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Two Los Angeles-area outpatient clinics affiliated with the 1-800 GET-THIN marketing company have temporarily stopped Lap-Band weight-loss surgeries while they conduct a review of the procedure.
Read More »Video: Catholic groups balk at covering birth control
A new federal rule requires all employers to cover birth control in their health insurance plans. Father Edward Beck, a CBS News contributor, and the Washington Post's Michael Gerson discuss the controversial rule
Read More »How to stay healthy on a cruise
A few simple precautions can keep the illnesses away during a cruise. All you need is a mental checklist and a few minutes a day.
Read More »Know Your Limitations; You’ll Lead Better
The best leaders recognize their weaknesses--and struggle through them. I am known as a pretty quick study on most issues I face in my professional career
Read More »Yahoo Board Shakeup, Google Ready To "Solve For X," Brazil Petitions Twitter To Block Speed Trap Tweets
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Yahoo Board Shakeup. Four long-standing Yahoo board members have decided not to stand for re-election, including chairman Roy Bostock
Read More »Alzheimer’s research in U.S. gets extra $50 million in funding
Obama administration wants an effective treatment for the disease developed by 2025
Read More »CDC: Americans still eat too much salt
Nine out of 10 people ages 2 and older in the U.S. consume more than the recommended amount of sodium each day, a new report finds.
Read More »College vending machine offers ‘morning-after’ pill
Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source — a vending machine at the campus health center.
Read More »Marriage retreats combat high rate of military divorce
Hoping to reverse the rising divorce rate among service members, organizations across the country are offering military couples and families places to have fun, bond and cope with life after wartime.
Read More »Online dating full of downsides, study shows: What should daters do?
Dating sites' algorithms not proven effective; too many options of potential makes could backfire, researchers said
Read More »Pa. university installs "morning-after" machine
Shippensburg University students can buy emergency contraception for $25 from a vending machine, guaranteeing more privacy
Read More »Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian’s Work Flow: Fancy Hands And Making Things Suck Less
Believe it or not, the founder of Reddit also has to avoid spending all day killing time on Reddit. Here's his advice for staying productive. Reddit is arguably the most successful social news site on the Internet
Read More »Komen official quits over Planned Parenthood
High-ranking official in breast-cancer charity resigns, saying she supported decision to pull Planned Parenthood funding
Read More »We Know What You Want And When You Will Buy It
A neuroscience technology breakthrough at the University of California, Berkeley, has major implications for the future of branding and marketing. It finally happened. Neuroscience technology can now reliably read our minds.
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