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Feed SubscriptionPreventable Deaths: Is U.S. Domestic Security and Public Health Spending Out of Balance?
The deadly plot unrealized. The heart attack not had. The truth is that the successes of both national security and public health often pass by unnoticed.
Read More »DEA to ban so-called "bath salts" drugs
After 27 states had already banned "bath salts," DEA follows suit; Hallucinogens popular among teens
Read More »Did the U.S. Overreact to the 9/11 Attacks? Undoubtedly
A decade ago I was wrestling a paragraph in my home office when my wife called out from another room, alarm in her voice. [More]
Read More »Ancient Sea Jelly Shakes Evolutionary Tree of Animals
A 580-million-year-old fossil is casting doubt on the established tree of animal life.
Read More »Fukushima Crisis Is Still Hazy
Tatsuhiko Kodama began his 27 July testimony to Japan's parliament with what he knew. In a firm, clear voice, he said that the Radioisotope Center of the University of Tokyo, which he heads, had detected elevated radiation levels in the days following the meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station
Read More »Weight Watchers works, scientific study finds
Overweight patients told by their doctors to go to Weight Watchers lose around twice as much weight as people receiving standard weight loss care over 12 months, according to the findings of a study published on Thursday.
Read More »All over the map
GolfChannel: Once a relatively slow part of the season, a confusing end of the year now has players like Andres Romero making some tough scheduling decisions.
Read More »What 9/11 Taught Us About Designing Skyscrapers
A new, safer model of skyscraper rises from the site of the attack. Photo by Ofer Wolberger The offices here at Fast Company enjoy a most remarkable view. From our aerie on the 29th floor of 7 World Trade Center, we look out over the New York harbor, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, and the occasional jetliner floating down the Hudson.
Read More »Management Maxims From Kim Kardashian, Communications Genius
Kim Kardashian knows how to stay on message, to amplify that message through partners, and to make everything look beautiful. Here are 10 lessons from her communications juggernaut that managers should adopt to make their initiatives succeed
Read More »Fukushima’s Reactor Cores Still Too Hot to Open
On March 11, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Sendai in Japan, knocking out power at the nearby Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Read More »Busted! 8 mammogram truths every woman must know
Mammograms Aren't Foolproof. What DON'T They Reveal?
Read More »New York Extends Comment Period on Fracking
By Edward McAllister NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's environmental body on Wednesday extended a public comment period on proposed rules for natural gas drilling in the state, frustrating companies eager to exploit its rich natural gas deposits. [More]
Read More »New York Extends Comment Period on Fracking
By Edward McAllister NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's environmental body on Wednesday extended a public comment period on proposed rules for natural gas drilling in the state, frustrating companies eager to exploit its rich natural gas deposits. [More]
Read More »Andrea Mitchell reveals breast cancer, tells women to be screened
Veteran TV correspondent makes announcement on air, calls her prognosis excellent and urges women to be screened
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