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- 09/3/8 06:25
New studies suggest that Chantix, an FDA-approved anti-smoking drug, may encourage less drinking as well.
New studies suggest that Chantix, an FDA-approved anti-smoking drug, may encourage less drinking as well.
Could green jobs, which include everything from solar panel installers to EPA administrators, be a rare bright spot for employment?
FRIDAY 6. MARCH 2009
Harvard gets a failing grade in potentially troubling links between Big Pharma and medical schools
THURSDAY 5. MARCH 2009
The Kepler telescope will scour the skies for Earth-like worlds with, maybe, Earth-like life
In a small study of drunkenness in younger and older adults, the older ones were less likely to judge their own impairment accurately.
A new study suggests that pessimistic women are more likely to die sooner than optimistic ones. Too bad optimism is so hard to come by
The American Cancer Society's call center has been a tremendous resource for many families. But even its tireless specialists don't have all the answers
When my brother got sick and his insurers refused to pay, he needed help. After a dizzying, infuriating trip through the system, here's how we found it
It's one of Obama's reformist goals, but any doctor knows that cmoputerized records are hardly a cost-saving panacea
WEDNESDAY 4. MARCH 2009
The paleoanthropologist whose discovery of an Australopithecus afarensis fossil dubbed Lucy revolutionized our understanding of human origins has a new book, Lucy's legacy: The Quest for Human Origins
TUESDAY 3. MARCH 2009
A small study suggests that a form of mindfulness therapy, called acceptance and commitment therapy, may help children with chronic pain better than drugs
Though muted by a sudden snowstorm, a protest on Capitol Hill against global warming attempts to redraw the climate change debate along lines of social justice
MONDAY 2. MARCH 2009
Problem gamblers start a lot earlier than you think
A large longitudinal study finds that TV and DVD viewing in babies appears to have no impact on their later language and motor skills
Former literary publisher Christopher Potter offers a layman's guide to the universe in his book You Are Here
Tamiflu-resistant strains of the flu are multiplying, but researchers say it's still treatable and does not cause more serious disease
The most rudimentary education of new parents in low-income homes may have far-reaching consequences for babies
SUNDAY 1. MARCH 2009
The U.S. media corps is quickly eroding, which makes it dangerously less equipped to cover stories about the environment and climate change.
SATURDAY 28. FEBRUARY 2009
With a warming climate and the possibility of crop-threatening disease, the seed samples stored in the Svalbard Seed Vault could mean the difference between feast and famine
FRIDAY 27. FEBRUARY 2009
A new study suggests that idly doodling during meetings or boring lectures helps people pay attention and retain more information
Why being vigilant about volcanoes can be vitally important
THURSDAY 26. FEBRUARY 2009
The day before a second "miraculous" airplane crash, this time in Amsterdam, testimony from a U.S. air safety expert pinpoints some keys to staying alive
WEDNESDAY 25. FEBRUARY 2009
The $40 billion U.S. diet industry would have you believe that a high-protein or low-fat or low-carb plan is the ticket to thinness. A new study suggests simply this: eat less.
The next time you feel like flipping someone off, consider this: that act of aggression may be hurting you a lot more than the person for whom it's intended.
Most people -- even reasonable people -- read great meaning into their dreams. Researchers have a few theories on why.