An international team of physicists has found the first direct evidence of pear shaped nuclei in exotic atoms.

During the late Pleistocene, a diverse assemblage of large-bodied mammals inhabited the "mammoth steppe" of northern Eurasia and Beringia. Of the large predators -- wolves, bears, and big cats -- only the wolves and bears were able to maintain their ranges well after the end of the last ice age. A new study suggests that dietary flexibility may have been an important factor giving wolves and bears an edge over saber-toothed cats and cave lions.

Title: Sleepless Nights May Hurt School Performance of Kids With Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 12:35:00 PM
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Title: Pain a Common Problem for People With COPD
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 12:35:00 PM
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Title: Antidepressants May Be Helpful for Some Heart Patients: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 4:36:00 PM
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Title: Removing Tonsils Helps Kids With Sleep Apnea, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 4:36:00 PM
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Title: Health Tip: Make Healthy Foods Taste Better
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Created: 5/22/2013 8:35:00 AM
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Title: Health Tip: Protect Your Sight
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Created: 5/22/2013 8:35:00 AM
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Title: COPD May Be Over-Diagnosed Among Uninsured
Category: Health News
Created: 5/22/2013 10:35:00 AM
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Title: More Kids Getting Donor Organs, But Gaps Persist, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 5/22/2013 10:35:00 AM
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Title: Children Who Have CT Scans May Face Higher Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 5/22/2013 10:35:00 AM
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Title: Bed-Sharing Raises SIDS Risk Fivefold, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 12:35:00 PM
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Title: Depression May Raise Low Blood Sugar Risk in Diabetics
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Created: 5/21/2013 12:35:00 PM
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Title: Americans Still Making Unhealthy Choices: CDC
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 12:35:00 PM
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Title: Weather Worries Can Threaten a Child's Mental Health
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 12:35:00 PM
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Title: COPD Patients May Do Fine With Shorter Course of Steroids
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 2:36:00 PM
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Title: Study Supports Using Low-Dose CT Scans to Spot Early Lung Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 2:36:00 PM
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Title: Age, Other Illnesses May Make Prostate Cancer Treatment Unnecessary
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 4:35:00 PM
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The process of assigning mental health diagnoses can be influenced by more than observed clinical symptoms. Sometimes a diagnosis may be assigned even when the most correct diagnosis is 'no diagnosis'. Here's why it happens and why it carries important consequences for clinicians, research on prevalence rates, and the mental health system as a whole.

Tags: in practice, politics, public health, therapy

What can a documentary about a made-up guru and genuine devotees tell us about the therapeutic process?

Tags: communication, empathy, ethics, power, relationships, society, therapy

Teen birth rates have dropped significantly, most notably among Hispanic teens, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, the birth rate rate fell by close to one half from 1991 to 2011 - from approximately 62 births for every 1,000 teens to 31 births per 1,000. During the most recent period examined, 2007 to 2011, rates dropped 25%, from 41.5 to around 31. Rates decreased during that time by 30% in seven states, and Utah and Arizona each had a 35% reduction...

Electric lights that brighten smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other electronic devices are frequently causing people to not get a proper night's sleep, according to a new report published in the journal Nature. The body's natural rhythm becomes distorted as a result of artificial lights. Additionally, these lights can impact chemicals in the brain as well as prompt people to use stimulants such as caffeine...

Designed to cover half the surface area of a pack, new proposed labels are meant to vividly remind smokers of tobacco’s dangers.

Caregivers of veterans report greater difficulties than do those of other disabled adults.

Title: Age Amplifies Damage From Obesity, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 5/17/2013 2:35:00 PM
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Title: Living Near Fast-Food Outlets Might Boost Obesity Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM