October 12, 2011

The tip-off of the new NBA season has been put off as the league has cancelled the first two weeks of games in the face of a continued labor impasse between the owners and the player’s union. The league claims that two out of three NBA teams are losing money and it needs concessions from the players in a new collective bargaining agreement. The NBA season was scheduled to start on November 1st. Source Link
 

For millions of Americans who suffer from migraines, there’s new hope for relief that doesn’t involve drug treatments. A new study showed that 40 minutes of exercise three days a week was as effective as relaxation therapy or prescription drugs for relief from the symptoms of migraine headaches. Some migraine sufferers avoid drug treatments because of unpleasant side effects. Source Link
 

While consumers and technology mavens look forward to next month’s debut of the new Amazon Kindle Fire tablet computer, there’s evidence of just how big a challenge it will be to unseat the current King of the Tablets. A new report says 97% of web traffic from all tablet computers comes from the Apple iPad. In fact, the iPad does more web browsing than all the iPhones in America. Source Link