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  The Latest Buzz About Alcohol and Heart Health

  By David Bois | Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:03 PM ET

  by excessive alcohol consumption, issuing caution against taking the self-medication through alcohol approach to heart health in response to the Spain study.That said, the data nonetheless appear to link alcohol use with heart disease risk reduction, and with risk reduction that is mor Read More

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  Got Embryonic Stem Cells?

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Sun Oct 4, 2009 5:48 PM ET

  embryo. Until now. According to a ScienceDaily article, researchers at the Salk Institute and the Center for Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona, Spain, have determined that "umbilical cord blood cells can successfully be reprogrammed to function like embryonic stem cells, setting the basis fo Read More

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  Sherry's Going Mainstream

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Thu Oct 1, 2009 4:15 PM ET

  the only person who actually enjoys it.That’s why, Marketplace reports, the Spanish government is giving sherry an image overhaul. Turns out that Spain, better known for its riojas and cavas, also makes a pretty good sherry. It isn’t that sickening sweet variety you drink after dinner bu Read More

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  World's Worst Lovers

  By Courtney Rubin | Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:57 AM ET

  an eye-opener for thousands of men around the world and female travellers might judge potential new lovers by looking at these results."Race you to Spain, anyone? Photo courtesy Lin Pernille Photography vi Read More

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  A Night of Drinking That Left Me Whipped

  By David Jenison | Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  out, I headed off for a crackin' good time -- ironically enough -- on the night of Ukrainian Independence Day. My spirit was fre Read More

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  Cube-side Cursing

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:05 PM ET

  takeaway: Will throwing an F-bomb into your office get you in trouble? Not if they're Spanish bombs. Photo coutesy Kumar Appaiah, vi Read More

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  Out of This World

  By Courtney Rubin | Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:58 PM ET

  photographs from 20 miles above ground."We were overwhelmed at our results, especially the photographs," team leader Gerard Marull Paretas, 18, told Spain's Diario Ya newspaper. "To send our handmade craft to the edge of space is incredible." The other members of the team: Sergi Saballs Vil, Mart Read More

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  Goodwill in the Grocery Store

  By Sarah Parsons | Sun Sep 6, 2009 2:02 PM ET

  where they can donate to food banks near them. According to MercuryNews.com: "Commenters say they are reading -- and giving -- from Iran, Israel, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Australia, Hungary, Sri Lanka and beyond."So far the donations have raised almost $10,000 for the loca Read More

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  Her Name Is Rio, And She's Really Happy

  By Darragh Worland | Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:41 PM ET

  round out the top 10 are as follows:1. Rio, Brazil2. Sydney, Australia3. Barcelona, Spain4. Amsterdam, Netherlands5. Melbourne, Australia6. Madrid, Spain7. San Francisco, California8. Rome, Italy9. Paris, France10. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCheck out a slideshow of the world's happiest citie Read More

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• A Brand New Smile

  By Lisa Germinsky | Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:00 AM ET

  has regained human dignity." Unfortunately, it has not come without controversy. A local newspaper Levante-EMV described the donor as a man from "Spain's Canary Islands and had suffered a serious facial injury." But this breach in confidence will not go in vain. Only days after the 15-hou Read More

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