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Bad news for mothers of the world: If a new diet concept holds up to scrutiny, it could mean a rash of noisy and vigorous gum chewing. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic measured the energy expenditure of masticating test subjects and found that chewing sugarless gum burns about 11 calories...
And since chewing gum, even incessantly, requires less effort than exercising, it's not hard to see why this news would be welcome to some dieters. On the other hand, it's important to remember that 11 calories an hour is not really all that impressive when compared to other...
We have seen the future of the American economy, and its name is NASDAQ. The tech-heavy stock index continued its surge into record territory Thursday morning, after Wednesday's historic breaking of the 4,000 barrier. And while the good new continued for the Dow and the S&P...
Doubters may counter that the tech-stock surge is Y2K-related, and that business has been booming precisely because major corporations have invested heavily to fumigate their systems against bugs. "But," says Baumohl, "it's unlikely that there'll be a reduction in capital expenditure on technology once the Y2K...
We may never know what Ahmed Ressam planned to do with the explosives in his car, but that's better than finding out the hard way. U.S. law enforcement officials said Thursday that sophisticated military grade explosives had been found in medicine containers being carried by the Algerian national who...