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Working Out Just One Minute A Day Can Get You In Shape
Got a minute? Then walk briskly, trot up the stairs, dart after that bus — do just about anything you can to raise your heart rate at least a smidgeon, and burn an extra calorie or two.A dozen or so...
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CDC REPORT: 'We Will Soon Be In A Post-Antibiotic Era'
At least two million people per year in the United States get infections that are resistant to antibiotics and 23,000 die from those infections, a new study says.The Centers for Disease Control and...
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Good Health Is A Skill That Can Be Improved
I am privileged to be very healthy. There is, admittedly, an element of good fortune in that, and so I am tempted to append, "knock on wood!" But I won't, because I'm not superstitious, and I know that...
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Stephen Hawking Thinks You Should Be Able To Kill Yourself If You Are...
Physicist Stephen Hawking says he thinks terminally ill patients should have access to assisted suicide, as long as there are checks to prevent abuse."I think those who have a terminal illness and are...
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This Mutation Makes People Unable To Feel Pain
"Index Subject 1"— the anonymous girl or woman who participated in this new study — is unusual in a couple of ways. For one thing, she cannot feel pain. It's a dangerous condition for her. Photos...
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8 Signs That Your Body Can't Handle Gluten
If you've gone to a grocery store lately, you've likely seen an increase in items labeled "gluten-free."A wide range of cereals, chips, breakfast foods, canned goods and even dairy products are proudly...
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New Study Suggests Our Brain Biology Is To Blame For The Financial Crisis
Five years on from Lehman Brothers' collapse and "where did it all go wrong?" analysis is all the rage. Answers have varied: poor regulation, malicious bankers, dozy politicians, greedy homeowners, and...
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It Takes Only 10 Inches Of Earwax To Tell The Life Story Of A Blue Whale
A blue whale's buildup of earwax archives its history of stress levels and exposure to chemical pollutants, which could allow researchers to piece together new details about the animal's life, a study...
View ArticleMove Over Molasses: The 5 Weirdest Spills
A molasses pipeline in Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii, last week was pumping the syrupy substance onto a ship when it sprung a leak, dumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of the goo into the ocean. The...
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This Mesmerizing Video Of The Moon Rotating Is Actually Impossible
NASA researchers have pieced together a view of the moon that's impossible from Earth.The stunning new mosaic images and mesmerizing moon video show what Earth's nearest neighbor looks like as it...
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Uninsured Physician Assistant Shocked By The Staggering Cost Of Treatment
This post originally appeared on Pulse--voices from the heart of medicine.The doctor was adamant. "This is America, not Sweden," he told me. "We operate." How did this happen to me? I wondered, looking...
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9 Clever Uses For Greek Yogurt
Thick, creamy Greek yogurt is a nutrition rock star — so if you’re gobbling it down by the spoonful, good work. But why not get a little creative?Greek yogurt lightens, moistens and adds flavor, and it...
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We Are Two-Thirds Of The Way Through Earth's Habitable Years
Earth could continue to host life for at least another 1.75 billion years, as long as nuclear holocaust, an errant asteroid, or some other disaster doesn't intervene, a new study calculates.But even...
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Here's Where All That Water In Colorado Is Headed
As flood waters slowly begin to recede from central Colorado, new flood warnings have cropped up downstream in Nebraska.Colorado's South Platte River, which runs northeast from the middle of the state...
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Don't Believe Everything You See In The Media About Meth Addiction
This June, Dr. Carl Hart, a neuroscientist at Columbia University, published "High Price," a memoir about how he came to devote himself to science after growing up around drugs and gangs. With his...
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Here's How To Build Muscle Fast, Even As You Age
Katherine Tallmadge, M.A., R.D., is a registered dietitian, author of "Diet Simple: 195 Mental Tricks, Substitutions, Habits & Inspirations" (LifeLine Press, 2011) and a frequent national...
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This Map Shows Where Bigfoot Has Been Sighted In The US
Reported sightings of Bigfoot — the legendary apelike creature that's been a favorite of cryptozoologists — have abounded for decades. Now, for the first time, someone has created a map showing the...
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Surprising Brain Activity Found In Very Deep Coma Patients
When a patient's brain falls completely silent, and electrical recordings devices show a flat line, reflecting a lack of brain activity, doctors consider the patient to have reached the deepest stage...
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A Super Typhoon With 190 MPH Winds Is Barreling Toward Hong Kong
Super Typhoon Usagi — one of the strongest storms of the year — barrelled towards Hong Kong and southern China on Friday, prompting warnings of fierce winds and torrential rains.Packing estimated...
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Researchers Are Designing Self-Cleaning Beaches
In 2011, water pollution closed or drove visitors away from U.S. shores on more than 15,000 beach days across the country.In many places, the problem is getting worse. As coastal towns crowd with...
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