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HEALTH CARE
Ultimate Outsourcing
Why Texans are heading to Mexico for medical care
Why Texans are heading to Mexico...
Courtesy CHRISTUS Muguerza's hospital
November 19, 2008
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THE MIND
Hidden in Plain Sight
Why girls with Asperger's syndrome often go undiagnosed
Why girls with Asperger's syndrome often...
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November 13, 2008
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PHOTOS
A History of the Flu
Tracking a deadly virus through the centuries
Tracking a deadly virus through the...
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November 12, 2008
HEALTH
A dessert expert's tips on making holiday treats more healthful.
HEALTH
When you work in a vaccine factory, getting dressed is half the job. Inside one of the two American labs that produce millions of flu shots every year.
CULTURE
Could euphoric Obama fans be sparking a baby boom?
HEALTH
Would a national law requiring calorie counts on chain restaurant menus help curb the obesity epidemic, or would we stay in 'Dining Denial'?
HEALTH
Scientists have found accelerated evidence of heart disease among obese children and teens.
ABORTION
Why are pro-lifers spurning a young true believer?
WHY IT MATTERS
MIND MATTERS
How the mind processes exhilarating events like the 2008 election—and why our hopes often have so little basis in reality.
HEALTH
How mistakes in the treatment of TB resulted in a virulent and fatal new form of the disease.
CAMPAIGN 2008
Is the mother's-health exception to bans on late-term abortion being abused as John McCain suggested? We take a look at the laws.
POLITICS
If you look at tracking polls before your first cup of coffee, you're not alone. How political-news junkies are preparing for campaign withdrawal.
HEALTH
The author of a new book about autism says exactly what he thinks about vaccines and other hot topics.
OBESITY
Using milkshakes and brain scans, researchers find that some women are genetically predisposed to get less enjoyment from eating and may overeat to compensate.
ENVIRONMENT
An environmental expert talks about the challenges of helping disadvantaged communities deal with pollution and climate change at a local level.
HEALTH
A new study raises questions about the risks to young children.
HEALTH CARE
A new study looks at overcrowding in America's emergency rooms and finds some surprising reasons for those long waits.
AUTISM
The mother of an autistic son reacts to John McCain's recent pledge to help families like hers. Was it just rhetoric?
BY THE NUMBERS
From computer games to iPhones, there are cool new tech applications you can use to get in shape.
ABORTION
Is the mother's health exception to bans on late-term abortion being abused as John McCain suggested? We take a look at the laws.
TECHNOLOGY
The open-source movement worked wonders for software. Can it do the same for diabetes and other illnesses?
ADOPTION
Why fewer Americans are adopting children overseas.
HEALTH CARE
What the massive turnout for a free medical and dental clinic in southwest Virginia reveals about the widening gap between health-care haves and have-nots in the United States.
BY THE NUMBERS
The appetizers at your holiday party might be gone in a flash, but what you dipped into them won't soon disappear from your waistline.
When my son came down with a mysterious illness, no doctor seemed to care. Finally, a team approach and positive thinking gave us hope.
CELEBRITY HEALTH WATCH
A representative claims the sores on the troubled singer's face are the result of a surprisingly common skin infection.
'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze faces a difficult battle with pancreatic cancer.
As the leading GOP presidential candidate, McCain has put the potentially deadly disease in the spotlight.
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