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The Impact of Bad Bosses

New research has found that bad bosses affect how your whole family relates to one another; your physical health, raising your risk for heart disease; and your morale while in the office.

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How to DNA Hack Yogurt

At the Next Nature Power Show in Amsterdam last year, Tuur van Balen demonstrated in a matter of minutes how you can bioengineer yogurt bacteria to manufacture Prozac.

As Records Go Digital, How Physicians Preserve the Full Story

As Records Go Digital, How Physicians Preserve the Full Story

The electronic medical-record revolution is upon us. What does it mean for you?

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Today in Research: An Argument for Getting Mammograms at 40

Remember all of that talk about pushing the age of mammogram testing to 50, up from 40? A new study makes the case for starting earlier.

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The Chipotle Farming Video: Will It Help Get Rid of Gestation Crates?

The advertisement has had some immediate effects, with responses from McDonald's and Bon Appetit, but is it all just porkwashing?

Hips, Shoulders, and Knees: New Orthopedic Products From DePuy Medgadget

Hips, Shoulders, and Knees: New Orthopedic Products From DePuy

At the latest meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, DePuy announced some exciting developments that resist wear.

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From Kenya to Washington: Who's to Blame for Wasted Food Aid?

Special interest lobbyists are working to impose new rules that would require food aid to be purchased from preferred growers in the U.S.

Agent Orange in Your Backyard: The Harmful Pesticide 2,4-D Wikimedia Commons

Agent Orange in Your Backyard: The Harmful Pesticide 2,4-D

The NRDC filed suit against the EPA in an attempt to cancel registrations for 2,4-D, which has been linked to hormone interference.

Katherine Gould's 'Drunken Orgy' and the Perils of Social Climbing Wikimedia Commons

Katherine Gould's 'Drunken Orgy' and the Perils of Social Climbing

In 1909, as well as now, much of the concern aimed at women's drinking reveals a fear that alcohol will alter them beyond recognition.

The Grocery Store of the Future Peapod

The Grocery Store of the Future

As of earlier this month, commuters waiting for the next train on Philadelphia's platforms have been able to shop for groceries by opening the Peapod app and scanning barcodes on a sign.

Professional Help: 5 Tips for Tiger-Free Immigrant Parenting Shutterstock

Professional Help: 5 Tips for Tiger-Free Immigrant Parenting

Chinese mom and human development scholar Desiree Qin discusses healthful ways to build expectations and manage an acculturation gap.

The Perishable Pundit on Organics, Crop Yields, and Food Politics Shutterstock

The Perishable Pundit on Organics, Crop Yields, and Food Politics

Jim Prevor responds to Marion Nestle's article about organic food production, discusses the downside of the community's deal with USDA.

A Diabetes Management System Controlled by Your Smartphone Cellnovo

A Diabetes Management System Controlled by Your Smartphone

London's Cellnovo has received approval for a system that includes a wirelessly connected insulin pump, activity monitor, and glucometer.

The Secret Power of Saying 'I Love You' Matt Morris

The Secret Power of Saying 'I Love You'

Mr. Happy Man is the true story of 88-year-old Johnny Barnes, who spends hours each morning wishing Bermuda's commuters well. 

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Impaired Driving Skills Just the Latest Problem With Marijuana Use

Researchers have shown that acute cannabis consumption can lead to a host of medical issues, including, now, automobile accidents.

A Whirlwind Escape to Vietnam's Culinary Landscape The Perennial Plate

A Whirlwind Escape to Vietnam's Culinary Landscape

The Perennial Plate, a series about sustainable eating, compiled a mouthwatering montage of their food adventures in Vietnam.

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Can Stigma on Active Alcoholics Help to Push Them to Treatment?

Not all alcoholics respond to stigma in the same way, but it stands to reason that drinkers would embrace the benefits of "in recovery" status.

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Treating Fear, Anxiety, and PTSD

When it comes to mood disorders, treatments that have both medical and psychological components seem to work best, keeping what psychologists call spontaneous recovery at bay.

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Using Produce Carts and Ingenuity to Make Food Deserts Bloom

In her review of "The Apple Pushers," Tracie McMillan praises the documentary's focus on a set of deeply entrepreneurial street vendors.

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Making 'The Apple Pushers,' a Film About New York's Street Vendors

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Mary Mazzio on how one passionate philanthropist brought attention to the Big Apple's cart squad.

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Study of the Day: Smoking Pot Doubles Chances of a Car Crash

A new meta-analysis of nine studies suggests that the consumption of cannabis impairs motor tasks that are important to safe driving.

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