Friday, February 20, 2009

Friday February 20 Good News By Mary

Chinese New Testament Makes Its Debut

A Bible publisher's answered prayer is about to become a dream come true for potentially millions of Chinese Christians: a modern translation of the New Testament in their own language.

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Heart Stents Found as Effective as Bypass for Many Patients

One of the largest clinical trials to compare stent therapy with traditional heart bypass surgery in patients with severe heart disease has found that those receiving stents were not at higher risk for having a heart attack or dying and were less likely to suffer strokes.

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Go with the cash flow

Ten personal-finance steps every college freshman should take.

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Retirement Guide for 40- and 50-Somethings

While your quickly-diminishing 401(k) may make you think you've sealed the deal on working until the day you die, things aren't quite as bleak as they may seem.

In fact, 40- and 50-somethings who play their cards right can enjoy retirement pretty much on schedule (give or take a few years). Not only do they have 15 to 20 years until retirement, but they also have another 10 to 20 years after that before they withdraw most of the money from their retirement plans. That leaves plenty of time for the market to recover -- and for their portfolios to their recoup losses, says Bill Hunter, vice president of retirement products at Fidelity Investments.

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Laser therapy promising for smaller strokes

An experimental stroke treatment that sends laser beams into the brain may help patients with milder strokes lessen their crippling effects, U.S. researchers said on Friday.

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