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Science NewsVital Signs: Childhood: Too Little Sleep May Pose Obesity Risk2007-11-15 05:30 - Children who do not get enough sleep may increase their risk for obesity, a new study has found. Observatory: Jawbone Sheds Light on Divergence of Humans and Apes 2007-11-15 05:30 - Scientists have discovered a fossil that represents a new genus of great ape. Vital Signs: Regimens: Weight Found to Affect Prostate Cancer Outcome 2007-11-15 05:30 - A findings suggest that overweight men with advanced prostate cancer seem not to live as long as those with normal body mass. Vital Signs: For the Record: In Tests of Inhalers, Results May Depend ... 2007-11-15 05:30 - The conclusions of studies on the adverse effects of inhalers apparently depend in part on who pays for the study. Observatory: Poisonous Mushrooms Forge Their Own Path, Genetically Spe... 2007-11-15 05:30 - Researchers have identified a genetic quirk common to a few deadly species of mushrooms. Really?: The Claim: Some Red Lipstick Brands Contain High Lead Levels 2007-11-15 05:30 - Are revived fears that some brands of red lipstick contain potentially harmful levels of lead well founded? Observatory: Love of Chocolate May Have Begun With Cacao Beer 2007-11-15 05:30 - New findings push the date of the first use of cacao back 500 years earlier than previously known. Well: Exercise Advice Often Ignores Jiggle Factor 2007-11-15 05:30 - What to do about flesh that won?t stay put during a workout. Personal Health: Chronic Pain: A Burden Often Shared 2007-11-15 05:30 - When people experience unrelenting pain, everyone they live with and love is likely to suffer. Essay: Old Story, Updated: Better Living Through Pills 2007-11-15 05:30 - Americans, athletes as well as nonathletes, have grappled with the proper role of drugs in their lives for decades. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 |
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