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Because Trichomoniasis usually affects women, men are often unaware of their condition. Many men only realize that they have the infection when their female partner is diagnosed—a troubling prospect if the link with severity of prostate cancer proves causal...

Author: By Jose Delreal, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: STD Linked to Prostate Cancer | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...significant playing time in the second half this past weekend, which is essential for starting a successful career. More importantly, perhaps, he has a support system. According to blogs on the Raiders’ fan site, notoriously rowdy Oakland fans agree that Bryant is a versatile, promising prospect...

Author: By Justin W. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: IT'S JUSTIN TIME: Because All You Need Is One... | 9/24/2009 | See Source »

...That prospect would be a big boost to the casino companies. During the boom years, Macau casinos minted profits at an astonishing rate, but over the past year, the recession has taken its toll on bottom lines. Melco Crown, for example, swung to a loss of $179 million in the first six months of 2009, compared with a gain of $37.5 million in the same period a year earlier. Wynn's Macau operations saw net profit sink 35% in the first half of 2009. CLSA's Fischer, however, believes the industry is set for a turnaround. Cost-cutting measures implemented...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Macau: Is the Casino Boom Back? | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...choose to go it alone without any Republican support, it's possible they could include such a plan in the final version of the bill. But many moderate Democrats, such as Landrieu and Nebraska's Ben Nelson, have said they will not vote for a public plan, complicating the prospect of getting the 60 votes they would need to prevent a Republican filibuster. (Watch TIME's video "Uninsured Again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 5 Things Dems Don't Like About the Baucus Bill | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

...Senator Wyden said he plans on offering amendments to increase the subsidies. "I continue to be concerned about affordability for hardworking middle-class families," Wyden told reporters just off the Senate floor. "A lot of them can't get by now, and the prospect of paying significantly more or getting an exemption [from the requirements that all individuals have health insurance] or being penalized, that is not going to meet their test of health-care security." The problem, of course, is paying for more subsidies. In its current version, the bill actually shrinks the deficit by about $50 billion over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 5 Things Dems Don't Like About the Baucus Bill | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

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