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China Should Score More Olympic Gold
China's growing population and wealth mean it should win more medals in this year's Summer Olympic Games than it did in 2004.
Beijing pollution hits residents not athletes: WHO chief
Beijing's pollution could hinder athletes during the Olympics, but the long-term dangers to the population of the city are more serious, the head of the World Health Organisation in China...
Bulging Prison System Called Massive Intervention In American Family Life
The mammoth increase in the United States' prison population since the 1970s is having profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males.
Pound slams IOC over handling of Internet censorship
Former IOC vice-president Dick Pound slammed the IOC on Tuesday for the way censorship of Internet sites by Chinese authorities had been handled ahead of the Olympic Games, claiming it...
Violent films viewed by millions of children, study finds
Violent movies attract, on average, 12.5% of 10- to 14-year-olds in the country, a Dartmouth study says. ...
Homeownership In Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Linked To Increased Political Participation
Homeowners in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to vote than renters and those who own homes in more privileged communities, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting...
Family Type Has Less-than-expected Impact On Parental Involvement, Study Finds
Children in step-families and in other non-traditional families get just as much quality time with their parents as those in traditional families, with only a few exceptions, according to research...
Study: Verbal Aggression May Affect Children's Behavior
The methods mothers use to control their children during playtime and other daily activities could have a negative impact on their child's self-esteem and behavior, according to a new Purdue...
Overworking husbands drive working wives back into the home, study finds
Americans work longer hours than ever. That not only hurts women's careers but also widens the gender gap and threatens to trigger a resurgence of the traditional homemaker/breadwinner family structure...
Keeping Migrant Workers' Children Healthy
As Ohio and Michigan fruit and vegetable farms yield this year's harvest, they also will provide data about the eating choices of Latino migrant children for a Case Western Reserve...
Not quite a teen, not fully an adult
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fueled by hormone fluctuations, the teenage years can be a time of huge emotional upheaval. But, as an initiative by MIT's Young Adult Development Project finds, the roller...
Job growth not the only factor in reducing poverty in large metro areas
A new study suggests that it may be easier for people living in small metropolitan areas to get out of poverty than it is for those living in large metro...
Teacher-student relationships key to learning health and sex education
When it comes to learning life-changing behaviors in high school health classes, the identity of the person teaching may be even more important than the curriculum, a new study suggests.
Heading to the Beijing Olympics? Pack medical information
Be aware of China's healthcare challenges, including payment issues and possible counterfeit drugs. Trip insurance that includes health coverage might be a good idea. ...
Floating Doctors' voyage could help cure America's image problem along the way
A small crew plans to sail to 51 countries in a 60-foot schooner to help those who need medical attention. ...
Interview: Chemistry's gain
Ryong Ryoo tells Rachel Cooper how he took a risk and became an expert in mesoporous materials
Evaluating Children In Preschools And Early Childhood Programs
Growing interest in publicly funded programs for young children has drawn attention to whether and how Head Start and other early childhood programs should be asked to prove their worth....
America Still on Top of R&D Despite "Healthy Competition"
Pete Engardio, senior writer for BusinessWeek, sees Americans remaining at the forefront of innovative R&D and having an opportunity to remain ahead, despite increasingly stiff global competition.
Simulating Age 85, With Lessons on Offering Care
Learning what it is like to be elderly can offer a chance to better understand one’s customers or even employees.
Epilepsy drug may help alcoholics recover from dependence
It's a Catch-22 of the highest order. People with alcohol problems often use alcohol to get to sleep -- but it actually keeps them from getting good-quality sleep all night...
Science Weekly: Magic, the Brain, and Doping at the Olympics
James Randerson discusses magic, the brain and doping at the Olympics with the help of special guest Julian Savulescu. Plus the exercise drug, and what happens when particle physics...
Study: Restaurant kids' meals loaded with calories
(AP) -- Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation's top restaurant chains, according to a...
With automated tagging, Web links can surprise
(AP) -- It wasn't what anyone expected to see while perusing a news article. But there, in the final paragraph of an online story about the call girl involved...
Iraq calls for doctors who fled violence to return
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's Health Ministry has appealed to physicians who fled the country due to violence to return to their jobs because security has improved,...
Word Play with Mathematica
Here in Champaign-Urbana, where Roger Ebert was raised, I took notice when Disney announced the end of its long relationship with Ebert & Roeper. Disney also announced the replacement critics,...
David Albert Jones: What the Catholic church really thinks about medical research
David Albert Jones: There are plenty of people willing to describe the Catholic attitude to medical research, but they're usually wrong
300 dates in 24 hours? No sweat
Francesca Salcido went on 300 dates in 24 hours without breaking a sweat. Her encounters with aspiring beaus happened online at SpeedDate.com, a US start-up built on a belief that...
Island says starfish aren't toys for dogs to fetch
(AP) -- Tourism officials on the Caribbean island of Grenada say they are concerned about dog owners snatching starfish out of the sea and throwing them like flying discs...