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New York City firm managing $700M has centenarian, Irving Kahn, on-board; He's being studied for longevity supergene
Read More »U.S. Stillbirths Still Prevalent, Often Unexplained
Infant mortality has continued to drop in the U.S. during the past several decades. But stillbirths--when a fetus dies after 20 or more weeks of gestation--have remained relatively steady--and account for almost as many deaths as those of babies who die before their first birthday .
Read More »FDA warns gastric band surgical centers over misleading ads
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Read More »Indoor tanning tied to common skin cancer: Report
Previous research tied tanning to deadly melanoma, new study found increased risk for more common basal cell carcinoma
Read More »Scrubbing Carbon Dioxide from Air May Prove Too Costly
One of the seemingly ideal and direct solutions to climate change is to efficiently vacuum up greenhouse gases straight from the atmosphere. But a new study finds that such a proposal is very far-fetched and tremendously expensive.
Read More »Paul Farmer: International Health Is Equity Issue
"In 1983, when I went to Haiti, the wave of sentiment that crashed over me was not just, gosh, this is appalling--it’s unfair." [More]
Read More »Video: Single best thing we can do for our health?
Using white board and markers, Dr. Mike Evans shows single best way to reduce disease risk and boost quality of life
Read More »Christmas Bird Count
The National Audubon Society's 112th Christmas Bird Count begins December 14, 2011 [More]
Read More »Study "officially" ties drinking alcohol to unsafe sex
For every 01. mg/mL blood alcohol level increase, participants were 5 percent more likely to have unsafe sex
Read More »Zero malaria deaths by 2015: WHO sets new goal
Health officials failed to meet 2010 goal of cutting disease in half, but hopes high after rates fall
Read More »Scientists Make "God Particle" Announcement, Brazil Gets iTunes Upgrade, Google Maps Street View Explores Post-Tsunami Japan
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Opposing SOPA, Wikipedia Considers Blackout . As a message to legislators who'll vote on the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) in the next few days, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has threatened to blank out the pages of Wikipedia
Read More »WTF, Indeed: Politico’s Ben Smith Joins BuzzFeed To Build A "Social News Organization"
Why did the meme factory hire the serious political reporter? They saw eye-to-eye on one important thing: the social network optimization of the news.
Read More »Why Your Car Is The Next Advertising Battleground
Those hours you spend driving each day will soon be interrupted with contextual advertising, pointing you to that Starbucks around the corner or the McDonald's just down the street. Imagine this: You're taking the family for a ride in your new Toyota, when you experience something unnerving
Read More »Kids’ medication overdose: 6 parental screw-ups that raise risk
One in 150 2-year-olds visit emergency room each year for unintentional medication overdose - how do parents up risk?
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