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Betty Wagner Spandikow dies at 85; breast-feeding advocate helped found La Leche League International
Breast-feeding rates had fallen to nearly 20% in the United States in 1956 when Betty Wagner Spandikow and six other mothers in suburban Chicago gathered around a kitchen table to...
Brain recognizes verbal 'oh dear' wave
It seems that our brain can correct speech errors in the same way that it controls other forms of behaviour. Niels Schiller and Lesya Ganushchak, NWO researchers in Leiden, made...
New technology revs up classrooms
Some schools are doing more than tolerating back talk in classrooms - they're encouraging it, with new interactive learning devices.
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...
Don't blink, you'll lose the election!
Sarah Palin has been clear on one subject: You can't blink. While people argue about whether this is a good administrative philosophy, there is no actually scientific evidence that it...
Dead People in 1700s Were the First Celebrities
The cult of celebrity started with obituaries of unusual people in 18th-century Britain.
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...
Violent Video Game Feed Aggression In Kids In Japan And U.S.
It's not just American kids who become more aggressive by playing violent video games. A new study showed effects of violent video games on aggression over a 3-6 month period...
Response Rates To Antidepressants Differ Among English- And Spanish-speaking Hispanics
In the first-ever study of its kind, Spanish-speaking Hispanics took longer to respond to medication for depression and were less likely to go into remission than English-speaking Hispanics.
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 -...
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...
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...
Supreme Court weighs lawsuits against drug makers
In Wyeth vs. Levine, the justices appear closely split on whether to uphold the Bush administration's policy that shields companies if the FDA has approved warning labels. ...
B.C. government removed girl from mother with mental illness
A Vancouver mother who has a diagnosed mental illness is speaking out about how her daughter was taken away from her by the B.C. government, after she had a breakdown.
Community support wins 'ghost'
Against a backdrop of stories about Britain's "broken society" there are examples of community action bringing positive changes. One recent example of such community spirit is in London where...
TRAVEL/CULTURE PHOTOS WEEKLY: Voodoo, Archer, More
A voodoo follower honors the dead, an archer on horseback aims for a target, and more in our weekly update of culture photos.
Future of physics 'under threat'
Leading physicists have told the BBC that long-term research is under threat because of a shortage of funding.
Opinion: Policy changes necessary for a vibrant higher education system
If the Government wants more innovative universities it needs to allow them to act independently and creatively, writes Don Watts.
Women Buying Health Policies Pay a Penalty
Women pay much more than men for individual insurance policies providing identical coverage, according to new data from insurance companies and online brokers.
In Palin, Families of Disabled Children See a Potential White House Friend
Supporters drawn by Gov. Sarah Palin’s advocacy for children with special needs see her as someone who understands their struggles.
In One Section of Beth Israel Hospital, Some Patients Are Saying ‘Om,’ Not ‘Ah’
A foundation run by Donna Karan has donated $850,000 for a yearlong experiment combining Eastern and Western healing methods at Beth Israel Medical Center.
Court Blocks White House Push on Medicare Expenses
A federal court has blocked the Bush administration’s effort to save money on Medicare by paying for only the least expensive treatments for particular conditions.
Numbers Game: NC State Research Gives New Look to Election Statistics
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the 2008 election draws to a close, political devotees have a new way to dissect election statistics, thanks to a North Carolina State University computer scientist.