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The New Mammogram Guidelines What You Need to Know (20 November 11:55) |
| If the brouhaha over new mammogram guidelines has proved anything, it's that even modern medicine does not rely on statistics, scientific facts and clinical outcomes alone |
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Carbon Sinks Oceans Absorbing Less Carbon Dioxide (19 November 09:00) |
| A new study finds that the oceans' ability to absorb man-made carbon emissions may be dwindling at the same time the world's emissions rates show no sign of slowing |
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Spotlight New Mammogram Guidelines (19 November 01:40) |
| An independent government panel this week abandoned its long-standing recommendation that healthy women over 40 get a breast-cancer screen once every year or two years |
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Are the Earths Oceans Hitting Their Carbon Cap (19 November 01:40) |
| A new study finds that the oceans' ability to absorb man-made carbon emissions may be dwindling, at the same time the world's emissions rates show no sign of slowing |
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A Brief History of Toilets (19 November 01:40) |
| From outhouses to water closets -- even former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain's $35,000 "commode on legs" -- humans have been devising creative ways to go to the bathroom since, well, since th... |
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US Gets a D on Preterm Birth Rates Says March of Dimes (18 November 05:20) |
| Among the many reasons for the high preterm birth rate in the U.S.: lack of insurance, cigarette smoking and elective cesarean-section deliveries that are scheduled too early |
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Flibanserin Drug Will Female Viagra Boost Sex Drive (18 November 05:20) |
| Drug companies have long sought to develop the "female Viagra," but it's hard to find a cure when you don't know exactly what you're treating |
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Female Sexual Dysfunction Myth or Malady (17 November 11:00) |
| Drug companies have long sought to develop the "female Viagra," but it's hard to find a cure when you don't know exactly what you're treating. |
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Panel Suggests Delaying Regular Mammograms Until Age 50 (17 November 02:40) |
| In a turnaround from long-standing guidelines from the American Cancer Society, a U.S. task force recommends that women begin regular breast-cancer screening at age 50, not 40 |
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US vs China Working Together on Global Warming (17 November 02:40) |
| At loggerheads over several issues, the senior and junior superpowers (andcarbon producers) have lots of potential common ground on climate change |
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China Two Die After Swine Flu H1N1 Vaccine (16 November 10:50) |
| Two deaths in people receiving the H1N1 vaccine were reported in China, where an estimated 12 million have been inoculated so far |
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Protecting Forests May Still Help Climate-Change Fight (16 November 01:25) |
| Climate negotiators have real hope that a proposed agreement to reduce deforestation could prove to be a bright spot in a meeting that might otherwise be considered a failure |
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Heart Transplants A Brief History (16 November 01:05) |
| Twenty-five years after Baby Fae's death following the world's first animal-to-human infant heart transplant, TIME looks back at the history of the procedure |
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China Investigates Deaths After Swine Flu Shot (16 November 01:05) |
| Two deaths in people receiving the H1N1 vaccine were reported in China, where an estimated 12 million have been inoculated so far. |
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World Leaders Put Off a Climate Change Treaty (16 November 01:05) |
| As climate change experts had long expected, world leaders said this weekend they will not reach an agreement on climate change in Copenhagen in December |
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On the Copenhagen Agenda Reducing Deforestation May Still Succeed (15 November 02:10) |
| Climate negotiators have real hope that a proposed agreement to reduce deforestation could prove to be a bright spot in a meeting that might otherwise be considered a failure. |
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Success in Copenhagen May Begin By Saving Trees (15 November 11:30) |
| Climate negotiators have real hope that a proposed agreement to reduce deforestation could prove to be a bright spot in a meeting that might otherwise be considered a failure. |
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NASAs LCROSS Mission Confirms Water on the Moon (15 November 11:30) |
| A month after a lunar mission smashed into the surface of the moon, analysis of the impact shows the presence of water on the moon, NASA scientists say |
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Now Its Official There Is Water on the Moon (14 November 05:00) |
| A month after a lunar mission smashed into the surface of the moon, analysis of the impact shows the presence of water on the Moon, NASA scientists say. |
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Malaria Drugs Artemisinin-Resistant Strain Appears (14 November 05:00) |
| A dangerous new malaria strain has taken hold on the Thai-Cambodia border. Can an ambitious new plan to bring cheaper, better drugs to malarial countries like Cambodia stamp out the world's ... |
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Scientists Confirm Water on the Moon (14 November 05:00) |
| A month after a lunar mission smashed into the surface of the moon, analysis of the impact shows the presence of water on the moon, NASA scientists say |
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Trying to Save a Key Drug in the Fight Against Malaria (13 November 11:20) |
| A dangerous new malaria strain has taken hold on the Thai-Cambodia border. Can an ambitious new plan to bring cheaper, better drugs to malarial countries like Cambodia stamp out the world's ... |
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H1N1 Death Totals New Flu-Fatality Numbers (13 November 08:40) |
| In the span of a week, the CDC's official tally of U.S. deaths from swine flu has tripled. But does that say anything about the severity of the disease? |
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Black Carbon Pollution May Be Key to Global Warming (13 November 04:10) |
| By some estimates, black carbon may account for as much as 18% of the planet's warming, making it the No. 2 contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide |
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In a Malaria Hot Spot an Ambitious New Plan to Find a Cure (13 November 03:25) |
| A dangerous new malaria strain has taken hold on the Thai-Cambodia border. Can an ambitious new plan to bring cheaper, better drugs to malarial countries like Cambodia stamp out the world's ... |
