- "Don't Blame Me for Being Fat"--"We need to teach people to be healthier while ensuring their dignity."
- 'Ideal Weight' Ballooning With American Waistlines
- 'Fat But Happy' Gene Raises Questions About Obesity, Depression
- American killer is too fat to die--"An American on death row has claimed he is too fat to die by lethal injection."
- Why Pepsi's New 'Fat-Fighting' Soda Shouldn't Be Allowed In The U.S.
- Supreme Court Revives Lawsuit Against Obamacare On Religious Grounds
- White House: Obamacare Off The Table For Debt Reduction--Boehner doesn't want to quit.
- Millions will qualify for new options under the health care law. Most have no idea.
- How red-state governors are opening the doors to Obamacare--And perhaps a single-payer system.
- Jon Stewart on Papa John: Let's Stop Pretending Bosses Have Transformed into Assholes Because of Obamacare
- 'Why are they making this more difficult for us?'--"A Texas woman searches for health care as state officials move to defund Planned Parenthood."
- Dealing With Doctors Who Take Only Cash NYT
- How Drug Company Money Is Undermining Science--"The pharmaceutical industry funnels money to prominent scientists who are doing research that affects its products--and nobody can stop it."
- Experts fear shortage of 'unprofitable' cancer drug--"German cancer experts are warning of a looming shortage of one of the most widely used drugs to treat the disease – because pharmaceutical companies say it is not financially worth their while to make it any more."
- As drug industry's influence over research grows, so does the potential for bias
- WHO fake drugs meet bars experts after India objects
- Fake drug? Checking authenticity is just a click away
- Touring the brain--"Our brains are rather like a city that has existed since ancient times." Salon
- Lazarus pill miracle for E Cape man--"After reading a report in City Press last month, his wife, Nomfundo, insisted that he be given a prescription for the sleeping pill Stilnox, which has the opposite effect on those with brain injuries."
- Vegetative patient Scott Routley says 'I'm not in pain'
- Human Brains Develop Wiring Slowly, Differing from Chimpanzees, George Washington University Professor Finds
- Why dissonant music strikes the wrong chord in the brain
- How Partisans Fool Themselves Into Believing Their Own Spin--"Science shows that we often allow our moral judgment to overshadow factual arguments."
- How to confuse a moral compass--"People can be tricked into reversing their opinions on moral issues, even to the point of constructing good arguments to support the opposite of their original positions...."
- Singapore is world's least emotional country, poll finds--"Only 36% of Singaporeans report feeling positive or negative emotions on a daily basis, compared to 60% in the Philippines." A Singaporean tweets, "not sure how to feel about that."
- The History of Boredom--"You've never been so interested in being bored." And there's even a conference about "the dullest subjects in the world."
- Edge of the abyss--"Michael Schofield thought his young daughter, Janni, was a genius, until he realised her bright mind masked an inner darkness."
- No link between full moon and mental problems--"Myth may come from 'self-fulfilling prophecies,' study says."
- xkcd: Nightmares
- Oklahoma State football: Why OSU hypnotizes its quarterbacks
- Not getting sleepy? Research explains why hypnosis doesn't work for all
- Video: Puppets
- Why Waiting Is Torture--"We'll never eliminate lines altogether, but a better understanding of the psychology of waiting can help make those inevitable delays a touch more bearable." NYT
- 'High value' air passengers may get fast-track passport checks--"UK Border Agency working on plans for priority passport lanes for rich travellers at Heathrow and other British airports."
- Priority queues: Paying to get to the front of the line
- Mathematicians suggest new way for aircraft boarding
- We all know this feeling
- The Most Preventable Causes of Death in the U.S.
- The 'nutrition gap' between Britain's rich and poor is vast – and wicked
- Neck Cracking, Dangerous? Spinal Manipulation May Increase Risk Of Stroke
- Myths of Running: Forefoot, Barefoot and Otherwise
- EU bans claim that water can prevent dehydration--"Brussels bureaucrats were ridiculed... after banning drink manufacturers from claiming that water can prevent dehydration."
- To Encourage Biking, Cities Forget About Helmets NYT
- As gas prices soar, city cycling more attractive
- Heated cycle lanes to warm Dutch winter cyclists
- Italian bicycle sales 'surpass those of cars'
- Futuristic Cycles Become Today's Reality
- Cardboard bicycle 'close to mass production': tough, green and just $20
- The BICE study
