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Obama Claims G.O.P. Support for Health Action
President Obama said he saw an “unprecedented consensus” around plans to overhaul the nation’s health care system, citing Republican former officials.
Children of working mothers less healthy: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new British study has found that the children of working mothers are less likely to eat right and exercise than children of mothers who stay home.
N.B. radiology concerns mishandled: mayor
The mayor of Grand Falls is challenging New Brunswick's health minister to explain why people in his town were not told until this week about suspicions about a local radiologist's...
Study: Body posture affects confidence in your own thoughts
Sitting up straight in your chair isn't just good for your posture - it also gives you more confidence in your own thoughts, according to a new study...
Where religious belief and disbelief meet
When it comes to religion, believers and nonbelievers appear to think very differently. But at the level of the brain, is believing in God different from believing that the sun...
Violent Upbringing May Lead To Domestic Violence
A recent study shows that individuals who have experienced violence at an early age may have trouble adjusting to healthy, adult romantic relationships and are at a higher risk to...
Alcohol changes sleep patterns
A recent study has found that alcoholics continue to sleep poorly even after going off alcohol for a long time.
Scientists Try to Debunk Shroud of Turin
Group Funded by Italian Atheists, Agnostics Claims Experiment "Clearly Indicates" Shroud Was Man Made
NYU anthropologist to examine how human rights rankings are created
New York University Anthropology Professor Sally Engle Merry will examine how rankings of human rights are created under a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation. The resulting research is...
Testing The Fairness Of My Rejection Of Homeopathy
To test whether my belief that homeopathy is not an evidence-based rational system of medicine is reasonable or just prejudice on my part, I did a quick experiment using Google...
Joint attention provides clues to autism and cooperation
Psychologists and philosophers convene to discuss the roots of shared knowledge at a meeting in Waltham, Mass.
College Students Get Some Voting Respect
Outreach campaigns like 'Rock the Vote' don't generally do a lot for the image of young voters - if you're in the tank for one party the other party gives...
England first as game live on Internet, in cinemas
England's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on Saturday is to make history by being the team's first international to be shown live in cinemas and on the Internet but not...
NZ adult literacy in decline
A study has revealed that New Zealand's adult literacy levels have barely improved, and in some cases dropped, over the past ten years.
The waking nightmare of sleep paralysis
Imagine awaking to a strong sense of a 'presence', pressure on your chest, intense fear and hallucinations, but being incapable of moving a muscle
Government finds higher autism figure: 1 in 100
(AP) -- Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders - higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 150.
Grieving monkeys drink own milk
Macaque mothers who have just lost their infants are recorded suckling their own milk, a behaviour not recorded before by scientists.
Wanted: Pot Critic With Shrewd Taste and Medical Need
Westword, an alternative weekly newspaper, is shopping around for a medical marijuana critic to review Denver-area dispensaries.
Video: Fast Draw: The Twilight Zone
50 year ago this week, "The Twilight Zone" premiered and after all this time it's still spooking die-hard fans of all ages. The Fast Draw's Mitch Butler and Josh Landis...
Venezuela to outlaw violent video games, toys
(AP) -- Shouts of "Kill him! Kill him!" ring out as the preteens train their virtual assault rifles on the last remaining terrorist and spray him with bullets. Blood...
Halifax babies latch on for breastfeeding event
About 40 mothers gather with their babies at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax to participate in Breastfeeding Challenge 2009, an annual global event to raise awareness about the benefits...
A Gym For The Brain?
I was reading Charlie Brooker's excellent column in The Guardian and was disappointed to learn that our educational system, underfunded though it is, seems to have bought into the wave...
Soda tax could close states' budget gaps, health advocacy group says
The Center for Science in the Public Interest is lobbying for such taxes and has even suggested a national excise tax on sugary drinks to reduce consumption. The Center for Science in the...
Botox Maker’s Suit Cites Free Speech
Allergan is suing the government charging that restrictions on telling doctors about unapproved drug uses violates its free-speech rights.
Scientists Discover What Makes The Same Type Of Cells Different
Scientists have managed to decipher a well-known phenomenon that had, until now, remained unexplained: why cells of the same type can react differently, and what the reason for this is.
Arthritis creams are probably better than goat tears
Several over-the-counter topical solutions claim to ease arthritic pain. Scientific evidence is lacking, but users might feel better. The funniest ad currently running on TV features a woman who claims to have discovered an...
6 accused of smuggling smokes from China
Six people are facing charges after police seized 200,000 contraband Chinese cigarettes smuggled to Halifax.
A weighty reality check
For a compulsive overeater, a lifelong commitment to good health began with the realization that sugar is the enemy. Staying away keeps the binges at bay. One afternoon in 1978, when I was...