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Using Watson to Help Respond to Health Care's Challenges

By learning to read like a human, Watson makes sense of medical data in ways that traditional computing can't.

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Clenching a hand increases focal brain activity. Make sure to do it correctly, though.

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How Exercising at Work Saves Money

Creation of worksite wellness programs is promoted by parts of the Affordable Care Act. If your office doesn't have a gym, it soon might -- out of the company's interest.

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For Kids, Plastic Surgery Not Always the Answer

The many considerations in "repairing" the face of a child

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Study: Skydiving Not Relaxing

Veteran skydivers feel less anxious than beginners, but their bodies still release the same amount of stress hormone.

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Disconcerting Robot Detects Depression

Augmenting psychiatric diagnosis with data

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Public health workers have taken on the mission of vaccinating 170 million children under the age of five.

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Study: Kids Are Prejudiced Against Fat People by Age 4

British elementary school students believed an overweight storybook character was more likely to be naughty and less likely to have friends.

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Positions on economic redistribution correlated with upper-body strength.

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The Great Salt Debate: So Bad?

This week experts warned against the dangers of overdoing low-sodium diets. That's a step toward what salt advocates like "The Salt Guru" Morton Satin have enjoined for years.

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When to Do Surgery on a Child With 'Both' Genitalia

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Resarch subjects were better able to will themselves into positive moods while listening to rousing symphonies.

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