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In China, 53,000 children sickened by milk
Chinese authorities promise to crack down on those responsible for tainted formula. ...
Report: Isolation feels chilly
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Researchers in Toronto say there is a psychological basis behind metaphors linking cold temperatures to feelings of loneliness and despair.
Kids With Obese Friends And Family More Likely To Misperceive Weight
Kids and teens surrounded by overweight peers or parents are more likely to be oblivious to their own extra pounds than kids from thin entourages, according to a new Canadian...
Almost 1 in 10 Canadians has post-traumatic stress at some point: study
Almost one in 10 civilians in Canada meets the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder at some point in his or her lifetime, national study suggests.
China sends festival greetings, Taiwan songs from moon
BEIJING (Reuters) - China broadcast greetings and two Taiwanese songs from its first moon probe on Sunday, to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival when families gather to enjoy the bright autumn...
Steady Work And Mental Health: Is There A Connection?
Research from the Center for Addiction and Mental Health, in a new report from the World Health Organization on the social determinants of health, highlights the profound impact of employment...
Deaf feel ways to improve their speech: study
People who become deaf as adults use information from the vocal tract to hone their speech, researchers in Montreal have found.
How Not To Gain The Dreaded 'Freshman Fifteen'
When fall classes at the University of California, San Diego begin on Sept. 25, freshmen will be on their own for the first time to spend endless hours on the...
Servants and masters -- the Chatterley trial
It was one of the defining legal battles of the twentieth century. A courtroom drama which tackled issues of class, gender relations, sexuality, morality and censorship head on.
'One-hit' event provides new opportunity for colon cancer prevention, say Fox Chase researchers
More than 30 years ago, Alfred Knudson Jr., M.D., Ph.D., revolutionized the field of cancer genetics by showing that a person must lose both their paternal and maternal copies of...
How many memories fit in your brain? More than we thought
The brain may be capable of holding many more memories than we thought. read more
Unusual Case Of Woman Who Suffered Stroke During Sex
Minutes after having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, a 35-year-old woman suddenly felt her left arm go weak. Her speech became slurred and she lost feeling on the left side...
Layton pledges $1B over 5 years for more doctors, nurses
An NDP government would forgive the student loans of new family doctors who remain in general practice at least 10 years, NDP Leader Jack Layton pledged on Monday.
Church owes Charles Darwin apology over evolution theory, says senior Anglican
Church of England commissions series of introspective online articles ahead of 200th anniversary of naturalist's birth
When animal dander attacks
There are 8 million Americans allergic to cats. My fiancee is one. ...
Family doctoring -- it's a three-ring circus
During office hours, a busy physician juggles a baby's cries, a man's breathing problems and a woman's laundry list of ailments. ...
Love and infidelity: How our brains keep us from straying
Men and women react differently to temptation, research shows. Some of it is instinctual, but loyalty can also be a trained response. ...
Rat study suggests why teens get hooked on cocaine more easily than adults
New drug research suggests that teens may get addicted and relapse more easily than adults because developing brains are more powerfully motivated by drug-related cues. This conclusion has been reached...
Brain reacts to fairness as it does to money and chocolate
The human brain responds to being treated fairly the same way it responds to winning money and eating chocolate, UCLA scientists report. Being treated fairly turns on the brain's reward...
5 Things You Must Never Forget
Whether it is a name, date or directions, there always seems to be something new to remember. But don’t despair. Several recent studies reveal how memory works and what you...
Poll: Some mothers have favorite child
LONDON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A recent survey of more than 1,000 mothers in Britain reveals some admit to having a favorite child in their family.
Controlled drugs dumped uncontrolled into water
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- In a frustrating quirk in government policy, the most tightly controlled drugs - like painkilling narcotics prone to abuse - are the ones...
Three hours at Nohana
“I just want to see how bad things are in the clinic,” Jennifer Furin said, grabbing a stethoscope from her bag and heading out the door of the small stone...
The Observer profile: Brian Cox
Profile:Former keyboard player with D:Ream and scientist, Brian Cox, talks us through the subatomic goings-on at Cern
Infidelity Dissected: New Research On Why People Cheat
The probability of someone cheating during the course of a relationship varies between 40 and 76 percent. "It's very high," say researchers.
Bad Science: Don't let facts spoil a good story - how academics' work can be misrepresented by the press
Ben Goldacre: Academics' work can be 'grossly and crassly misrepresented' by the newspapers
Helping choose the right doctor for you
How many chief executives can say they were inspired to start a business while lying on the operating table? That's how Vitals.com was born, but we'll let Mitchel Rothschild tell...
15 years later: Landmark hearing study follows up on farm youth
A landmark study conducted by Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation (MCRF) 15 years ago found that an educational intervention improved hearing protection use among farm youth.