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Sir, what’s the answer please?

Thursday, 28 June 2018, 13:54 Last update: about 8 years ago

Have you ever felt like you need to ask a question to someone however you know that this person can’t answer it? Have you ever felt like you needed answers to questions, you, yourself,...

Blacks fare surprisingly well in prostate cancer research

Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 13:42 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Black men with advanced prostate cancer fared surprisingly well in two new studies that challenge current thinking about racial disparities in the disease. Blacks are more likely to get prostate...

How a rehab boss exploited the drug epidemic - with impunity

Monday, 11 June 2018, 10:46 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

By AMY JULIA HARRIS and SHOSHANA WALTER of Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting For years, a drug rehab program in North...

Diet soda may be hurting your diet

Friday, 8 June 2018, 08:55 Last update: about 8 years ago The Conversation

Artificial sweeteners are everywhere, but the jury is still out on whether these chemicals are harmless. Also called non-nutritive sweeteners, these can be synthetic – such as saccharin and...

A cancer screening flop: Few smokers seek free lung scans

Thursday, 7 June 2018, 08:54 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Lung cancer screening has proved to be stunningly unpopular. Five years after government and private insurers started paying for it, less than 2 percent of eligible current and former smokers have...

UN agency calls for all countries to rid foods of trans fat

Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 08:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The World Health Organization is calling on all nations to rid foods of artificial trans fats in the next five years. The United Nations agency has in the past pushed to exterminate infectious...

Italian researchers develop lighter, cheaper robotic hand

Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 08:50 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Italian researchers unveiled a new robotic hand they say allows users to grip objects more naturally and features a design that will lower the price significantly. The Hennes robotic hand has a...

Sexism isn't just unfair; it makes women sick, study suggests

Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 08:48 Last update: about 8 years ago The Conversation

Recent social movements such as the Women’s March, #MeToo, #TimesUp, #BalanceTonPorc (#OutYourPig), and #SayHerName draw attention to the broad spectrum gender-related violence that is pervasive...

5 Back to school things you should do

Thursday, 18 September 2014, 10:09 Last update: about 12 years ago

1 Look through the new textbooks Do you remember feeling excited when buying or getting a new textbook? The smell of print, the texture of the paper and the promises we made ourselves to try to...

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