Has the U.S. Passed Peak Car?
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Follow the Health ChannelThe decline in fertility over the course of a woman's 30s has been oversold. Here's what the statistics really tell us—and what they don't.
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Demonizing processed food may be dooming many to obesity and disease. Could embracing the drive-thru make us all healthier?
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Simple changes can make recovery more restful, and better overall.
There are 670 calories in a venti Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino Blended Crème. The multibillion-dollar coffeehouse chain just announced that it will add calorie counts to menus, staying a step ahead of the FDA.
Le Labo co-founder Fabrice Penot discusses his novel approach to manufacturing and marketing fragrances.
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People who were hospitalized for an infection were 62 percent more likely to later develop a mood disorder.
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Even if we could get a handle on conventional drugs, there would be new ones.
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The House opens debate Tuesday on a farm bill that would include unprecedented cuts to food assistance. With less money for quality food, though, comes more obesity, more sickness, and more overall cost.
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Despite a culture organizing to oppose shaming, it remains inevitable. But it doesn't have to ruin lives.
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A large, long study found that children had worse academic outcomes after being treated with one particular stimulant.
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Good advice from someone who is terrible at dating
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A brain scan could help objectively identify who will benefit, and who won't.
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Women had a lower rate of serious complications when they chose to give birth at home instead of in a hospital.
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"Taking life for granted is an encouraging sign that your life is going well. I wanted that."
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White babies are no longer the majority in the U.S.
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Readers scored the same on comprehension tests regardless of the medium.
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Regardless of anonymity, we become more likely to deceive.
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No more waiting around to publish an interesting finding in a medical journal
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Unconscious body image misperception
Reuters
Irregular heartbeats were more common among the top performers in an extreme cross-country ski race.
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Bringing together medicine and spirituality for end-of-life care
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Call it a syndrome, if you will
AP
So that eventually every kid learns to swim
A Whole-Sky Time-Lapse of the Galactic Center
Every NASA Space Shuttle Launch
The Marshmallow Experiment
The biggest ideas of 2013, why junk food is fat's greatest foe, the real baby deadline, and more
