Health

Will Bird Flu Research Cause a Bird Flu Outbreak?

Research teams tinkered with H5N1 until they made strains that could be contagious among humans. Now, experts are deadlocked on whether research should continue.

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| Thu Aug. 9, 2012 9:30 AM PDT

Medical Journal Blasts Komen for Overselling Mammograms

Early detection isn't nearly as effective as the leading breast cancer organization claims.

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| Thu Aug. 9, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Obama Knocks Romney for "Coal Kills" Remark

A new low in Obama campaign ads.

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| Tue Aug. 7, 2012 9:19 AM PDT
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MS Advocates Split With Romney Over Obamacare

People with multiple sclerosis have treasured Ann Romney as an advocate. But her husband's policies are bad news for them.

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| Tue Aug. 7, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

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6 Ways California Is Planning to Adapt to Climate Change

The country's environmental leader is moving towards an adaptation plan.

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| Sat Aug. 4, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

How We Talk About AIDS In Africa

Doctor-turned-journalist Uzodinma Iweala puts a human face on one of the most talked about epidemics in history.

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| Fri Aug. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

CHARTS: Why Your Chicken Is Still Making You Sick

When the FDA cracked down on the beef industry, E. coli poisoning plummeted. But salmonella on poultry? As bad as ever.

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| Thu Aug. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Maps: The Secrets Drillers Can Hide About the Fracking in Your Backyard

State-by-state analysis shows natural gas drillers can keep almost everything about their operation secret.

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| Wed Aug. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Judge Upholds Arizona's Extreme Abortion Law

Abortion rights groups vow to appeal.

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| Mon Jul. 30, 2012 1:11 PM PDT

"Personhood" Group Wants SCOTUS to Approve Oklahoma Ballot Measure

The movement to grant rights to fertilized eggs tries a new strategy.

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| Mon Jul. 30, 2012 11:25 AM PDT

Do Sports Drinks Really Work?

All that stuff about replacing electrolytes and so on you've been hearing all these years? Not so much.

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| Mon Jul. 30, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Your Weekend Longreads List on the Genetics of Life

Five stories about family, politics, and self-identity—viewed through the lens of our genetic building blocks.

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| Fri Jul. 27, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Beverage Industry Group Bankrolls Soda Tax Opposition

In Richmond, California, the American Beverage Association is fighting a proposed sugary-drink tax with a "community coalition."

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| Wed Jul. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

PHOTOS: Plant Tomatoes. Harvest Lower Crime Rates.

A growing body of research shows that urban farms reduce violence.

—Photographs by Emily Schiffer; Text by Alex Kotlowitz

 | Mon Jul. 23, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Weak Smog Rules Cost Lives

But that's OK. We can all just hold our breath until after the election.

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| Fri Jul. 20, 2012 9:42 AM PDT

Why Aren't the Feds Helping This Native American Tribe Recover From a Wildfire?

A year after a major wildfire, floods have pushed one New Mexico tribal community to the brink of disaster.

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| Fri Jul. 20, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

GOP Budget Slashes Planned Parenthood Funding

A proposed funding bill is a wish-list for anti-choice Republicans.

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| Thu Jul. 19, 2012 4:00 AM PDT
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Cuccinelli Blocks Va. Abortion Clinic Rules

Va.'s attorney general is at it again.

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| Tue Jul. 17, 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Lawsuit Challenges Arizona's Abortion Ban

This is the first major lawsuit in the US challenging a 20-week abortion ban.

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| Mon Jul. 16, 2012 7:36 AM PDT
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Chew on This: The BPA Derivative in Your Fillings

New study links a compound that's probably in your mouth right now to behavioral issues in children.

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| Fri Jul. 13, 2012 3:56 PM PDT