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Untraceable
You could say that “Untraceable” starring Diane Lane, is a cyber-thriller as the movie tries to...
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Intel and GE Sign $250 Million Deal in Health Care Field
Two Giant US companies announced Thursday that they will team up to produce a line of...
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Brown Pelicans Hit By Freezing Temperatures
The United States are dealing with a new ecological crisis. The new problem is particularly...
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Assisted Suicide, Momentarily Legal In Montana
Assisted suicide is among the most controversial topics today, not only in the United States, but...
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Montana Judge Rules Assisted Suicide Is Legal
Friday in a
Montana court, Judge Dorothy
McCarter ruled that doctor-assisted suicide was...
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March Of Dimes Gives U.S. A “D” In Terms Of Premature Birth
In an assessment of premature births in each U.S. state, the
March of Dimes gave the nation a D on...
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Pregnant Man Who Gave Birth Stirs Legal Questions
Thomas Beatie’s case sent shock waves around the world and stirred global interest. Only hearing...
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Heavy With Child Man For The Second Time
Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but went through a sex change, is pregnant again, he told...
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Pregnant Man From Oregon Is Expecting A 2nd Child
Thomas Beatie, the woman who turned man and then got pregnant and delivered earlier this year, is...
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Shocking Preterm Birth Rate In The United States
The rate of premature birth in the United States has reached an alarming 12,7 percent, although the...
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Autism Associated With Wet Weather
Children in U.S.’s wettest climates stand more chances to suffer from autism, according to a study...
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Excessive Weight Gain during Pregnancy Doubles the Risk of Having Heavy Babies
More than one in five women gain excessive weight during pregnancy and they have a higher risk of...
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OHSU: 9 Million Kids Have No Health Insurance Coverage in the US
While US
presidential candidates’ debate over health care is making headlines all over
the world,...
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Obesity Is in Your Genes and...Brain!
Eating too much to simply satisfy your pleasure for food?
Then you’re probably one of those people...
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Food Doesn’t Satisfy Obese People
Individuals whose brains don’t produce pleasure while eating will overeat in order to obtain it,...
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Obese People Experience Less Pleasure From Eating
When you see a person weighing more than usual, the first
thought that crosses your mind is that...
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Leanne Marshall Wins Project Runway, Korto Momolu Scores Popularity Points
Leanne Marshall may have been crowned the winner of the fifth season of “Project Runway,” but one...
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She Who Laughs Last.... Leanne Marshall Wins “Project Runway”
You don’t have to be outgoing to prove class, style and
talent. Her opponents may have been live...
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The Lollipop Building Comes Now In A New Wrapper
The Columbus Circle 2 building was once called by architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable "a...
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Taylor Hicks to Star in “Grease” National Tour
The national tour of the Broadway revival of "Grease" will star Taylor Hicks, the winner...
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Cattle Have Magnetic Sense of Direction, Google Earth Proves
Hamburg, Germany (dpa) - Grazing cows tend to face the North and South Poles, according to German...
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New Marijuana Guidelines Protect Medical Marijuana Users
The guidelines on legal pot use issued this
week by California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown offer...
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Bruce Ivins Had Some Mental Problems Indeed
It appears that Bruce
Ivins, the main suspect in the anthrax case, was suffering from some kind...
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In Seattle 20 Cents For a Disposable Bag
Starting with January 2009, plastic and paper bags will no longer be free of charge for the Seattle...
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Kent Couch Hopes To Fly 300 Mile In Lawn Chair Carried by Balloons
On Saturday, Kent Couch, 48, hopes to fly 300 miles in his original
flying device: a lawn chaird...
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Pregnant 'Man' Thomas Beatie Gives Birth to Baby Daughter
Thomas Beatie, a woman who changed her sex and now calls herself a man, delivered a healthy baby...
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Cal Wildfires Lead to Thick Smoke Over Region
Hundreds of strike units with fire engines and 4,300
firefighters from local departments have been...
