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From using protests in Egypt to promote clothing lines to a viral campaign video, we take a look at the worst social media blunders of 2011 and what you can learn from them. Social media is immediate. An insensitive or inaccurate tweet can quickly make it around the world before any apology or explanation can even be typed.
Read More »Bizarre HR of 2011
Most human resources departments consider very carefully when its appropriate to let an employee go. But then theres the few that, well, end up in hot water.
Read More »It’s Plain the Rain Ups Chili Peppers’ Pain
Spiciness is a chili pepper's best defense against seed-attacking microbes. But not all chilies are hot. Because producing that heat comes at a price
Read More »France to decide Friday whether to order breast implant removal
More than 1,000 implants have ruptured, eight women with implants developed cancer, French agency said
Read More »Gov’t wants bird flu research kept under wraps, away from terrorists
Government officials fear terrorists can use blueprint for man-made H5N1 strain to create weapon
Read More »Video: Therapy dogs help the sick
Pet therapy dogs bring normalcy and comfort to an otherwise sterile environment. CBS News correspondent Debbye Turner Bell reports on this new field of study and how it changed the life of a young girl with a rare neurological disease.
Read More »US: Don’t publish details of lab-bred bird flu
Gov't asks medical journals to keep some info secret about new strain of H5N1 which spreads easily in humans
Read More »Insect Cuticle Inspires New Material
Material scientists admire spider silk for being lightweight and strong. Now another arthropod product is getting into the act--insect cuticle, the tough, flexible material in the insect exoskeleton. [More]
Read More »Pharmacies Mislead Teens on Morning-After Pill
Women who live in low-income neighborhoods are more likely than their wealthier counterparts to get misinformation about emergency contraception from their local pharmacies, a new study finds. [More]
Read More »Does This Animal Live Unusually Long? [Slide Show]
Steven Austad , of the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has applied the longevity quotient--which he developed--to many species, including those depicted here.
Read More »North Korea’s Nukes: Does the Death of Kim Jong-il Mean Trouble for the U.S.?
As the body of North Korea's "dear leader" Kim Jong-il lies in state at his palace in Pyongyang, his youngest son Kim Jong-un takes control over the country's nuclear weapons program. Despite being named Kim's successor in 2009, Kim Jong-un remains a bit of a mystery to the western world.
Read More »North Korea’s Nukes: Does the Death of Kim Jong-il Mean Trouble for the U.S.?
As the body of North Korea's "dear leader" Kim Jong-il lies in state at his palace in Pyongyang, his youngest son Kim Jong-un takes control over the country's nuclear weapons program.
Read More »Cigarette Additives Increase Toxicity, According to External Analysis
image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Opa Cigarette maker Philip Morris spent years studying whether additives, such as menthol, added to the toxicity of their smokes . And several published studies conducted by the company have claimed that the additives had no impact on the danger of their products. [More]
Read More »Cigarette Additives Increase Toxicity, According to External Analysis
image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Opa Cigarette maker Philip Morris spent years studying whether additives, such as menthol, added to the toxicity of their smokes . And several published studies conducted by the company have claimed that the additives had no impact on the danger of their products
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