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Ol.v!er [H2vPk]/flickr Study: Less Time at the Office Doesn't Make People Happier
Shortening the workweek didn't improve people's job or life satisfaction.
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See Overweight Cat on Underwater Treadmill
Remember how 50 percent of cats and dogs in the U.S. are overweight?
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How Not to Eat a Watermelon
The fascinating story of the original "shock jock" and voice of 1970s D.C., Petey Greene
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How to Make Perfect Coffee
The science of what makes coffee great
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Science Toward 'Beer as a Sports Drink'
In different places, public health means different things.
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The Misguided Logic of Deporting Fat People
A South African man is facing deportation due to his stature.
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Why Women Live Longer
It isn't natural—lower rates of smoking, childbirth, and access to modern healthcare all play a part.
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Teletherapy, Tumblr'd
Los Angeles therapist John Kim broke many of traditional psychotherapy rules when he built his entire practice through his popular tumblr blog. This week, the American Psychological Association will decide whether he’ll have to start following some of them.
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Stemming the Domestic Abuse Epidemic
Early intervention and treatment can be effective.
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Annual Cancer Scans (for Smokers)
New recommendation for doctors could mean cultural change.
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Where Narcissism Meets Addiction
Is Anthony Weiner's behavior an "addiction" to sexting, or something more psychologically defining and pervasive?
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The Airborne Infection That Beats Antibiotics: North Korea's Other Crisis
Throughout history, TB has killed more people than all other pandemics combined.
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Helping Make the Best of the End of Life
A palliative care success story
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Animals Getting Ultrasounds
We are all the same basic things.
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Answering to Patients Who Yell the Loudest
Considering the sometimes crucial but sometimes costly role of patient activism
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Cannabis for Elders: A Precarious State
Those who stand to benefit most from medical marijuana have the hardest time getting it.
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What Would the 'Exercise Pill' Mean?
The idea plays to our love of efficiency, spirit of entrepreneurship, and longing to install physicians and scientists as the new priests of the age.
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What Does It Mean to Kill for a Cause?
We sometimes look at giving one's life as immensely heroic. Other times, it's insanity.
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The Only Polio Ward in India
Providing free corrective care to those disabled by the virus
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The Immigrant Healthcare Imperative
Investing in primary care for everyone will cost money, but the overall gain -- for the economy, for Medicare, for our nation's health -- would outweigh this handily.
