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By ELIZABETH GARONE JULY 26, 2010, 10:33 P.M. ET In a tight job market, building and maintaining an online presence is critical to networking and job hunting. Done right, it can be an important tool for present and future networking and useful for potential employers trying to get a sense of who you are, your [...]

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.,   Published: July 26, 2010 VIENNA — The best AIDS-prevention news in years was released here last week at a world conference on the disease: a vaginal gel, called a microbicide, that can be used without a man knowing it, gave women a 39 percent chance of avoiding infection with the [...]

There’s a Right Way to Argue and It Can Be Good for Relationships Elizabeth Bernstein JULY 27, 2010 If you fought with your sweetheart last night, does that mean that your relationship is on the rocks? Maybe. Maybe not. Research shows it’s how we fight—where, when, what tone of voice and words we use, whether [...]

How to Tame Your Nightmares healthjournal@wsj.com JULY 20, 2010 In the new movie, “Inception,” a master thief is able to infiltrate peoples’ dreams and steal their subconscious secrets—even plant a dream idea they’ll think is their own. As fantastical as that seems, an evolving area of sleep research holds that it is possible for people [...]

The Season of Biker Chic Touring Cities Stylishly on Two Wheels, With Stops for Cycling Accessories Christina.Binkley@wsj.com JULY 16, 2010 Riding a bike to work is increasingly chic these days. But is it possible to pedal two wheels across town and not arrive at the office looking like a refugee from the Tour de France? [...]

Men whose mothers drank the most alcohol while pregnant had sperm counts a third lower on average than those whose mothers hardly drank or abstained. Ian Sample,  guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 29 June 2010 09.04 BST Women who drink alcohol while they are pregnant may be harming the fertility of their unborn sons, researchers say. Expecting mothers [...]

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From: The Tenacious Buzz of Malaria By SONIA SHAH, JULY 10, 2010 The Romans called malaria the “rage of the Dog Star,” since its fever and chills so often arrived during the caniculares dies, the dog days of summer, when Sirius disappeared in the glow of the sun. To avoid it, ancient Romans built their [...]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Stocks rallied Friday, finding momentum at the end of a choppy session ahead of the first wave of quarterly corporate results due out next week. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) added 59 points, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 (SPX) gained 8 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq (COMP) composite rose 21 [...]