The Osgood File 9:25 am
Harvard Medical School's Channing Laboratory looked at the medical records of 50,000 men 20 years old or older --- and, comparing various levels of coffee intake with the incidence of aggressive prostate cancer.
The Osgood File 8:25 am
Have you ever wondered who reads those credit reports that are written on just about everybody these days?
The Osgood File 7:25 am
The one important part of the economy that's still lagging is jobs.
The Osgood File 6:25 am
For the first time, the U.S. Government has officially taken the position that carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases endanger health and are subject to regulation.
Larry King - The Jackson Four!
Jermaine, Jackie, Tito and Marlon tell Larry about their new reality show, "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty"
The Osgood File 9:25 am
Studying the DNA of 300 children who were severely obese on the order of 220 pounds by the age of 10, British researchers at Cambridge University found evidence of missing chunks of DNA along a particular chromosome --- chromosome 16.
The Osgood File 8:25 am
At the UN, when all is said and done, a lot more is said than done. But in Copenhagen today, opening the UN's two-week conference on climate change, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said not this time.
The Osgood File 7:25 am
The Obama Administration estimated last summer that the government's 700 billion dollar "TARP" --- for Troubled Asset Relief Program --- would lose as much as 341 billion dollars.
The Osgood File 6:25 am
In an effort to get a trillion dollar health care bill passed before Christmas, the Senate met in a rare Sunday session yesterday
The Osgood File 9:25 am
Remember your high school glee club? Well, they're still going strong. And as Mo Rocca will show us on our CBS TV broadcast this "Sunday Morning," many of them these days are called "show choirs."
The Osgood File 8:25 am
It's what we remember of our own unique experience, says the eminent brain scientist Dr. Jacopo Annese, that makes us who we are.
The Osgood File 7:25 am
The economy has been in a vicious cycle through this recession. Consumers have not been consuming as they once did. Lenders have not been lending. Employers haven't been hiring --- in fact, they've been laying off employees.
The Osgood File 6:25 am
In government and politics right now --- it's "jobs, jobs, jobs." Ask House Speaker Nancy Pelosi....
The Osgood File 9:25 am
Today happens to be the 60th birthday of what has become a great American institution: the TV infomercial.
The Osgood File 8:25 am
Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, had a conference call with reporters yesterday...
The Osgood File 7:25 am
At the White House "jobs summit" today, the Obama Administration will get to hear the ideas of 133 invited participants --- from businesses, labor unions, state and local government --- on how to get America back to work.
The Osgood File 6:25 am
It's already quite clear that President Obama will get the needed support from Congress to carry out his decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.
The Osgood File 9:25 am
The economy continues to improve. Even the jobs picture is improving, although employers are still letting thousands of people go according to the latest report from Challenger, Gray, and Christmas --- a global outplacement firm based in Chicago.
The Osgood File 8:25 am
The issue of how much the troop buildup in Afghanistan is going to cost and how we're going to pay for it was mentioned in passing by President Obama last night.
The Osgood File 7:25 am
Politically, life would be much easier for President Obama, and it would be much more consistent with his overall philosophy, if he could have said: "Peace in our time --- we're getting out of Afghanistan, and bringing the troops home."
The Osgood File 6:25 am
President Obama announced two difficult decisions on American military involvement in Afghanistan last night.
The Osgood File 9:25 am
Swine flu is by no means the only pandemic right now --- just look at all the lonely people.
The Osgood File 8:25 am
Since Congress has made it more difficult for credit card companies to deceive their customers as to what they're doing to them, many of the card issuers are spelling it out now in plain English.
The Osgood File 7:25 am
President Obama tonight will talk about what he's decided to do in Afghanistan and why, but not about how much money it will cost --- and where that money will come from.
The Osgood File 6:25 am
Tonight, in a nationally broadcast and televised speech from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, President Obama will announce orders that have already gone out to at least 30,000 additional American troops --- that they are going to Afghanistan to serve under General Stanley McChrystal.
The Osgood File 9:25 am
Bats have been able to survive for 50 million years. But now, the little brown bats could face extinction --- and possibly within a decade.
The Osgood File 8:25 am
Are you familiar with the name Mickey Drexler? Maybe not, unless you're in the garment business. Drexler is the guy from the Bronx, who's known as the turnaround guy.
The Osgood File 7:25 am
Cancer, in its many forms, is still the number two killer in America, second only to heart disease --- 560,000 of us die of cancer annually. But don't think that means that great progress isn't being made.
The Osgood File 6:25 am
It's been demonstrated that using your cell phone while driving increases the risk of having an accident. Dialing while driving, or reaching to set or tune any sort of electronic device, increases the accident risk by as much as six times.
11/28 Randy's Email Q & A
11/28 - What is your favorite thing to do on Thanksgiving?