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Avastin's approval for treating breast cancer was revoked by FDA in November, 2011

Introverts aren't shy, but prefer a less-stimulating environment, says writer who looks at how that trait exerts influence

Among the first things you notice when you step into the corner office of Harvard University professor Joanna Aizenberg are the playthings. Behind her desk sit a sand dollar, an azure butterfly mounted in a box, a plastic stand with long fibers that erupt in color when a switch is pulled, and haphazard rows of toys. Especially numerous are the Rubik’s cubes--the classic three-by-three, of course, but also ones with four, five, six and even seven mini cubes along each edge.

Joanna Aizenberg's muse is the whole of the natural world. The Harvard University materials scientist takes her inspiration from creatures that suggest engineering of substances in unexpected ways.

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The social network officially crunched the data. Here's what Facebook users like -- and how to make it work for your brand. You use Facebook as a way to connect to customers, but on average, only 7.5 percent of Facebook users subscribed to business fan pages see posts from those pages daily.

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Children living near DuPont’s plant in West Virginia are exposed to much higher concentrations of an industrial chemical than their mothers, according to a newly published study. [More]

Jean-Claude Mas, who ran now-defunct Poly Implant Prothese, detained after scandal over faulty silicon implants

Jean-Claude Mas, who ran now-defunct Poly Implant Prothese, detained after scandal over faulty silicon implants

Mysterious illness now dismissed in two studies as existing only in patients' minds

When it comes to the battle of the bulge, putting on more muscle will burn extra calories even when you're resting. But recent research suggests that there might be a particular type of fat that also uses up more energy than the typical off-white stuff that tends to congregate around American midsections: brown fat

It’s known that taller people tend to have more jobs with more authority--and higher salaries.

New guidelines unveiled today offering more healthful options for kids

Image courtesy of iStockphoto/energyy Heart disease is the leading killer in the U.S., and more than 27 million Americans currently have a cardiac condition . But what is your risk of developing heart disease at some point in your entire life? It might be a lot higher than you think, according to a new paper published online Wednesday in The New England of Medicine