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Chemicals Found in Plastics Linked to ADHD

A new study warns that phthalates, a family of chemical substances used primarily to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) soft and flexible, may be associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Spores in Mastodon Dung Suggest Humans Didn't Kill Off Ancient Mammals

A fungus found within ancient mammoth dung is providing scientists with clues about how the large ancient mammals collectively known as megafauna went extinct.

Living Life with Purpose

"I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all." ~~Leo Rosten

It's Oh So Easy to Forget the Pioneers in Women's Rights

In light of the recently released Shriver Report ("A Woman's Nation Changes Everything") which examines the status of American women today, we should not ignore the enormous debt owed to nineteenth-century women who initiated the fight for women's rights.

Wayne Dyer Reveals That He Has Leukemia

Dyer stated that he has "Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia" (CLL) which he says is "not life threatening" for him. While many people would certainly fear this type of news, Dr. Dyer appears nonplussed, stating that he is "totally confident and at peace with it."

Fellowship of the Whales ; Video

Follow a baby humpback whale as she travels from her birthplace in Hawaii, to feeding grounds off Alaska's coast. Escorted by her mother, this newborn will learn many things along the way.

Metro Nashville will tap Earth's crust to help keep homes comfy

Nashville has its share of temperature swings, with wintertime lows below freezing and summertime highs in the triple digits.

Techie Holy water and geeky bishops

An enterprising Italian inventor has patented an automatic holy water dispenser for use in Catholic churches.

Japan plans to beam down solar energy from outerspace

Energy, that is. With few energy resources of its own, Japan is literally reaching for the stars in its attempt to turn unlimited clean energy into reality by 2030.

Why Will Won't Pledge

Will Phillips isn't like other boys his age. For one thing, he's smart. Scary smart. A student in the West Fork School District in Washington County, he skipped a grade this year, going directly from the third to the fifth.

Divorce Risk Higher When Wife Gets Sick - [The Gingrich Effect]

When Dr. Marc Chamberlain, a Seattle oncologist, was treating his brain cancer patients, he noticed an alarming pattern. His male patients were typically receiving much-needed support from their wives.

New Method to Regrow Breasts After Surgery

Women who have undergone a mastectomy may be able to regrow their breasts in the future with a new stem-cell approach, the Guardian reported today.

Robert Rines: The Death of a Monster Hunter

If there is a Loch Ness monster, she's feeling pretty good about herself right now. Robert H. Rines, the man who came closer than anyone to proving the existence of the fabled serpent, died last week at the age of 87.

Vanderbilt UMC bears brunt of uncompensated care burden

Vanderbilt University Medical Center continues to lead the way in providing uncompensated care in Middle Tennessee, according to figures recently released by the Tennessee Department of Health in its most recent Joint Annual Report of Hospitals (JAR).

21 Simple Ways to Be Healthy

What does "healthy" mean to you? Perhaps it means freedom from illness, or the best possible performance of your body.

Judging A Book By Its Odor

A study in the journal Analytical Chemistry identifies various organic compounds that old books give off and that can be analyzed noninvasively, offering important clues to an historic work's condition and prognosis. Steve Mirsky reports

New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress

The "chocolate cure" for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research.

t r u t h o u t | "Everything You Thought You Knew Is Wrong"

Investigative reporter Russ Baker has braved that risk and spent over five years of his life researching critical events of the last sixty years in "Family of Secrets," an inquiry into "the Bush dynasty, the powerful forces that put it in the White House, and what their influence …

A Three-Way View Of the Center Of the Galaxy

Celebrating the four centuries of astronomical advancement since Galileo took his first telescopic view of the heavens, NASA today unveiled this unique view of the heart of our galaxy as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Chandra X-Ray Obs …

Vatican Ponders the Existence Of Alien Life

After years of lagging behind in the acceptance of scientific fact, the Vatican has not only caught up, but, with a conference this week, moved far past the boundaries of modern science.

Quick fact: Washington Times claims "official" "price tag" for House health care bill is $1.1 trillion | Media Matters for America

In a story about "fuzzy math" on "unfunded programs" in the House health care bill, The Washington Times said the "official" "price tag" of the bill is $1.1 trillion.

ThinkGeek :: Game Dr. Game Timer

Back in the day, our parents tried to keep us away from our beloved consoles. They hid our controllers, took our favorite game cartridges to work with them, left us with the Duck Hunt gun but no Duck Hunt... it was awful, it was.

The Braves' Tommy Hanson wins the SBN NL Rookie of the Year

Every year the bloggers and members of the SBN baseball blog community get together and do our own BWAA-style voting for all of the major awards. This year they have chosen the Atlanta Braves rookie starting pitcher Tommy Hanson as the SBN NL Rookie of the Year.

Mess on the Motorway: 15 Weird Truck Spills

Live penguins, dead alligators, sausage, doughnut glaze and fake blood: these are just a few examples of the bizarre cargo that has been spilled onto America's highways during accidents involving tractor-trailers.

What Head (and Other) Lice Tell Us About Evolution

The second episode of NOVA's big evolution special "Becoming Human" premieres tomorrow night at 8 PM ET/PT on PBS.

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