The Weight Of A Med Student's Subconscious Bias
by Joe Palca
May 23, 2013 6:02 PM
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More than a third of medical students in a North Carolina study had a bias against overweight people.
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Quite a few medical school students have something against obese people, and most of those who have such a bias...
Abortion Opponents Try to Spin Murder Case Into Legislation
by Julie Rovner
May 23, 2013 5:52 PM
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Why You Have To Scratch That Itch
by Rhitu Chatterjee
May 23, 2013 4:09 PM
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Why You Have To Scratch That Itch
by Rhitu Chatterjee
May 23, 2013 4:09 PM
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Researchers Find Bird Flu Is Contagious Among Ferrets
by Richard Knox
May 23, 2013 3:49 PM
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Of ferrets, men and bird flu.
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Scientists have completed the first assessments of how readily the H7N9 flu virus in China can pass among ferrets and pigs. The mammals provide the best inkling of how...
Hardly A Haven: Home Can Be Deadly In Natural Disasters
by Nancy Shute
May 23, 2013 2:37 PM
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Floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy destroyed the first floor of this house in Staten Island, New York. Most of the people who drowned during the storm died in their homes in low-lying areas of New York and New Jersey.
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Seeing Double: Errors In Stem-Cell Cloning Paper Raise Doubts
by Michaeleen Doucleff
May 23, 2013 1:02 PM
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Biologist Shoukhrat Mitalipov stands outside the monkey enclosure at his lab in Oregon. He says the mistakes in his recent paper were caused by the rush to publish quickly.
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Antidepressant May Protect The Heart Against Mental Stress
by Nancy Shute
May 23, 2013 9:32 AM
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Researchers tested the antidepressant Lexapro, or escitalopram generically, to see if it would protect the heart against mental stress.
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Stress can be a bummer for your heart. And, it seems,...
Antidepressant May Protect The Heart Against Mental Stress
by Nancy Shute
May 23, 2013 9:32 AM
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Researchers tested the antidepressant Lexapro, or escitalopram generically, to see if it would protect the heart against mental stress.
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Stress can be a bummer for your heart. And, it seems,...
Scientific Tooth Fairies Investigate Neanderthal Breast-Feeding
by Adam Cole
May 22, 2013 5:32 PM
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