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A new study links exposure to bisphenol A, a chemical commonly found in plastic, with higher rates of heart disease and diabetes. The FDA has declared the compound safe. What...
A new study links exposure to bisphenol A, a chemical commonly found in plastic, with higher rates of heart disease and diabetes. The FDA has declared the compound safe. What...
A new study suggests that the common weight-loss surgery leads to less weight loss in patients with...
MONDAY 15. SEPTEMBER 2008
A study finds that bit of celebrity worship can boost self-esteem. That's not a bad thing, as long as you realize the difference between the celebrity's life and your...
If you think your allergies are bad now, hold on to your handkerchief. Global warming is bound to make them...
THURSDAY 11. SEPTEMBER 2008
Nearly a million knee surgeries are performed in North America each year to ease the pain of osteoarthritis -- but researchers say the procedure is a...
WEDNESDAY 10. SEPTEMBER 2008
The world's biggest accelerator fires up (world safe so far) in an effort to unlock some of nature's most enduring mysteries
TUESDAY 9. SEPTEMBER 2008
Producing the world's beef and pork intake creates more greenhouse gases than all of the planet's cars, planes and boats combined...
According to a new study of an active Amish population, researchers say fat genes may not destine you to a lifetime of obesity
A growing body of research suggests that men's fertility declines as much as -- if not faster than -- that of women
SATURDAY 6. SEPTEMBER 2008
As climate change heats the oceans, storms will brew more intensely, a new study says -- but that doesn't mean we can't be...
FRIDAY 5. SEPTEMBER 2008
Scientists are dismissing critics who warn that the Large Hadron Collider could create Earth-swallowing black holes
MONDAY 1. SEPTEMBER 2008
Zealous collectors and money-minded peyote smugglers are ravaging Mexico and the Southwest U.S. for cactus plants, threatening some rare and endgangered...
Rather than focusing on scary symptoms, the We Campaign focuses on the cure for global warming -- and motivates people to support sweeping change. Question is, will it be enough to effect any real change at all?
SATURDAY 30. AUGUST 2008
Letting your unconscious guide complex decision-making may not necessarily be the most productive way to make choices, a new study...
THURSDAY 28. AUGUST 2008
The government said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 1,440 people appears to be over, but its ultimate source may never be known
A sweeping new report by the World Health Organization challenges governments to improve world health through smart social policy
The incidence of cerebral palsy in premature babies can be reduced significantly by magnesium sulfate, a common delivery-room drug, according to a new...
WEDNESDAY 27. AUGUST 2008
Antibodies are a tricky thing. Some confer protection for years, some a lifetime. To help explain, Eric Altschuler discusses new findings about the 1918 pandemic flu...
Patients with diverticular disease are commonly advised to avoid nuts, popcorn and seeds, but one study questions whether there's really a...
MONDAY 25. AUGUST 2008
Campuses may be getting greener, but college curriculums are falling behind in teaching students the basics of global warming and...
SUNDAY 24. AUGUST 2008
The Democratic National Convention, and a quirky Colorado radio show, promise to bring environmentalism to the forefront of the U.S. political agenda, once and for...
Bolt annihilated two world speed records at these Olympic Games. Can he go faster? Can anyone?
THURSDAY 21. AUGUST 2008
Viewpoint: John McCain says the U.S. ought to drill its untapped stores of natural gas and oil. Here's another thought: mine the country's far larger reserves of alternative...
WEDNESDAY 20. AUGUST 2008
Anti-doping expert Werner Franke discusses whether clean athletes can ever really compete with cheaters, and the chances of catching a...
The main predictor of suicide attempts among Asian Americans may be family conflict, according to an analysis by University of California, Davis,...