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taking cyborg technology to the next level

A new experiment shows that we can give paralyzed patients the ability to move their wheelchairs with their thoughts alone.
taking cyborg technology to the next level

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the superbug is coming! well, maybe. in a way.

Antibiotic resistance is rising and becoming a real threat. But we still have time and methods to fight it.
the superbug is coming! well, maybe. in a way.

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on the vatican's crusade against contraception

Instead of helping Africans combat the spread of AIDS, the Catholic Church keeps pouring gasoline on the fire.
on the vatican's crusade against contraception

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how two scientists applied to be homeopaths

Two scientists submit the applications that an opening for a homeopathic doctor deserved...
how two scientists applied to be homeopaths

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luddites add chemistry to their arsenal

Good regulation is based on facts and peer-reviewed studies, not scaremongering and chemophobia.
luddites add chemistry to their arsenal

# health    

is alt med woo on its way out in europe?

National healthcare systems are getting sick and tired of paying for expensive placebos.
is alt med woo on its way out in europe?

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thinking about the promise of nano-medicine

Armies of smart microscopic robots roaming your bloodstream are still science fiction. But simpler beneficial nanoparticles may be coming sooner than later.
thinking about the promise of nano-medicine

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why you can't tax your way to better health

Soda taxes can curb consumption of sugary drinks, but their benefits are vastly oversold and the problems we're facing need a more holistic approach.
why you can't tax your way to better health

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australia's hccc wags its finger at anti-vaxers

Australian health watchdogs give the country's most rabid anti-vaxers a scathing rebuke, but doesn't go beyond giving them a slap on the wrist.
australia's hccc wags its finger at anti-vaxers

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jake crosby: the boy who cried pharma shill

The self-proclaimed investigative journalist for the anti-vax blog Age of Autism is doing the only thing he knows how to do: play six degrees of Big Pharma.
jake crosby: the boy who cried pharma shill

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how about some paranoia with your new phone?

The city of San Francisco wants cell phone makers to display information showing that their phones are harmless in the most menacing and confusing way possible.
how about some paranoia with your new phone?

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separating health facts from health hysteria

Despite the gloom and doom you see on the news, we're actually making huge strides in improving medicine and have a pretty good handle on what the media insists are crises.
separating health facts from health hysteria

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the gmc's pyrrhic victory over wakefield

Wakefield may have lost his medical license and is no longer able to call himself a doctor, but his damage to public health has been done and will continue.
the gmc's pyrrhic victory over wakefield

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helping those who won't help themselves, redux

The "health freedom" movement has nothing to do with giving you more options because the freedom is from all those pesky safety regulations and scientific studies.
helping those who won't help themselves, redux

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sex, drugs, and a clinical case of denial

Despite decades of experiments and mountains of evidence, there are still activists who refuse to believe HIV causes AIDS. And they have blood on their hands.
sex, drugs, and a clinical case of denial

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