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Your World This Week: Nov. 29 – Dec. 5

This week in health: Coffee-drinkers may live longer, brain researchers unlock the scientific secret to happiness, utant mosquitoes will help eradicate malaria, AIDS could be conquered within 15 years. The New Mutant Mosquito That Could Eradicate Malaria Forever Malaria is such a persistent blight to mankind that Nobel-prize winning scientist...

By All That's Interesting • Nov 30, 2015

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Your World This Week: Nov. 29 – Dec. 5

This week in health: Coffee-drinkers may live longer, brain researchers unlock the scientific secret to happiness, utant mosquitoes will help eradicate malaria, AIDS could be conquered within 15 years. The New Mutant Mosquito That Could Eradicate Malaria Forever Malaria is such a persistent blight to mankind that Nobel-prize winning scientist...

By All That's Interesting • November 30, 2015

The Eight Biggest Planned Parenthood Myths (And The Facts Debunking Them)

Family planning and women's health organization Planned Parenthood has been the subject of multiple lies this year. Here are the facts to set you straight.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 25, 2015

The Eight Biggest Planned Parenthood Myths (And The Facts Debunking Them)

Family planning and women's health organization Planned Parenthood has been the subject of multiple lies this year. Here are the facts to set you straight.

By All That's Interesting • November 25, 2015

Corrupted Blood: How Epidemiologists Use World Of Warcraft To Save Lives

Discover what a video game has to teach top researchers about epidemics, death, and human behavior.

By Callie Stewart • Nov 19, 2015

Corrupted Blood: How Epidemiologists Use World Of Warcraft To Save Lives

Discover what a video game has to teach top researchers about epidemics, death, and human behavior.

By Callie Stewart • November 19, 2015

The GMO Foods Controversy: What It Is And Why It’s All Wrong

The raging controversy over GMO foods has both sides up in arms. But does either one truly understand what they're even debating?

By Callie Stewart • Nov 1, 2015

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The GMO Foods Controversy: What It Is And Why It’s All Wrong

The raging controversy over GMO foods has both sides up in arms. But does either one truly understand what they're even debating?

By Callie Stewart • November 1, 2015

Your World This Week, Oct. 25-Nov. 1

Your primer on health and nutrition this week: why bacon causes cancer, why you might be addicted to pizza and why going organic might just be a waste of money. The World Health Organization Says Bacon Causes Cancer We already told you that the World Health Organization (WHO) was planning...

By John Kuroski • Oct 26, 2015

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Your World This Week, Oct. 25-Nov. 1

Your primer on health and nutrition this week: why bacon causes cancer, why you might be addicted to pizza and why going organic might just be a waste of money. The World Health Organization Says Bacon Causes Cancer We already told you that the World Health Organization (WHO) was planning...

By John Kuroski • October 26, 2015

Bad News Alert: Bacon Will Kill You As Fast As Cigarettes

Evidence shows an undeniable link between bacon and cancer.

By Savannah Cox • Oct 23, 2015

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Bad News Alert: Bacon Will Kill You As Fast As Cigarettes

Evidence shows an undeniable link between bacon and cancer.

By Savannah Cox • October 23, 2015

Your World This Week, Volume XII

New Study Shows That HIV Prevention Pill Is Literally 100% Effective Recently, 600 healthy subjects considered to be at high risk for contracting HIV were given the daily prevention pill, Truvada. When the study ended, not a single subject had contracted HIV. Success rates of 100 percent are practically unheard...

By John Kuroski • Sep 7, 2015

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Your World This Week, Volume XII

New Study Shows That HIV Prevention Pill Is Literally 100% Effective Recently, 600 healthy subjects considered to be at high risk for contracting HIV were given the daily prevention pill, Truvada. When the study ended, not a single subject had contracted HIV. Success rates of 100 percent are practically unheard...

By John Kuroski • September 7, 2015

Everything You Need To Know About Surrogacy

Considering how perpetually en vogue it is to create and uphold laws about what women can and cannot do with their bodies, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that in some parts of the world, surrogacy is illegal. In case you’re unfamiliar, surrogacy is when a woman carries a baby...

By Abby Norman • Aug 30, 2015

Everything You Need To Know About Surrogacy

Considering how perpetually en vogue it is to create and uphold laws about what women can and cannot do with their bodies, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that in some parts of the world, surrogacy is illegal. In case you’re unfamiliar, surrogacy is when a woman carries a baby...

By Abby Norman • August 30, 2015

What Is Legionnaires’ Disease?

Legionnaire's Disease seems to be making a comeback in New York City. But what exactly is it?

By Abby Norman • Jul 30, 2015

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What Is Legionnaires’ Disease?

Legionnaire's Disease seems to be making a comeback in New York City. But what exactly is it?

By Abby Norman • July 30, 2015

It’s Not All In Your Head: Unraveling The Mystery Of Conversion Disorder

For centuries, we have looked at people whose symptoms lack a definite cause as crazy or "hysterical." But they might be experiencing conversion disorder.

By Abby Norman • Jun 15, 2015

It’s Not All In Your Head: Unraveling The Mystery Of Conversion Disorder

For centuries, we have looked at people whose symptoms lack a definite cause as crazy or "hysterical." But they might be experiencing conversion disorder.

By Abby Norman • June 15, 2015