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Erica Hill talks to Cynthia Sass, registered dietitian and author of "Cinch! Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds and Lose Inches," about a new study that says to lose weight, it's more about the quality of the food and less about the quantity.
Read More »This Column Was Crowdsourced By Servio
Find out what happens when a journalist crowdsources a piece about a crowdsource company to the people who work there. From DARPA soliciting the masses to design aspects of next generation combat vehicles , to
Read More »Prostate cancer gene finding could mean better treatments
Five genes raise risk of prostate cancer death by 50 percent compared to those that possess two or fewer, says study
Read More »8 unsafe car booster seats: Is your child at risk?
Booster seat tests by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show not all keep kids safe
Read More »Video: Athletes and eating disorders
Ben Tracy profiles a 24-year-old former gymnast at UCLA, who battled eating disorders for two years after she was no longer doing gymnastics.
Read More »Japan Utility May Face Delay in Fukushima Cleanup Plan
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant said Wednesday that it would stick to its timetable of trying to achieve "cold shutdown" of damaged reactors by January, though technical problems could delay the plan. [More]
Read More »Bigger Cities Do More with Less (preview)
For centuries, people have painted cities as unnatural human conglomerations, blighted by pathologies such as public health crises, aggression and exorbitant costs of living. Why, then, do people throughout the world keep leaving the countryside for the town
Read More »‘Tiger’s a guy I want on my team’
PGT: Fred Couples has been nothing but consistent on his stance about Tiger Woods‘ place on his Presidents Cup team next month.
Read More »How City Size Boosts the Economy [Video]
Forget Cape Wind: The First Offshore Wind Turbine In The U.S May Be Off The Coast Of… Texas?
The Lone Star State may win the honor simply because it controls the ocean farther from the coast than most states, and the state has virtually no regulations when it comes to building. Cape Wind--the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. to receive the go-ahead for construction--has been mired in Kennedy-centered political problems for a decade
Read More »Car Jack-Jacking: Cybersecurity Is The Next Challenge For Electric Vehicles
By 2015, $144 million will be spent annually on cybersecurity tools for electric vehicles. Hacker attacks on electric vehicles couldn't just spoof credit card numbers or power a car for free--they could also potentially take down the grid. Electric cars can go fast, have increasingly impressive battery lives, help drivers save money, and help wean economies off of oil.
Read More »Samsung Tablet Ban Scaled Back, Best Buy Can’t Sell HP TouchPads, HTC Suing Apple Again
This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. Apple's Europe-Wide Samsung Ban Scaled Back
Read More »Four biggest myths about calories
Dietician busts them and explains why counting them isn't considered as important as it once was for losing weight
Read More »Pre-Bed Booze May Bust Rest
People often turn to wine, beer or cocktails to unwind at the end of the day. These drinks might seem to be relaxing and to aid sleep. But research has shown that people who drink alcohol in the evenings actually get less REM sleep and have less restful nights
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