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Immunotherapy Proved Efficient in Melanoma Patient
An article in the New England Journal of Medicine describes
how immunotherapy helped a 52-year-old...
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Salmonella Scare Prompts Tomato Withdrawal Nationwide
Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s tomato
warning, more restaurants and grocery...
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Number of US States Struck by Salmonella Infections Reaches 16
Tomatoes-borne Salmonella bacteria appear to infect more people each day spreading all over the...
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Teacher Forced Kid to Sit by Taping Him to a Chair
When a kid dares to act like a kid and, for example, doesn’t
want to sit down, the...
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U.S.
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Food-Borne Illness Rates Still High in the US
Despite efforts to improve food safety in recent years, the United States is still confronting with...
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In US air crash, 17 believed dead, including children
Washington - A small passenger plane crashed Sunday afternoon in the western...
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Washington State to Allow Patients to Die with ‘Dignity’
The Death with Dignity Act, a law approved by voter referendum last November, will take effect on...
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Will the US Protect the American Pika?
The American pika is a little cold-loving relative of the rabbit which might be in danger of...
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Western Forests Are Dying At An Increasing Rate, Study Says
A recent study shows that trees on old growth forests across the West are dying at a small, but...
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Western Forests Affected By Climate Change
The U.S. Geological Survey released a report presenting a worrying trend in western U.S. where the...
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Groups, States File Suit Against U.S. Government On Abortion Rule
Seven states and two abortion rights groups filed suit against the...
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Seven States Sue over Bush Anti-Abortion Rule
Thursday, seven states sued the federal government over a rule that further expands...
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Winter Storm, ‘Hazardous’ Traveling Conditions Make Victims
A powerful winter storm hit the US West Coast painting all landscapes in white. The storm featured...
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New Winter Storm Makes Traveling a Nightmare in Northern U.S.
A powerful winter storm hit mainland from the Pacific Ocean and brought up to 2 feet of snow and...
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Man Arrested In Oregon Bank Bombing
Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the bombing incident that killed two...
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Voters put Obama, first African American, in White House
Washington/Chicago - Democratic candidate Barack Obama won a historic US presidential election...
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3 Percent Of American Children Are Unisured, With An Insured Parent
More than 2 million American children have
no health insurance because their parents can’t afford...
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Swing states shifting to Obama, but undecideds remain
Washington - As a passionate, divisive, 20-month US election enters its final two weeks, Cara...
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Study: Many U.S. Children Are Uninsured, Even Though Their Parents Have Health Insurance
A study
published on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association
has revealed that...
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Judge Rejects Evidence in Corruption Case of Senator Stevens
The federal judge presiding over Senator Ted Stevens’ corruption case excluded some evidence on...
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World
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Obama's Kin to Burnish American Image at Convention
Washington - There are few things more American than basketball and "family...
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Bruce Ivins Had Some Mental Problems Indeed
It appears that Bruce
Ivins, the main suspect in the anthrax case was suffering from some kind...
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Oregon: Plane Crashes into Vacation House, Five killed
Monday, a small plane crashed in Oregon, into a vacation home, causing the
death of the two people...
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Mount Hood Climber Is Found Dead
Monday morning crews found the body of a 55-year-old who
went to scale one of Mount Hood’s...
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Oregon Man Flies His Balloon Powered Chair Out of State
A 48-year-old gas station owner from Bend, Oregon triumphed Saturday on his third attempt in making...
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FDA Issues Tomato Warning Following Salmonella Outbreak
As the number of U.S. states affected by salmonella food
poisoning is on the rise reaching 16 by...
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Clinton Wins Kentucky, but Obama Nears Finish Line
Although Senator Hillary Clinton won Kentucky on Tuesday, the momentum is still on the side of her...
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Clinton Says the Fight Is “Nowhere Near Over”
The battle for the Democratic Party nomination is “nowhere near over” as the two presidential...
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Officials Say Sea Lions Were Likely Killed by Heat
After Federal investigators said that the six sea lions
found dead in traps on the Columbia...
