studies show sometimes it is not the hygiene, or the lack thereof  --

Soligenix initiated 'Market Outperform' at Rodman & Renshaw

Rodman & Renshaw initiated coverage of Soligenix Inc. (OTC: SNGX) with a Market Outperform rating and a $0.90 price target, saying shares of the late-stage biopharmaceutical company are poised to run higher on outlook for its orBec (oral beclomethasone) lead product.
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Top After-Market NASDAQ Losers (PENX, PACB, NLST, MU, CPNO)

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Penford, Pacific Biosciences of California, Netlist, Micron Technology, Copano Energy, SMTC, Coldwater Creek, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, ChinaCast Education, Oncothyreon, and Gilead Sciences.
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Top After-Market NASDAQ Losers (SCLN, TOBC, CFFN, OFIX, PULB)

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Tower Bancorp, Capitol Federal Financial, Orthofix International, Pulaski Financial, Energy Recovery, Energy Conversion Devices, China Ritar Power, EZchip Semiconductor, and Hercules Offshore.
 A new disposable wireless diagnostic test platform for consumer cell phones can test for pregnancy, fertility, pathogens, AIDS, drugs, allergens and even certain types of cancers.

Cell Phones or diagnostic tools?

GENTAG, Inc. and its partners have come out with a new disposable wireless diagnostic test platform for consumer cell phones. The technology, based on immunoassays, can test for pregnancy, fertility, pathogens, AIDS, drugs, allergens and even certain types of cancers.
Novartis AG headquarters in Basel, Switzerland

Novartis Clinches Alcon In $12.9 Bln Deal

Swiss drug maker Novartis will pay $12.9 billion to buy the remaining shares of Alcon it doesn't already own to broaden its presence in the booming eye-care market, which is expected to outgrow the pharmaceuticals market in coming years.
Elizabeth Edwards poses at the "Stand Up To Cancer" television event, aimed at raising funds to accelerate innovative cancer research, at the Sony Studios Lot in Culver City, California September 10, 2010.

Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61

Elizabeth Edwards, the former wife of former presidential John Edwards, died Tuesday after a six-year battle with cancer. She was 61.
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Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (CYTX, SPPI, ZIXI, PWAV, OXPS)

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Cytori Therapeutics, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Zix, Powerwave Technologies, optionsXpress Holdings, Interactive Brokers Group, Qiao Xing Universal Resources, Seagate Technology, and Fifth Third Bancorp.

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