DES MOINES and#8212; Consumer advocate Ralph Nader offered his independent presidential bid Friday as a progressive alternative to what he called the "two-party rigged system" that does the bidding of giant corporations.Nader, 74, said he would make Wal

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OMAHA - University of Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne will kick off the Omaha Health, Wellness & Fitness Expo - The Mind, Body, & Spirit Fair - with his opening remarks at 10 a.m. this Saturday at the Omaha Civic Auditorium Exhibition Hall, 17th St

Using the drug darapladib, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues have inhibited a cholesterol-and immune system-associated protein, thereby reducing the development of heart-disease plaques that may cause death, h

JEDDAH, 16 May 2008 — In spite of advertisements about herbal and natural cures for health problems being common on Arabic television, alternative medicine is not yet recognized in the GCC states.