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6 Sea Lions Shot Dead at Columbia River Traps
Investigation is under way in Oregon into the killing of six sea lions. The bodies of the federally...
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Study Supporting Californian Delta Pumping Rejected
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a study backing
increased water exports from Northern...
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Oregon Transgender Man Is Five Months Pregnant
Thomas Beatie, a woman who changed her sex and now calls herself a man, is five months pregnant...
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Jack “Dr. Death” Kevorkian to Run for Congress
Jack Kevorkian, aka “Dr. Death”, the controversial pathologist well-known for advocating the...
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Obama Beats Clinton in Mississippi Primary
Senator Barrack Obama recorded
another victory Tuesday in the Mississippi’s Democratic primary,...
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Ex-Chief Of Staff Of Alaska Gov Pleads Guilty To Fraud
On Monday the chief of staff for former Alaska Gov. Frank
Murkowski pleaded guilty to fraud in a...
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Luxury Model Homes Set On Fire Near Seattle
Four multimillion-dollar show homes from a suburb north of Seattle were engulfed by
flames on...
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Report Says: One In 100 American Adults In Jail
A new report shows that for the first time in the U.S. history
one in 100 adults is in prison,...
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Cannons Dating Back To 1846 Found On The Beach In Oregon
Two cannons were found over the Presidents Day weekend on
the Oregon Coast which may come from a...
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Meteor Streaks over the Pacific Northwest Sky
A meteor apparently streaked over the Pacific Northwest early Tuesday triggering numerous calls...
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3 Killed in Small Plane Crash in Oregon
A small airplane with three people aboard crashed in western Oregon on Friday, officials said.The...
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Storm Hits Western States
Western states are to face a hard winter as heavy snow has
fallen from Washington to Arizona,...
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Heavy Storm Scatters Across California, Closes I-5 North Of L.A.
California is dealing with a
powerful storm these days, full of heavy rain and snow, which shut...
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Illegal Immigrants To Be Denied Driver’s License Applications
First-time applicants will not
be granted their driver’s license in the state of Michigan unless...
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Agreement Reached Over Klamath River Dam Removal
The future of the Klamath River
dams was formally decided on Tuesday, when governmental...
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Former Gov. Supports Doctor-Assisted Suicide
A controversial initiative has
been announced on Wednesday, concerning the approval of a...
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States Sue EPA Over Controversial Waivers Decision
The highly expected legal
challenge on behalf of California and 15 other states against the EPA...
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Science
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Our Trees Are Dying
Tree mortality doubled in just 17 years in the Pacific Northwest and 25 years in California....
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Diamonds Suggest That Comet Hit North America 13,000 Years Ago
A scientific report showed on Friday pointed out that a group of comets may have hit North...
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Study: Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s
Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of
years. Today, it is one of the top...
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Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism
Children living in regions with higher levels of annual
rainfall may be more predisposed to...
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Study: Obese People Experience Less Pleasure From Eating
When you see a person weighing more than usual, the first
thought that crosses your mind is that...
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Judge Acknowledges Threat To California's Salmon And Steelhead
U.S. District Judge Oliver W. Wanger of Fresno issued an opinion acknowledging the damage to fish...
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Study: Melanoma Cured 100% through Blood Cell Therapy
The results of a new study conducted by a research team at
the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research...
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Pre-Clovis DNA Samples Point to 14,000 Year Old North Americans
North America – first there was
Clovis…Correction: North America, 1,000 years before the so-called...
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New Evidence About First People In North America
The DNA tests of some samples turned out to be fossilised
human faeces found in deep caves in the...
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Conservationists To Fight In Court For Gray Wolves
Environmental conservationists groups plan to fight in court
against the US Department of the...
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Is Cloning the Wrong Research Path?
Scientists at Stemagen Corp, a reproductive lab in La Jolla, California said in an article...
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First Cloned Human Embryos From Skin Cell DNA
US scientists at biotech company Stemagen Corporation in La Jolla, California, allege they made the...
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A DOE’s Study Proves The Efficiency Of Smart Grids
Today, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced the
results of two studies demonstrating...
