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Consumers Judge Their Risk of Catching an Illness by the Cost of the Cure
January 4, 2013 Consumers make irrational inferences about their health risks based on the price of their ... > full story -
First Meteorite Linked to Martian Crust
January 3, 2013 After extensive analyses, researchers have identified a new class of Martian meteorite that likely originated from Mars's crust. It is also the only meteoritic sample dated to 2.1 billion years ago, ... > full story -
Affordable Care Act's Impact on Uncompensated Care
December 27, 2012 The decision by several states not to expand Medicaid health insurance for the poor may create unintended cuts for hospitals that provide uncompensated care, according to a new ... > full story -
US Cancer Screening Rates Decline Over the Last 10 Years, Finds New Study
December 27, 2012 The rate of people who seek preventive cancer screenings has fallen over the last 10 years in the United States with wide variations between white-collar and blue-collar workers, according to a new ... > full story -
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Meteorite Triggered Scientific 'Gold Rush'
December 20, 2012 A meteorite that exploded as a fireball over California's Sierra foothills this past spring was among the fastest, rarest meteorites known to have hit the Earth, and it traveled a highly eccentric ... > full storyMore: -
Pigs in Southern China Infected With Avian Flu
December 19, 2012 Researchers report for the first time the seroprevalence of three strains of avian influenza viruses in pigs in southern China, but not the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Their research has implications ... > full story -
Will the World End on December 21, 2012? What We Know and Don't Know About Forecasting Natural Disasters
December 19, 2012 Based on interpretations of the ancient Maya calendar, some people are predicting the world will end on December 21, 2012, Others believe that instead of doomsday and destruction, the day will mark a ... > full story -
World Trade Center Rescue, Recovery Workers Have Had Increased Incidence of Certain Types of Cancer
December 18, 2012 Among rescue and recovery workers exposed to the dust, debris, and fumes following the World Trade Center terrorist attack, there was an increased incidence of prostate and thyroid cancers and ... > full story -
Internet Outages in the US Doubled During Hurricane Sandy
December 18, 2012 Scientists who track Internet outages throughout the world noted a spike in outages due to Hurricane Sandy, with almost twice as much of the Internet down in the US as ... > full story -
New Process to Make One-Way Flu Vaccine Discovered
December 18, 2012 A new process to make a one-time, universal influenza vaccine has been discovered. Researchers found a way to make the one-time vaccine by using recombinant genetic engineering technology that does ... > full story
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