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Throughout history, researchers have turned to recreational drugs to research potential therapeutic uses
Read More »Twitter’s Financial ‘Leak’ Is Bad News
A new Gawker report shows Twitter lagging far behind Facebook in revenue. If the numbers are accurate, they show big trouble.
Read More »Calif. baby Jayden Sigler tips scales at 14 pounds
Doctors initially estimated Jayden would weigh about 9 pounds, but estimate jumped to 11 by early March, mother said
Read More »PTSD diagnoses at Lewis-McChord reexamined
Army investigating accusations that medical team was pressured to reverse soldiers' PTSD diagnoses in order to limit health costs
Read More »Circumcision tied to lower prostate cancer risk
Circumcision prevents infections and inflammations that may ultimately lead to prostate cancer
Read More »Stair injuries report: Every six minutes, U.S. child falls
Study authors call for preventative safety measures including stair gates and installing railings
Read More »Video: Doctor on "The End of Illness"
Is there a one-size-fits-all approach to staying healthy?
Read More »12 Customer Dos & Don’ts
Use these quick and easy rules to make sure your customers keep coming back for more. It's easier to sell to existing customers than to acquire new ones, so it's good sense to keep the customers you've already got. Here are some simple rules to ensure that customers continue to come back for more
Read More »A world of pain
Activists say 80% of world's population with little or no access to morphine are the "collateral damage of the war on drugs"
Read More »Fukushima U.S. Responds to Lessons Learned
A year ago today, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Northern Japan. In the wake of this earthquake, a massive tsunami would flatten the Northern Tohoku region , killing nearly 20,000 people and knocking out power to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Read More »The perils of sleep deprivation
One-third of Americans are getting less sleep than they should, and the health effects can be life-threatening
Read More »2 Start-ups at SXSW Trying to Disrupt the Economy
Location-based apps are this year's SXSW GroupMe and Twitter. Zaarly and LocalMind are two to put on your radar
Read More »Video: Is there such a thing as a divorce gene?
A new study says that some women have a gene that makes them more prone to bad relationships and detachment from partners. Rebecca Jarvis and James Brown discuss this with Dr. Ian Smith.
Read More »5 great reasons to kick your soda habit
There is nothing about soda that's good for you, and these disturbing facts about what it does to your body (besides packing on the pounds) just might make you want cease consumption.
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