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Carmakers quibble over the obvious: Hands-free is not risk-free
It's always amazing that we need academic studies to state the obvious, such as the one in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology a few years ago finding that people are happier during weekends. No less amazing, though, is the knee-jerk...
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Minor League Baseball, Beverage Industry, Road Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Daniel Armstrong: After one full century, Cancer Society still on mission
It has been 100 years since a group of physicians and community leaders decided to create a small organization with the sole mission of curing cancer. Since that small beginning, the American Cancer Society has been the world's leader in the fight against...Tags: Health Organizations, Entertainment Events, Breast Cancer, Human Interest, Science and Technology
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International conservationists urge action on monarchs
Deep in mountainous evergreen forests of central Mexico, surveyors this winter measured hectares of oyamel trees, or “sacred fir,” where monarchs — some in clusters dense enough to bend younger trees or break branches — huddled...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Ecosystems, World Wildlife Fund, University of Kansas , Science and Technology
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U.S. proposes new protections for captive chimps
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed extending tough new protections for chimpanzees in captivity, a shift that would place strict limits on primates' role as human surrogates in biomedical research. In reclassifying chimps as...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Duke University, Politics, National Government, Vaccines
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Dr. John Beal Jr., 1915-2013
Dr. John Beal Jr. juggled teaching, research and a medical practice during nearly 20 years as chairman of the department of surgery at what was then Northwestern University Medical School. "He made a number of important contributions to surgical...
Tags: Pneumonia, Colleges and Universities, University of California, Los Angeles, Human Interest, New York City
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Cuts to Alzheimer's research show folly of sequestration
Many Republicans, and Democrats, never thought the automatic across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration would take effect. After all, they might produce dangerous, if unintended, consequences such as potentially bankrupting the U.S. health care...Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Family, Biology, Government Health Care, Air Transportation Delays
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Gritty wharf at Port of L.A. will become marine research center
On a recent weekday morning, Daniel Pondella strode along a century-old stretch of concrete pylons and shabby warehouses in San Pedro. As kelp swayed in the waves and terns circled overheard, Pondella recalled an elementary school field trip he took...
Tags: Port of Los Angeles, Ecosystems, Science and Technology, California State University, Long Beach, Biology
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SunRail will provide a gateway to Florida Hospital Health Village
As the 61-mile SunRail route wends its way toward completion, one of its pivotal stops will be a bustling beehive of construction — Health Village. Part of Florida Hospital Orlando's vision to build a health and wellness community around an...
Tags: Gynecology, Colleges and Universities, Healthcare Provider, Cleveland Clinic, University of Maryland, Baltimore
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Job-cutting foreign banks risk missing Japan trading bonanza
ReutersBy Nathan Layne and Lawrence White TOKYO/HONG KONG, June 10 (Reuters) - Japan's stock trading boom has turned long-suffering equities desks in Tokyo into profit drivers for global investment banks, with those that resisted the urge to cut staff when...Tags: Securities, Marketing, Economy, Business and Finance, Auto Trends, Thomson Corporation
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Study boosts online matchmaking
For more than a decade, the online dating site eHarmony has pitched itself as a company that matches singles with romantic partners who are looking for lifelong relationships. Now a study funded by the Santa Monica-based firm offers scientific evidence...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Human Interest, Psychologists, Family, Arts and Culture
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Do TV ads for medication lead to more prescriptions?
I learned recently about two prescription drugs I'd never heard of before — not from my doctor, but from TV commercials. Axiron is applied like deodorant — under your arm. Well, under the arm of a man who has low testosterone and has been...Tags: Internists, Osteoporosis, Consumers, Food and Drug Administration, Education
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2013 Honda Civic Versus 2013 Toyota Corolla
KickingTiresIt's a battle as old as time itself ... or at least it seems that way to the people who work at a car research website; Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla? Which relatively bland economy car is the right one?......Tags: Passenger Cars, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Nissan, Ford, Honda
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