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- Republicans Are Literally Willing To Let People Die To Decrease Our Debt (52 comments)
- Stacey Irvine, 17, collapses after eating only McDonald's chicken nuggets since age 2 (84 comments)
- Bill Would "Ban Aborted Fetuses in Food" (14 comments)
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Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:49 PM EST (USA Today)
A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment. The genetics-environment question is key to understanding cancer.
Cloning scientists create human brain cells
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:23 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Scientists in Edinburgh who pioneered cloning have made a technological breakthrough that could pave the way for better medical treatment of mental illnesses and nerve diseases
Coal Does More Harm Than Good in Kentucky: $62 Million for Asthma Costs, $10 Billion for Lost Lives
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:27 AM EST (Think Progress)
As the third-largest coal producer, Kentucky generates about 94% of its electricity from the resource. As a result, the state has some of the lowest electricity prices in the country.
Man Steals Stuffed Leopard, Dingo From Buena Vista Museum
Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:24 PM EST (TurnTo23.com)
Two stuffed animals were stolen from the glass display in front of the Buena Vista Museum Wednesday morning. Officers said 55-year-old Henry Slivers was found two blocks away at the Jack In The Box with a stuffed dingo. That's where he was arrested in connection with the brea …
Patient Advocates File Appeal Brief in Federal Case to Reclassify Medical Marijuana
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:01 PM EST (Medical Cannabis: Voices from the Frontlines)
The country's leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), filed an appeal brief today in the D.C. Circuit to compel the federal government to reclassify marijuana for medical use.
Grape seed extract kills head and neck cancer cells, leaves healthy cells unharmed
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:42 PM EST ()
A study published this week in the journal Carcinogenesis shows that in both cell lines and mouse models, grape seed extract (GSE) kills head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells, while leaving healthy cells unharmed. "It's a rather dramatic effect," says Raje …
Bill Would "Ban Aborted Fetuses in Food"
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:26 PM EST (ABC News)
An Oklahoma bill that would ban the sale of food containing aborted human fetuses has some people wondering: What food currently contains aborted human fetuses? The bill, introduced Jan. 18 by State Sen.
'Go Halfsies' Fights Hunger, Waste, and Crazy Restaurant Portions
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:41 PM EST (good.is)
Everyone knows restaurants' portions are out of control—they're usually two to four times the recommended meal size, and they're growing every decade.
Red = don't reanimate! | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:46 AM EST (Radio Netherlands Worldwide | RNW - NEWS, ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24 HOURS A DAY, ON RADIO, TELEVISION AND THE INTERNET.)
An unusual experiment is due to start in February in the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in the Dutch town of Dordrecht. Patients who do not want to be reanimated will be given red wristbands.
How to Fight Depression and Anxiety
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:53 AM EST ()
Anxiety and depression are probably two faces of the same coin. Surveys have long shown that 60 to 70 percent of people with major depression also have an anxiety disorder, while half of those suffering anxiety also have symptoms of clinical depression.
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