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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Air pollution levels in Hong Kong were the worst ever last year, the South China Morning Post reported on Monday, a finding that may further undermine the city's role as an Asian financial centre as business executives relocate because of health concerns. Worsening air quality in Hong Kong caused by vehicle emissions and industrial pollution from the neighboring Pearl River Delta is already forcing many in the financial community to move to Singapore

Drug maker Novartis acts on potential problem of broken and chipped pills, inconsistent bottle packaging

Working from home requires a new mindset and a good system, not just a nicer pair of pants (but put those on, too).

Rather than focus on the total amount of weight you need to lose, set one or two objectives for the week. Click for more and to join Joy Bauer's 10,000-pound Weight-Loss Challenge.

The raging combatants form a blur on all sides.

When people over 65 show losses in their short-term memory and comprehension, it’s no surprise. But a new study claims that a general cognitive decline starts to set in as early as age 45. The research is in the British Medical Journal .

More than 100 years ago Ivan Pavlov famously observed that a dog salivated not only when fed but also on hearing a stimulus it associated with food. Since then, scientists have discovered many other seemingly autonomous processes that can be trained with sensory stimuli--including, most recently, our immune system. [More]

By Marice Richter FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - It's official: 2011 was the driest year on record in Texas, according to the National Weather Service.

Stephen Hawking turns 70 on Sunday, beating the odds of a daunting diagnosis by nearly half a century.

The administration filed a written submission with the high court; Could potentially affect Obama's bid for re-election

There’s been a lot of buzz in the science blogosphere recently about the Research Works Act, a piece of legislation that’s been introduced in the U.S. that may have big impacts on open access publishing of scientific results.

Scientists grow sperm in a lab, bacteria , and how can an electronic nose sniff out diseases? CBSNews.com's Nick Dietz has the details

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Viable sperm is grown in a lab, outside a man's body; Also, bacteria is found on six different brands of unused, supposedly clean, paper towels; And, scientists develop an electronic nose to sniff out tuberculosis. CBSNews.com's Nick Dietz has the details

2012 has barely begun, and forget Steve Ballmer's CES keynote: The tech world is already abuzz with Apple intrigue. Here's our take: iPad 3 "HD" After months' worth of various speculation, now we're hearing about