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New HIV-reduction initiative takes to the fields
Education has found its way onto the soccer fields of North Carolina – in the form of a social experiment that may have all the right ingredients to change the...
Alcohol advice needs to play a greater role in sex education for teenagers
Alcohol and attitudes are two of the key factors that health professionals need to be aware of when they are dealing with sexually active teenagers...
Study provides new insights into molecular basis of language development
Scientists have identified the first gene that is associated with a common childhood language disorder, known as specific language impairment (SLI). The gene - CNTNAP2 - has also been recently...
Autopsy scheduled on body believed to be missing Ontario teen
An autopsy scheduled for Thursday on the body of a teenager believed to be Brandon Crisp could reveal what happened to the 15-year-old who left home after a dispute with...
Dead People in 1700s Were the First Celebrities
The cult of celebrity started with obituaries of unusual people in 18th-century Britain.
Ballot Initiatives: States decriminalize pot, nix abortion limits. . .
In addition to electing Barack Obama president and carrying a wave of Dems to victory in Congress, voters in several states approved ballot initiatives decriminalizing marijuana, lifting limits on embryonic...
Inflexible security? Lighten up
Fellow Americans, it's time to ask ourselves if we are tired of living in a world defined by fear and mistrust. How much more freedom and liberty will we sacrifice...
'Impeach Obama' groups pop up on Facebook
Barack Obama has not even been sworn in yet as the 44th president of the United States but groups are springing up online calling for his impeachment.
'No Child' law gets an 'F' from education professor at Illinois
The controversial No Child Left Behind law has forced teachers in low-income school districts to craft a curriculum that marginalizes writing at the expense of teaching to the test, resulting...
Memory error shown to occur without delay
NEWARK, Del., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. psychologists say they've determined an error in visual memory occurs immediately after people see an image.
B.C. group calls for legalization of assisted suicide
The passing of Washington's assisted-suicide initiative has renewed calls by a B.C. group to enact similar legislation.
DVD-driven home workout gets the job done
She opted out of those crowded fitness classes and found inspiration in the famous folks who lead her in DVD workouts. ...
Amateur bowlers could be in a fast lane to pain
We know that professional athletes regularly suffer injuries, but amateur athletes can experience serious pains as well.
Little proof of cellulite cream success
Revitol Cellulite Solution, Nivea's Good-bye Cellulite gel-cream and Biobodyslim claim to smooth out the 'cottage cheese' look. But an expert says there is no real solution for the battle of...
Microbiologist Gary Ruvkun:
Gary Ruvkun has made a career out of imagining the unimaginable, and of surrounding himself with like-minded thinkers who let the wheels of thought spin until they catch on something...
Weight fixation sends unhealthy messages
Making assumptions of health based on a person`s weight is faulty, and misinformation is putting people`s physical and emotional well-being at risk, says College of Education researcher and lecturer in...
While Prevalent, Sexual Problems In Women Not Always Associated With Distress
The largest such study ever published finds that, while about 40 percent of women surveyed report having sexual problems, only 12 percent indicate that those issues are a source of...
Online Predation An Exaggerated Problem
Parents say they are more concerned abou their children's online safety than drunk driving or drugs. But while online bullying and sexual predation are problems, statistics show they're rare -...
Personal genomes: A disruptive personality, disrupted
Eric Schadt revels in making people uncomfortable with his science. Bryn Nelson reports how the bioinformatics rabble-rouser hopes to charge ahead in the face of his company's disintegration.
game violence research
It's been a tumultuous few days here in Washington D.C., where I'm holed up at my mum's working on my PhD, hoarse but happy from a night of election celebrations...
Time Invested In Practicing Pays Off For Young Musicians, Research Shows
A new study has found that children who study a musical instrument for at least three years outperform children with no instrumental training -- not only in tests of auditory...
Stressed Older Drivers Are Three Times More Likely To Brake Than Calm Drivers
Life can be stressful, whether you're an individual watching the stock market crash or a commuter stuck in traffic. A new study, forthcoming in the journal Psychological Science, examines how...
ADHD As A Serious Driver’s Disability
If your teen can’t pass a driver’s test, it might not mean more time in driver’s ed is needed. It might be due to ADHD.
Save on your cell phone plan
Choosing the best cell phone plan can be maddening, and with the economy in distress, who wouldn't want to save some money on their monthly bill?
Hard disk error is sign it could fail
Q. The 40-gigabyte hard disk on my older Dell Windows XP computer has been giving me this error message when I try to start it: "primary hard disk 0 failure...
Past Presidential Elections Far Nastier
The 2008 campaign for president was the most vicious in U.S. history, some pundits have said. Yeah, right.
VIDEO: Toddler Becomes "Living Goddess"
A three-year-old has become the latest Kumari, or "living goddess," in Nepal. She will live away from her family until puberty.
Supreme Court will rule on rights to DNA testing
The justices will decide whether the constitution empowers inmates to obtain testing of old evidence that might free them. The case is from Alaska, one of six states that do...