Health & Medicine
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Swine flu goes global
The disease is likely to keep spreading, but a vaccine may be in sight.
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Kids now getting ‘adult’ disease
More kids are developing diabetes, and obesity is a major reason why.
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Treating peanut allergy bit by bit
New study offers a little hope in reducing an allergy to peanuts, but don't try this at home.
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The metal detector in your mouth
The taste of metal is sweet, spicy, bitter, delicious and perhaps other, mystery tastes.
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Contemplating thought
Your brain is more complex than a computer, but the two are similar.
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Body clocks
Scientists are finding that when you sleep is just as important as how much you sleep.
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Sugar-pill medicine
Just expecting to feel better can sometimes cure what’s ailing you.
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Math is a real brain bender
Learning mathematics may make the brain reorganize the way it works.
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Double take
By studying twins, scientists help us understand what makes people who they are.