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Scientists Have Created First Primate Cloned Embryos
Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University have created for the first time cloned...
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Health
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Intel, GE Reportedly Plan to Announce Health Care Partnership
Chip giant Intel Corp. and US conglomerate General Electric Co plan to announce a partnership in...
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US Supreme Court throws out tobacco appeal
Washington - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out cigarette maker Philip Morris USA's appeal...
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Washington Legalizes Assisted Suicide
Washington State passed Initiative 1000, which means it has legalized assisted suicide. Starting...
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Washington’s 'Death with Dignity’ Law Takes Effect
Starting Thursday, terminally ill patients in Washington D.C. have the right to choose between...
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Multnomah County Chain Restaurants Required to List Calories on Their Menus
Multnomah County (Oregon) commissioners have approved a new set of rules that will require chain...
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Low Humidity Levels Can Favor the Spreading of Flu Germs
According to a new study by Oregon researchers, flu viruses are more easily transmitted from one...
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Seven States Sue Over Bush Anti-Abortion Rule
Thursday, seven states sued the federal government over a rule that further expands...
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Groups, States File Suit against U.S. Government on Abortion Rule
Seven states and two abortion rights groups filed suit against the...
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Lawsuits Filed Over Abortion Rule
Seven states and two abortion rights groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the U.S....
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New Laws Request Fire-Safe Cigarettes
On New Year’s Day, laws requesting that the cigarettes sold in stores be all slow-burning...
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Montana Allows With Assisted Suicide
The debate regarding whether or not assisted suicide should be legal in the United States has been...
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Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s
Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of
years. Today, it is one of the top...
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Intel Releases Its First Home Medical Device
Intel has initiated pilot programs to examine a home health laptop, application, and database...
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Intel Launches Its Health-Monitoring Device, Health Guide PHS6000
Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in July this
year, Intel’s Health Guide...
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Rainy Climates, A Factor In Triggering Autism?
Autism is a brain development disorder that occurs in
children, generally, before turning 3 and is...
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Pregnancy Overweight Bad for Mother and Child
A comprehensive study carried out by the Institute of Medicine has led the researched to the...
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Rain and Autism Linked: Counties with More Rainfall Have Higher Autism Rates
The results of a new study confirm the
findings of a controversial 2006 paper entitled “Does...
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Is Autism Linked To Rainy Climates?
Recently, scientist have theorized on what causes autism in children and have approached a theory...
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Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism In Some Areas
Children living in regions with higher levels of annual
rainfall may be more predisposed to...
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Excessive Pregnancy Weight Poses Risks to Both Mother and Child
Researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Ore. report there’s a...
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Health Insurance Costs – A Burden for Most Americans
Health insurance continues to be a big issue for Americans and a fiery subject of debate for both...
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3 Percent of American Children Are Unisured, with an Insured Parent
More than 2 million American children have
no health insurance because their parents can’t afford...
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Overweight People Find Sweets Less Satisfying
Overweight people actually don’t enjoy
eating fatty food and sweets, a brain study found. The...
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Update: Believe It Or Not, Obese People Enjoy Food Less
In Friday's issue of the journal Science, psychology researchers in Texas, Oregon and Connecticut...
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Michigan’s Marijuana Law Contested
The contested and controversial Proposition
1, which would make it legal for doctors to prescribe...
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Census: 1 in 6 People Living in the US Lacked Health Insurance in 2005
Health insurance continues to be a major problem for
Americans, according to a report released...
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Euthanasia – Again Contested in the U.S.
Probably the most morally debated, contested and picketed against medical practice of the...
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Study: Oregon Death with Dignity Act Not Very Effective
A recently-conducted survey revealed that the Death with Dignity Act enacted in Oregon in 1997...
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Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act Criticized
A study by researchers at Oregon Health and
Science University examined 58 terminally...
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About 130 Students Sickened By Serious Stomach Virus At USC
The number of students experiencing vomiting, stomach cramps
and diarrhea at University
of...
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