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Smokers who quit may have brains hard-wired for success

Smokers who quit may have brains hard-wired for success

Smokers who kick the habit could be hard-wired for success, thanks to greater communication between two regions of the brain…
Access to calorie-counting app doesn’t lead to weight loss

Access to calorie-counting app doesn’t lead to weight loss

Merely recommending a calorie-counting app to overweight people and giving them access to it on their phones does not lead…
Stuck in Gaza, hackers open lines to the world

Stuck in Gaza, hackers open lines to the world

 With jobs scarce and time on their hands, some tech-savvy Gazans have found a new way to make money -…
Doctors may not fully explain risks of common heart procedure

Doctors may not fully explain risks of common heart procedure

Patients mulling whether to get a common procedure to unclog blocked arteries may not get enough information from their doctors…
Study: Fewer kids have severe mental problems; more get help

Study: Fewer kids have severe mental problems; more get help

Contrary to public perception and horrific cases that make headlines, serious mental problems are declining among the nation's youth, and…
Vienna’s Life Ball extravaganza draws stars in fight against AIDS

Vienna’s Life Ball extravaganza draws stars in fight against AIDS

From actress Charlize Theron to French fashion icon Jean-Paul Gaultier, the Life Ball, one of the world's biggest AIDS charity…
Norway declared the best place for mums

Norway declared the best place for mums

Norway ranks as the world's best place to be a mother, well ahead of the United States, which dropped to…
Sanderson sees no alternatives to antibiotic use in chicken production

Sanderson sees no alternatives to antibiotic use in chicken production

Sanderson Farms Inc, the third largest U.S. poultry producer, plans to continue using antibiotics on its birds partly because there…
Cholera kills 33 in Burundi refugee camp in Tanzania

Cholera kills 33 in Burundi refugee camp in Tanzania

A cholera outbreak at a refugee camp sheltering thousands of Burundian refugees in northwest Tanzania has killed at least 33…
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