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Lost Dollars in Gene Research

Billions of R&D dollars flowed to companies promising to cure our ills. Most of those companies are now dead or forgotten.READ»

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Inconveniently Designed Furniture That Helps You Burn Calories

Ferran Lajara believes that furniture design--which is all about convenience and comfort--also makes us lazy and fat. And so, working with Cristina Guardiola and Virginia Pol, he designed pieces that require us to get up and move ...READ»

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Fast Food Ads = Fat Children?

A new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research reveals that a ban on fast food advertising during children's programming would reduce obesity rates in America's youth by 14-18%.READ»

The Cost of New Year's Resolutions

Our omniscient government has a list of the most popular New Year's resolutions.  Ironically, each one inidividually leads to a healthier happier life. A wish list?  Perhaps, but if we the people fulfilled these important ...READ»

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