A-list Needs Hep A Shot After NY Birthday Bash
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Costco 1st-Quarter Profit Is Up, But Shares Fall
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New Trial Ordered For Ex-Qwest Chief
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Universal Music Will Sell Songs Without Copy Protection
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Health News

Orphanages Stunt Mental Growth, a Study Finds
2007-12-22 06:01 - Giving credence to the long-held belief that orphanages stunt children’s mental development, a study shows that infants placed with foster families have higher IQs on average than those who remain in institutions.

Data About Zetia Risks Was Not Fully Revealed
2007-12-22 06:01 - New evidence shows that drug makers Merck and Schering-Plough never published several studies that raised questions about a cholesterol drug’s risks to the liver.

Whistle-Blower Is Awarded $1.6 Million
2007-12-22 06:01 - A former drug sales representative won the award despite the judge’s criticism that he should have brought the scheme to light earlier.

Scientists Weigh Stem Cells? Role as Cancer Cause
2007-12-22 04:50 - A debate over a hypothesis that cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells could affect the path of research.

Putting Very Little Weight in Calorie Counting Methods
2007-12-21 06:01 - Exercise physiologists say there is little in the world of exercise as wildly exaggerated as people’s estimates of the number of calories they burn.

Ransom-Note Ads About Children’s Health Are Canceled
2007-12-21 06:01 - N.Y.U. is dropping a controversial ad campaign aimed at raising awareness of children’s mental health disorders.

Is This a Toothbrush or a Drill Sergeant?
2007-12-21 06:01 - Today’s souped-up electronic gizmos double as brushing coaches.

I’m Not Really Running, I’m Not Really Running...
2007-12-21 06:01 - Using mental tricks, or dissociating, can get you to the finish line faster.

Campaign on Childhood Mental Illness Succeeds at Being Provocative
2007-12-21 06:01 - A provocative public service campaign on children’s psychiatric disorders has raised hackles as much as awareness.

Counting Calories, but Not to Shed Pounds
2007-12-21 06:01 - My daughter’s illness and recovery have taught me that there is no such thing as good and bad foods.


 
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