Official: FDA to approve use of Plan B pill for 17-year-olds

L.A.'s new macrobiotic scene
A little less earnest, a little more flavorful and luxurious -- L.A.'s macrobiotic restaurants are going mainstream. For two weeks straight, the hot topic around the communal table at Seed Kitchen in Venice has been the transition from winter to spring.

FDA To Allow Plan B Birth Control For 17-Year-Olds

Seventeen-year-olds will soon be able to buy the "morning after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, after the Food and Drug Administration bowed to a federal judge's order Wednesday.

Anoop's disco performance gets mixed reviews
This was "Disco Week" on "American Idol," and Chapel Hill's Anoop Desai got a primo performance slot. He closed with Donna Summer's "Dim All the Lights" and drew a wide range of opinions from the judges.
Official: FDA to approve use of Plan B pill for 17-year-olds
The Food and Drug Administration, reversing field, will allow 17-year-olds get the 'morning-after' birth control pill without a doctor's prescription, a government health official said Wednesday.

Q&A: Russian Company Is Ready to Excavate African Potential
MOSCOW, Apr 22 (IPS)At a glance, trade between Russia and African states is still at low levels, which experts attribute to an inadequate flow of information and lack of interaction.