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Iditarod Winner Makes History (17 March 09:18) |
| Lance Mackey is the first musher to win the 1,000-mile race four years in a row. |
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Early Dads Helped With Child Care Researcher Suggests (17 March 05:51) |
| Active fathers may have been a key factor in why our early ancestors were able to have many children, a study suggests. |
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Accent Speaks Louder Than Race for Finding Friends (16 March 05:30) |
| Children prefer to make friends with those whose speech patterns -- rather than skin color -- mimic their own. |
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Glaucoma Starts in the Brain (16 March 03:59) |
| Blindness from glaucoma, which afflicts more than 65 million people worldwide, starts with an injury in the brain, not the eye, new research shows. |
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Friday News Feedbag Info for March 12th 2010 (16 March 04:00) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Most People Possess Hidden Singing Talent (15 March 08:26) |
| You might avoid karaoke, or would never entertain thoughts of appearing on American Idol, but a new book shares that most people have hidden singing talents. |
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Nausea Medication Could be a Life-Saver (15 March 05:30) |
| Dramamine, which is typically used to treat motion sickness, could help patients suffering from heart disease. |
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Why Do We Have Daylight Savings Time (14 March 12:13) |
| It's a question people are probably more likely to ask themselves this time of year when we go to bed and then lose an hour. It can feel wildly unfair for the clock to say 7:00 a.m. when it ... |
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Women Taking Birth Control Pill May Live Longer (13 March 12:40) |
| The pill reduced women's risk of dying from bowel cancer and other diseases. |
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Friday News Feedbag for March 5 2010! (11 March 08:52) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Parents Pass on Fewer Bad Genes Than Thought (11 March 06:03) |
| The genetic code of an entire family reveals mutations aren't passed on to children as commonly as thought. |
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English Sets High Hurdles to Learning ABCs (11 March 05:30) |
| Given the inherent complexity of English, reading to young children is critical to developing their language skills. |
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Minority Births Set to Eclipse Whites in US (11 March 12:00) |
| 2010 could be the "tipping point" where the number of babies born to minorities outnumber white babies. |
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Pain Sensitivity Tied to Gene (09 March 10:10) |
| The discovery could lead to new, powerful treatments for pain. |
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Two Oldest Americans Die on Same Day (09 March 06:11) |
| Neva Morris, of Ames, Iowa, at age 114 years, 216 days, is now the oldest living American. |
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New TV Show Perpetuates Anorexia Myths (09 March 08:16) |
| A new VH1 show called “The Price of Beauty,” hosted by Jessica Simpson, will premiere soon. The theme of the show is the extreme measures that some women will endure to look beautiful. I... |
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Drinking Alcohol Could Help Women Stay Slim (09 March 03:50) |
| A glass a day could keep excessive weight gain at bay. |
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Sleep Habits Vary by Race (08 March 07:12) |
| African-Americans are likely to pray before sleep, while more whites sleep with their pets, a poll finds. |
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Dust Bunnies Tainted with Toxins (05 March 04:02) |
| Household dust consists of a potpourri that can include lead, arsenic and other potentially harmful substances. |
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Missing Persons and Abductions Reveal Psychics Failures (05 March 11:05) |
| Several high-profile former missing persons have been in the news lately, including Elizabeth Smart and Jaycee Dugard. Earlier this week, Elizabeth Smart’s abductor, Brian David Mitchell, ... |
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Hangover-Free Booze Coming to a Glass Near You (04 March 02:26) |
| Could drinking oxygenated alcohol prevent a hangover? Find out here. |
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Dry Air Causes Winter Flu Outbreaks (03 March 02:14) |
| Why do flu viruses hit hardest in winter? It turns out low humidity plays a big role. |
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Tech Whats a Virtual Colonoscopy (03 March 03:53) |
| Virtual colonoscopies offer a new, less invasive way to get screened for colon cancer. A Cleveland Clinic colorectal surgeon explains how it differs from a traditional procedure. |
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Amid Desperation Fake Cures and False Hope in Haiti (03 March 02:33) |
| In the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating earthquakes, huge amounts of money, food, clothing, water, tents, and other supplies arrived in the country. People showed up as well: professional ... |
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Cow Dung Urine as Medicine (02 March 08:04) |
| Borrowing from Hindu spiritual traditions, researchers in India are working on medicines based on the waste of these sacred animals. |
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Vaccine-Autism Fears Still Plague US Parents (01 March 06:24) |
| About a quarter of parents said they agreed "some vaccines cause autism in healthy children," according to a new survey. |
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Vaccine-Autism Fears Still Plague US Parents (01 March 06:24) |
| About a quarter of parents said they agreed "some vaccines cause autism in healthy children," according to a new survey. |
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Vaccine-Autism Fears Still Plague US Parents (01 March 06:24) |
| About a quarter of parents said they agreed "some vaccines cause autism in healthy children," according to a new survey. |
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Vaccine-Autism Fears Still Plague US Parents (01 March 06:24) |
| About a quarter of parents said they agreed "some vaccines cause autism in healthy children," according to a new survey. |
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Vaccine-Autism Fears Still Plague US Parents (01 March 06:24) |
| About a quarter of parents said they agreed "some vaccines cause autism in healthy children," according to a new survey. |
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Vaccine-Autism Fears Still Plague US Parents (01 March 06:24) |
| About a quarter of parents said they agreed "some vaccines cause autism in healthy children," according to a new survey. |
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Vaccine-Autism Fears Still Plague US Parents (01 March 06:24) |
| About a quarter of parents said they agreed "some vaccines cause autism in healthy children," according to a new survey. |
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Vaccine-Autism Fears Still Plague US Parents (01 March 06:24) |
| About a quarter of parents said they agreed "some vaccines cause autism in healthy children," according to a new survey. |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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Friday News Feedbag for Feb 26 2010! (27 February 04:14) |
| If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subsc... |
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