Health

Does Chocolate Make You Thin?

We're not trying to deprive you of your favorite antioxidant-packed treat, we swear! But choco-touting studies deserve a bit more scrutiny.

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| Tue Apr. 24, 2012 1:45 PM PDT

Why Motorbikes Can Be Worse for the Planet Than Cars

Here in Hanoi, emissions from 1.8 million motorbikes are the principal cause of the city's famous smog.

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| Mon Apr. 23, 2012 11:30 AM PDT
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Food Deserts Not to Blame for Obesity and Poor Nutrition

Tackling food deserts, it turns out, probably isn't going to have much of an impact.

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| Fri Apr. 20, 2012 2:50 AM PDT

Mapping Disease to Climate

A new map shows a snapshot of the environmental factors on land and in the sea that led to a deadly disease outbreak in Africa during a year of climate extremes.

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| Tue Apr. 17, 2012 11:37 AM PDT

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Will Pennsylvania Reverse its Gag Order on Fracking Chemicals?

Doctors in the Keystone State might be able to warn their patients about the hazards of fracking solution after all.

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| Mon Apr. 16, 2012 1:56 PM PDT

Arizona's Extra-Strict Abortion Ban Passes

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| Thu Apr. 12, 2012 3:21 PM PDT

Prozac: What's Race Got to Do With It?

Recent studies show that race and health insurance status may determine whether or not doctors prescribe antidepressants to their patients.

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| Thu Apr. 12, 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Even Small Temperature Swings Bad If You're Old, Not White, or Poor

Even small amounts of climate change swings can be deadly for certain populations.

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| Mon Apr. 9, 2012 2:37 PM PDT

Pregnant? Put Down the Pesticide

New study links preterm births and low birth weights to pesticide exposure.

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| Fri Apr. 6, 2012 1:21 PM PDT

Mississippi Could Lose Its Only Abortion Clinic

New regulations designed to "make Mississippi abortion-free" could force the state's sole clinic to shut its doors.

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| Fri Apr. 6, 2012 10:50 AM PDT

BPA in Your Food? The FDA's Still Okay With That.

Federal regulators will keep allowing the endocrine-disrupting chemical in can linings, to the delight of Dow, Bayer, and the Saudis.

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| Wed Apr. 4, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

This Is Your Brain on the Department of Defense

The Department of Defense has long had its eyes on emerging neuroscience technologies. Should we be worried?

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| Tue Apr. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Fracking Our Way to a Toxic Planet

When corporations roll back environmental protections to exploit our natural resources, they're also exploiting us.

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| Mon Apr. 2, 2012 12:21 PM PDT
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Why Is It So Hard to Clean Up Coal?

Two words: money and politics.

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| Mon Apr. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Calculator: How Much Does Using Coal Really Cost?

Electricity from coal is cheap—but that's only because power companies don't pay for the cost of their pollution. If they did, what would your monthly bill look like?

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| Mon Apr. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Makeup, Bowling Balls, and Other Toxic Products You Use

The EPA wants to classify coal ash as hazardous waste—and you can find it in your home, backyard, and medicine cabinet.

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| Sat Mar. 31, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Arizona Outdoes Everyone With New Anti-Abortion Bill

A proposed law would bar abortions as soon as 18 weeks after conception, among other things.

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| Thu Mar. 29, 2012 1:37 PM PDT
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Obamacare's Day in Court: Good for Single Payer?

Justice Sonia Sotomayor got an Obamacare opponent to back single-payer.

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| Thu Mar. 29, 2012 8:49 AM PDT
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Will the Supreme Court Create Zombie Obamacare?

By cutting out the Affordable Care Act's heart, the justices could create a shambling corpse of a law.

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| Wed Mar. 28, 2012 3:45 PM PDT
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The Pill Makes Women Richer

Economists find that access to oral contraception has helped women close the wage gap over the past decades.

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| Wed Mar. 28, 2012 9:28 AM PDT