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Basketball players may be at heightened risk of lung clots
October 31, 2015
Basketball players may be at heightened risk of lung clots
Basketball players could be at heightened risk for dangerous blood clots that travel to the lungs, according to a small…
Stereotyping makes life harder for young female surgeons
October 31, 2015
Stereotyping makes life harder for young female surgeons
Women in surgical training programs who feel that those around them endorse negative stereotypes about female doctors have poorer psychological…
Batman adversary Harley Quinn tops 2015 Halloween costume search
October 31, 2015
Batman adversary Harley Quinn tops 2015 Halloween costume search
America's most popular Halloween costume this year could be Batman adversary Harley Quinn from the DC Comics series, according to…
Spooked by sugar, Americans search for healthier Halloween treats
October 31, 2015
Spooked by sugar, Americans search for healthier Halloween treats
The so-called war on sugar has a new battleground: Halloween. Some Americans are so spooked about the harmful effects of sugar…
Married people do better than most singles early after heart surgery
October 30, 2015
Married people do better than most singles early after heart surgery
Formerly married people may be at an increased risk of disability or death soon after heart surgery, suggests new U.S.…
Novartis, Juno face production hurdles for new blood cancer drugs
October 30, 2015
Novartis, Juno face production hurdles for new blood cancer drugs
As drugmakers including Novartis, Juno Therapeutics and Kite Pharma race to launch what may be the most effective treatments ever…
London named top city in Europe
October 30, 2015
London named top city in Europe
London tops a new list ranking the top destinations in Europe which, in addition to reams of hard statistics and…
Singing is more effective than talking for soothing crying babies: study
October 30, 2015
Singing is more effective than talking for soothing crying babies: study
Can't soothe your crying baby? Break out into all the nursery rhymes you know, suggest the findings of a new…
Secret to a happy marriage? Study says wives matter more
October 29, 2015
Secret to a happy marriage? Study says wives matter more
When it comes to a happy marriage, in both the long and short term, a new US study says that…
Young babies perceive touch differently
October 29, 2015
Young babies perceive touch differently
New research suggests that up to the age of four months, babies experience touch without knowing where that touch is…