Mind & Body

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The Science of Football

A roundup of how scientists explain America's most popular sport

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Flu Shots for (Nearly) All

Snow's map led him to the source of a London cholera outbreak in 1854

Cholera, John Snow and the Grand Experiment

A British physician first determined that cholera spread through contaminated water in the 1850s, but the disease remains a major health risk today

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The Truth Behind Beer Goggles

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Whooping Cough on the Rise in Several States

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Three Classes Wannabe Doctors Should Take Before Med School

Using scaffolds and a patients own cells grown in a laboratory, researchers are building replacement body parts.

Organs Made to Order

It won't be long before surgeons routinely install replacement body parts created in the laboratory

Melinda Gates, with caregivers in Rampur Bhuligadha, India, says infant deaths can be halved by 2025.

Melinda French Gates on Saving Lives

The co-chair of the world's largest philanthropy talks about what can be done to improve global health and poverty

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New Technology Could Let Disabled Communicate by Sniffing

Doctors AMA Centennial 3-cent 1947 issue U.S. stamp, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the American Medical Association (AMA).

A Medical Lab on a Postage Stamp

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Please Cover Your Mouth When You Sneeze

Well before his discovery of penicillin, Alexander Fleming was a member of the Chelsea Arts Club. Less well known is that he also painted with living organisms.

Painting With Penicillin: Alexander Fleming's Germ Art

The scientist created works of art using microbes, but did his artwork help lead him to his greatest discovery?

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In Search of a Tuberculosis Vaccine

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You Don't Know the Back of Your Hand

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A Spoonful of Pickle Juice...Helps Muscle Cramps Go Down

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Wearing a Water Filter

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Mestizos and Medicinas: Race-Based Medicine in Latin America

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Clean Hands, Clear Conscience

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Humans and Neanderthals Interbred

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The Newest Member of the Human Family Tree

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