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Haiti Facing New Phase of Health Crisis

Nearly a month after the quake, Haiti's children are vulnerable to malnutrition and severe illness.

Haiti Facing New Phase of Health Crisis

Posted 7 HOURS AGO   |   0

Nearly a month after the quake, Haiti's people -- particularly children -- are vulnerable to malnutrition and severe illness. Read more

Haiti health crisis

Winter Olympics, Vancouver 2010

Posted 18 HOURS AGO

Follow our continuing coverage of the great legends, historical events, superior athletes and the latest sports technologies appearing at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Read more

winter olympic games vancouver 2010

Botox May Delay Anger, Sadness

Posted by  Cristen Conger  Tue Feb 9, 2010 12:00 AM ET   |   0

Are emotions only skin deep? Read more

Botox

Celebrity Deaths: Homicidal and Accidental

Posted by  Benjamin Radford  Mon Feb 8, 2010 06:02 PM ET   |   0

Everybody dies, but even after celebrities shuffle off this mortal coil their deaths get the Hollywood gloss. The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, didn’t die of a drug overdose; he was killed. This morning, one of Jackson’s physicians, Dr. Conrad ... Read more

'Thirdhand Smoke' May Pose Health Risk

Posted by  Emily Sohn  Mon Feb 8, 2010 03:01 PM ET   |   0

If smokers needed yet another reason to take it outside, here it is. Read more

Cigarette Smoking

Older Mothers More Likely to Bear Autistic...

Posted Mon Feb 8, 2010 12:10 PM ET   |   0

As births to older mothers have increased, so has the number of autism cases. Read more

Older Mothers and Autism

Beer Good for the Bones

Posted by  Emily Sohn  Sun Feb 7, 2010 11:24 PM ET   |   0

Some beers contain high amounts of silicon, a nutrient that helps strengthen bones, research finds. Read more

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65,000-Year-Old Language Goes Extinct

Posted by  Rossella Lorenzi  Fri Feb 5, 2010 04:47 PM ET   |   0

Boa Senior died last week, ending ancient Andaman culture Alok Das/ Survival International A tribal language thought to have existed for 65,000 years has disappeared forever in India's Andaman Islands, taken to the grave with its last speaker.... Read more

Television Viewers Crave Action, Not Violence

Posted by  Josh Clark  Fri Feb 5, 2010 04:45 PM ET   |   0

Blood and gore don't always win the ratings wars. Read more

Television Violence

Flame Retardants Linked to Fertility,...

Posted by  Jessica Marshall  Fri Feb 5, 2010 07:27 AM ET   |   0

Women with high levels of flame retardants in their blood took longer to become pregnant, and children scored lower on development tests. Read more

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'Baby Brain' Theory Debunked

Posted Fri Feb 5, 2010 07:26 AM ET   |   0

The myth claims that a woman's ability to think is impaired by pregnancy and mothering a newborn. Read more

Baby Brain Theory

Employees With Flex Time Put in More Hours

Posted by  Josh Clark  Thu Feb 4, 2010 07:00 AM ET   |   0

Good news for employers and employees: Flexible schedules often lead to happier -- and more productive -- workers.. Read more

Telecommuting

Brain Waves Allow Vegetative Patients to...

Posted Wed Feb 3, 2010 06:55 PM ET   |   0

Some patients in vegetative states are showing signs of consciousness. Read more

Brain Scans

German Man Saved By Webcam Watcher

Posted Wed Feb 3, 2010 09:56 AM ET   |   0

A woman watching a tourist webcam in northern Germany spotted a man who was lost on the frozen North Sea and probably saved his life by alerting authorities. Read more

webcam rescue

Social Networks Attract Criminal...

Posted Tue Feb 2, 2010 02:10 PM ET   |   0

Gang members are increasingly taking to Twitter and Facebook, inadvertently providing invaluable information to law enforcement. Read more

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