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Feed SubscriptionMultiple CT scans in kids triples cancer risk, but researchers caution overall risk low
Lancet study found kids who get two to three CT scans before age 15 triple risk for brain cancer; those who get five to 10 triple leukemia risk
Read More »Secret Weapon: Your Lucky Underwear?
Maybe it's not such a crazy idea to wear your lucky undies to your next investor pitch. Turns out, they really work. During a 12-game winning streak Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland refused to change his underwear
Read More »How to Tell a Great Story
Use this seven-step process to develop and tell a business anecdote that will you help close the deal. There are few sales tools more powerful than stories, if they're appropriate and well-told. Because they are always about people and events that changed people's lives in some way, anecdotes create emotion and interest.
Read More »HTC Revenues Falter–And It May Be Shut Out Of Windows 8
News updates all day from Fast Company. HTC is said, by inside sources speaking to Bloomberg , to be "shut out" of the introduction of Microsoft's hotly-anticipated Windows 8 operating system for tablets. MS is concerned that HTC doesn't sell enough devices or have enough experience making tablets compared to better-known names like HP or Asus.
Read More »Will laxative-free colon cancer screening encourage more people to get tested?
New procedure was able to detect 91 percent of risky lesions 10 mm or larger
Read More »Blood drive planned for Aimee Copeland, 24-year-old battling flesh-eating infection
Infectious disease experts say Aimee's case rare; Woman will likely face more months of care and rehabilitation
Read More »Facebook Share Pricing Rumors Hint At High Demand, $100 Billion Valuation [Updated]
News updates all day from your Fast Company editors. Facebook's share price will likely be in the $34 to $38 range, according to sources speaking to AllThingsD , which puts its valuation near the long-rumored $100 billion range. That value will likely be boosted because it also seems likely the company's underwriters will agree to issue around 50 million additional shares to meet keen investor demand
Read More »Iraq war veteran Leo Dunson treats his PTSD by rapping about Army life over attending counseling
Leo Dunson refuses to attend counseling, visit local VA hospital but has recorded 5 albums in 4 years since discharge
Read More »Video: New front in battle vs. obesity
Obesity is a growing epidemic in America that's being fought on many fronts.
Read More »FDA delays sunscreen label changes by 6 months
FDA said manufacturers needed more time; Labels will now be required in December
Read More »Video: Prolonged sitting can shorten lifespan: study
Too much sitting can increase your risk of sudden death.
Read More »Ga. student fights to survive flesh-eating bacterial infection
Infection occurred after 24-year-old gashed her leg after zip line accident on Georgia river
Read More »Is Sheryl Sandberg the Real Brains Behind Facebook?
After the Instagram megadeal and "hoodiegate," Facebook investors may be taking comfort from the COO's leadership. The hit movie The Social Network depicted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as a genius among slackers
Read More »Right-to-die group Final Exit Network indicted by Minnesota jury
Prosecutor claims case against right-to-die group is not political; group claims it only offered counseling
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