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Cancer advocacy group calls for alternatives to controversial chemical that's been linked to cancer and other ailments
Read More »Car pollution fast-tracks heart attacks, study says
Scientists looked at 79,000 heart attack cases that occurred in the U.K. from 2003 to 2006, compared to hourly pollution levels
Read More »Tevatron Shutdown at Fermillab Likely to Mean Smaller Physics Groups
By Eugenie Samuel Reich of Nature magazine Shortly after 2 p.m. [More]
Read More »Typhoon Roke Pounds Japan and Crippled Nuclear Plant
(Adds details) By Yoko Kubota [More]
Read More »Superbugs Now Tracked Globally in Interactive Maps
Bacteria easily elude human detection--even those that can make us sick--quietly spreading from person to person, country to country. [More]
Read More »Annual Nobel Predictions Announced, but Forecasting Prizes Remains a Tricky Business
Information and media firm Thomson Reuters released its annual Nobel Prize predictions today, highlighting 24 researchers whose influential work could make them contenders for a Nobel in physics, chemistry, economics, or physiology or medicine. [More]
Read More »BPA: 7 secret sources
From toilet paper to your child's mouth, you'll be shocked
Read More »Leeches help doctors reattach woman’s face
"The most important thing was to get blood into the torn off body part," woman's doctor said
Read More »"Bubble Boy" 40 years later: Look back at heartbreaking case
Immune disorder forced David Vetter to live in bubble - but thanks to gene therapy, similar kids today live free
Read More »Why Blockbuster Should Go After Qwikster, Not Netflix
Joe Clayton, CEO of Dish Network, the company that recently acquired Blockbuster, has had a good couple of months--without really doing too much to bolster the Blockbuster brand. Instead, he's just kicked back, microwaved a bowl of popcorn, and watched as Netflix has assumed the role of evil movie villain. The tragedy begins back in July, when Netflix announced a 60% price hike for one of its subscription plans.
Read More »Premature birth tied to premature death in adults
Study shows elevated death rates among young adults who had been born prematurely
Read More »Video: Short people: You might be one of them soon
People begin to shrink by age 30 and continue to do so all the way into their senior years. Taryn Winter Brill hits the streets to see if people know how tall they really are
Read More »Polio in Pakistan, China worries WHO officials: How to stay safe
World Health Organization warns that polio is likely to spread more during upcoming Muslim pilgrimage to Saudia Arabia
Read More »AdverseEvents: Why Big Pharma Is Scared Of This Startup
By taking lists of potential side effects out of the hands of the drug makers, the startup is letting people know what their pills might be doing to them in a more open way than big pharmaceutical companies ever have. Last week during a Republican debate, as you may have heard, Michele Bachmann claimed that the HPV vaccine Gardasil can cause mental retardation. Prozac and other antidepressants are often linked to suicide .
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