People are going to choose their own sexual paths, but not talk about it so much.Every new year is a time for trend prediction and, in 2009, even sex isn’t immune. So here’s my 2009 prediction about trendy sex: It’s over, writes Brian Alexander.

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  • Health care reform is one of the most complex problems President-elect Barack Obama has promised to tackle, but that could prove to be more of a challenge than ever during the current financial crisis. NBC's Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)The pharmaceutical industry, confronting sluggish growth, low prestige and the prospect of more-aggressive government oversight, is moving on several fronts to burnish its image.

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  • China finds no new bird flu outbreak

    China said Thursday that no other cases of bird flu have been detected in Beijing and neighboring provinces after a woman died from the avian influenza in the capital.

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  • How you eat could impact your smarts

    Many studies have shown that counting calories, carbs or fat grams taxes short-term memory. But how we eat can affect our minds at more fundamental levels, too

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  • Interest rates hit all-time low

    The Bank of England cuts rates to 1.5%, the lowest level in its 315-year history, as it continues efforts to help the economy.

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  • Christmas sales in US disappoint

    US retailers including Wal-Mart saw disappointing sales in the key Christmas trading period, as consumers reined in spending.

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  • Nissan plant to shed 1,200 jobs

    Carmaker Nissan announces it is to axe about 1,200 jobs, a quarter of the workforce in Sunderland.

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  • First flight of algae-fuelled jet

    Continental Airlines is the latest to to test-fly a jet biofuel, this time with a product derived partially from algae.

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  • Japan lending more cash to banks

    The Japanese central bank is providing banks with emergency loans in a new bid to stimulate its worsening economy.

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  • India IT firm faces scandal probe

    Satyam faces an investigation and sees its stock suspended after its boss quit over an accounting scandal.

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