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Life Expectancy Falls

issue 4428 | 07.11.08 | American Voices

A study at the Harvard Global Health Initiative shows that, for a segment of the population, life expectancy is lower now that in was in the early... more»
Stress In Pregnancy Influences Asthma

issue 4428 | 07.09.08 | American Voices

A recent study shows that if a pregnant woman is exposed to high levels of stress, her child is more likely to develop asthma or allergies later in... more»
Way Too Much Raised For Bronchitis Research

issue 4423 | 06.04.08 | News In Brief

[media:60159]MINNEAPOLIS—The nonprofit organization Clean Airways announced Tuesday that it had raised the completely unnecessary sum... more»
Son-Of-A-Bitch Mouse Solves Maze Researchers Spent Months Building

issue 4416 | 04.19.08 | News

IOWA CITY, IA—The mouse briskly traversed the complicated wooden maze in under 30 seconds, roughly 1/8,789,258 the time it took to secure... more»
Study: Use Of Phrase 'Don't Skimp On The' Linked To Heart Disease

issue 4407 | 02.15.08 | News In Brief

DALLAS—According to a study published Monday by the American Heart Association, people who frequently start sentences with the phrase "don't... more»
Uninsured Man Hopes His Symptoms Diagnosed This Week On House

issue 4348 | 11.30.07 | News In Brief

HAPEVILLE, GA—After being laid off last year from his door-fitting job at the local Ford Motor Company plant, uninsured 35-year-old... more»
Overuse Of Enzyme-Based Cleaners May Be Causing Highly Resistant Superstains

issue 4340 | 10.01.07 | News In Brief

CHICAGO—The American Association of Laundry Workers released a startling new report Thursday warning against the use of enzyme-based... more»
Woman Overjoyed By Giant Uterine Parasite

issue 4335 | 08.27.07 | News

NEW BRIGHTON, MN— "I'm so happy!" Crowley said of the golf ball–sized, nutrient-sapping organism that will eventually require... more»
Counselors Quarantine Homesick Campers

issue 4331 | 07.31.07 | News In Brief

CAMP WALLALONGABANKA, MN—Counselors at Wallalongabanka Sleep-Away Camp say a potentially dangerous outbreak of homesickness has... more»
Airline Passenger Has TB

issue 4323 | 06.04.07 | American Voices

An Atlanta lawyer recently flew two transatlantic flights after being diagnosed with a rare and dangerous strain of tuberculosis. What do... more»