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Feed SubscriptionDenise Richard’s "too-big" breasts spotlight teen plastic surgery
Plastic surgeons group says it's often best for teens to delay surgery until breast growth ceases
Read More »Breast implants: Where they’re biggest
In which regions of the country women most likely to opt for breast implants? You might be surprised
Read More »BP Meds at Night Lowers Cardiovascular Risk
The stress of the day, from morning traffic to the evening news, can make anyone's blood pressure rise. And about one in three U.S.
Read More »Using Social Tools On Their Sites, Not Facebook, Web Retailers Boost Sales With Sociable Labs
Making "social" work for online retailers is simple, says Nisan Gabbay founder of Sociable Labs. "Let’s move away from business-to-consumer marketing and go back to people-to-people." Sociable Labs may be the secret weapon retailers have been waiting for when it comes to social media. Over the past year, the San Mateo-based startup’s been operating in stealth mode with a $75,000 cash infusion from Facebook's fB Fund, and $1 million in subsequent angel funding
Read More »Experimental psoriasis drug outperforms traditional treatment: Study
Drug reduced psoriasis symptoms by 75 percent in more than 80 percent of study participants
Read More »Maui resort marks 20 years with 20-hand massage
The effect must be similar to 10 maestros all sitting down on the same piano bench. But instead of bestowing their virtuosity upon 85 ivory keys, they’re simultaneously striking your aching muscles.
Read More »EU Climate Chief: Science Shows Canada Oil Sand Risk
By Johanna Somers BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission's plans to class fuel from oil sands, including Canada's, as highly polluting are based on science and it will proceed with talks with EU member states to implement the measure, its climate commissioner said on Thursday. [More]
Read More »7 Billion People and Counting
Can the planet handle more than 7 billion humans? [More]
Read More »Keep Your Candy Cool with Physics
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Read More »Culture of Shock (preview)
In 1961 Stanley Milgram embarked on a research program that would change psychology forever. Fueled by a desire to understand how ordinary Germans had managed to participate in the horrors of the Holocaust, Milgram decided to investigate when and why people obey authority. To do so, he developed an ingenious experimental paradigm that revealed the surprising degree to which ordinary individuals are willing to inflict pain on others.
Read More »Body parts manufacturing: Future may be now
London lab receiving orders from around the world for human parts, such as noses, ears, windpipes and tracheae
Read More »Lung cancer deaths not prevented by routine X-rays, study finds
13-year study tracked 150,000 older Americans,found those who had annual chest X-rays were just as likely to die of lung cancer
Read More »"Occupy" protests spark public health fears
Crowds, poor sanitation, rat infestations among problems that experts say could jeopardize protestors' health
Read More »Video: Growing noses, ears and windpipes in the lab
CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips reports on a medical professor in England who developed a breakthrough technique for manufacturing replacement organs that involves growing body parts in a laboratory.
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