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Black Carbon A Visible but Overlooked Factor in Warming (13 November 01:45) |
| By some estimates, black carbon may account for as much as 18% of the planet's warming, making it the No. 2 contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide |
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Behind the CDCs Soaring H1N1 Death Totals (12 November 10:30) |
| In the span of a week, the CDC's official tally of American deaths from swine flu has tripled. But does that say anything about the severity of the disease? |
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Bacteria in Gut Linked to Obesity Western Diet a Factor (12 November 10:25) |
| Diet, exercise and genes aren't the only factors responsible for body weight, say researchers, who are discovering evidence of another component: the bacteria in your gut |
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Another Cause of Obesity The Bacteria in Your Gut (12 November 10:25) |
| Diet, exercise and genes aren't the only factors responsible for body weight, say researchers, who are discovering evidence of another component: the bacteria in your gut |
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Should Obama Attend the Copenhagen Climate Summit (11 November 08:50) |
| TIME looks at what's on the agenda for the talks in Copenhagen that begin on Dec. 2 |
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Large Hadron Collider Damaged by a Time-Traveling Bird (11 November 01:40) |
| The Large Hadron Collider, outside Geneva, has been beset with delays and problems since 2006, when it was originally scheduled to launch. Are they portents from the future? |
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Should Obama Attend the COP15 Copenhagen Climate Summit (11 November 01:40) |
| A conundrum: President Obama says he will attend the climate-change summit in Copenhagen, if it seems a global agreement is nigh. But the prospects of a global agreement may depend on the Pr... |
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Teen Obesity Lack of Exercise May Not Be to Blame (10 November 04:05) |
| New data from a long-term survey suggests that U.S. teens are no less active today than they were in 1991. Yet they've gotten increasingly heavier over the same period |
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Is There Any Hope For Agreement at Copenhagen (08 November 10:55) |
| TIME looks at what's on the agenda for the talks in Copenhagen which begin on Dec. 2 |
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I Am Autism Advocacy Video Sparks Controversy (07 November 12:00) |
| The controversy over a video recently produced by the autism advocacy group Autism Speaks highlights the ongoing dissent that characterizes the autism community |
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I Am Autism An Advocacy Video Sparks Protest (06 November 03:40) |
| The controversy over a video recently produced by the autism advocacy group Autism Speaks highlights the ongoing dissent that characterizes the autism community |
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Climate Change India Plays Tough on Carbon Emissions (06 November 03:30) |
| India staunchly refuses to take action on lowering carbon emissions, saying the West must concede first. Can agreements be made at next month's Copenhagen talks? |
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I Can Has Swine Flu Cat Catches H1N1 First Case in Pet (05 November 09:30) |
| Iowa public health officials reported on Wednesday the first confirmed case of H1N1 flu in a house pet: a cat |
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I Can Has Swine Flu A Pet Comes Down With H1N1 (05 November 07:50) |
| Iowa public health officials reported on Wednesday the first confirmed case of H1N1 flu in a house pet. |
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Climate Change Russia Skeptical of Global Warming (04 November 11:40) |
| Moscow's support is key to passing a meaningful treaty at December's climatesummit in Copenhagen. But Russia -- one of the world's largest polluters-- is sounding more skeptical about global... |
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Russia Still Dragging Its Feet on Climate Change (04 November 03:30) |
| Moscow's support is key to passing a meaningful treaty at December's climatesummit in Copenhagen. But Russia -- one of the world's largest polluters-- is sounding more skeptical about global... |
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Swine Flu H1N1 Hits the Young but Riskier for the Old (04 November 05:55) |
| A new study of more than 1,000 cases of hospitalization due to H1N1, or swine flu, in California gives a clearer picture of who is apt to develop severe cases of the disease |
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Swine Flu H1N1 Hits the Young but Elderly at More Risk (04 November 05:30) |
| A new study of more than 1,000 cases of hospitalization due to H1N1, or swine flu, in California gives a clearer picture of who is apt to develop severe cases of the disease |
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H1N1 Flu Hitting the Young But Riskier for the Old (04 November 05:20) |
| A new study of more than 1,000 cases of hospitalization due to H1N1 flu in California gives a clearer picture of who is apt to develop severe cases of disease. |
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Doctors Debate Anesthetics Effect on Babies Elderly (04 November 05:20) |
| Without general anesthesia, modern surgery and medical intervention would be crippled. But what do doctors really know about the long-term effects of these mysterious drugs? |
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Anesthesia Could Early Use Affect the Brain Later (04 November 01:05) |
| Without general anesthesia, modern surgery and medical intervention would be crippled. But what do doctors really know about the long-term effects of these mysterious drugs? |
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Kilimanjaro Receding Glaciers Global Warming to Blame (04 November 12:55) |
| The ice atop Mount Kilimanjaro has been receding for years, but a new study says its disappearance has recently sped up. Is global warming the cause? |
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How Did China Create Snow Cloud-Seeding in Beijing (03 November 09:15) |
| Chinese scientists said a record Beijing snowfall was the product of "seeding" clouds to encourage precipitation in China's parched northern regions |
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If You Must Know How Did the Chinese Create Snow (03 November 01:25) |
| Chinese scientists said a record Beijing snowfall was the product of "seeding" of clouds to encourage precipitation in China's parched northern regions |
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The Omega-3 Battle Which Margarine Is Healthier (30 October 01:10) |
| A debate is heating up in the European Union over fatty acids. Should foodcompanies be required to differentiate on labels between omega-3s that comefrom fish and the slightly less-beneficia... |
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