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Shrooms' active ingredient, psilocybin, seems to make people more imaginative, broad-minded, and sensitive
Read More »Video: Health care costs: What families need to know
Ray Martin, from CBS MoneyWatch, talks to Erica Hill and Chris Wragge about how to manage health care costs and how to choose the best plans for you and your family.
Read More »Greenergy Digs Deeper into Waste to Make Biodiesel
By Nigel Hunt and Ikuko Kurahone LONDON (Reuters) - Major British independent oil firm Greenergy sees its future as an exploration company, but one that hunts for fuel in piles of stale pork pies and cakes rather than under the ground or from food crops. [More]
Read More »What Kind of Science Television Viewer Are You?
As a little girl, some of my fondest memories were watching science and nature shows on American public television with my family: NOVA, National Geographic, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, and The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau. I recall as a preteen being transfixed as I watched an episode of NOVA that demonstrated a magnified image of cardiac muscle cells sparsely arranged
Read More »Do we choose pain medication over anti-depressants?
According to recent headlines, we might be poisoning ourselves and our kids with pain pills, yet we're afraid to tell doctors we're depressed. Anti-depressants are the second most prescribed kind of medication in the U.S., and an estimated one in 10 Americans reports suffering from depression . This class of drugs has become about as common as table salt in American households, yet enough stigma (and fear of side effects) still exists to make patients feel uncomfortable telling their doctors if they’re experiencing symptoms of depression
Read More »Yikes! Gruesome new tobacco warning labels from Canada
Think FDA's new warning labels go too far? Check out Canada's 16 new labels...
Read More »Video: Foods with added nutrients: Are they better?
Food and drinks with added nutrients are becoming more popular, but are they the best way to get more vitamins? Registered dietitian Keri Glassman discusses the pros and cons of so-called functional foods
Read More »Listeria outbreak may last for weeks, officials say: How to stay safe
Heads of CDC and FDA say coming weeks may see more illness and death from Listeria-tainted cantaloupe
Read More »Video: Reebok settles suit over butt shaping shoes
The FTC says that Reebok's advertising for its EasyTone and RunTone shoes was deceptive and has ordered the company to refund customers $25 million. Erica Hill and Chris Wragge talk to Consumer Reports medical advisor, Dr
Read More »Tevatron Collider Set to Shut Down for Good on Friday
The Tevatron. Credit: Fermilab The storied Tevatron particle collider, the most powerful machine of its kind in the U.S.
Read More »The All-Male Start-up is Dead
Is your start-up starting to feel like a frat house? New research suggests that having more women at your company, and increasing diversity in general, can improve your chances of success. Women own about 40 percent of the private businesses in the United States, according to the Center for Women's Business Research
Read More »Kindle Fire: Making a Silk Purse
Just about every news outlet in the world is buzzing about the launch of Amazon's new Kindle tablet, called the Fire. The real story is not the Fire, however. It's Amazon Silk, the new properietary browser created just for Kindle
Read More »Is Your Website Smartphone and Tablet Ready?
Deciding whether to build a tablet or smartphone specific site requires an evaluation process, but it could be worth the payoff. Amazon has been making headlines much of September
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