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A look at life-sized Barbie's bizarre body
A photo-realistic rendering shows just how bizarre a life-sized Barbie would actually look and uncovers the impossible physical proportions of the doll idolized as perfection by so many.
NJ Boy, Found With Dead Mom, Was Living on Sugar
A malnourished 4-year-old boy found inside an apartment with the body of his deceased mother had resorted to eating from a bag of sugar, police said Wednesday. Adoption offers have been pouring in for the child. (March 27)
Superbug spread prompts CDC concern
An untreatable, and sometimes deadly, bacteria is spreading through hospitals and nursing homes.
Twins born from twelve-year-old frozen eggs
Twins are born from twelve-year-old frozen eggs. Science continues to amaze us every day.A new record for the longest frozen human eggs to produce children has been set by the birth of twins in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The eggs were frozen for twelve years, when the mother was 33 years ...
Medicare and the election: FAQ
Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as his running mate on the Republican ticket focuses new light on the congressman's plan to restructure Medicare -- the program that provides health care to 47 million elderly and disabled Americans. Although Democrats accuse President Obama of wanting to end Medicare, ...
Truths and myths about cell phones and brain cancer
Can cell phone radiation cause brain tumors? Our Healthy Skeptic answers the call.
New USDA nutrition labels for meat, poultry
March 1, 2012 -- Starting today, new nutrition labels will appear on raw meat and poultry. A new USDA rule says nutrition information must be available for most ground meat and ground poultry, and for popular cuts of meat and poultry. Before now, the USDA required nutrition labels only on ...
Some men may inherit a higher risk of heart disease from dad
Move over, estrogen. There's a new theory that helps explain why men are more likely than women to get heart disease. A new study shows that some men may inherit a higher risk for heart disease directly from their fathers. The finding is significant in the world of genetics because ...
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