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Trimming super-size with half-orders, plate colors

Published February 13th, 2012 - 11:51AM

Call it the alter-ego of super-sizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice or noodles - even when the smaller amount cost the same.

WHO calls for final push against leprosy

Published February 12th, 2012 - 11:26PM

The World Health Organization warned Monday that the battle against the age-old scourge of leprosy is not yet over, with more than 5,000 new cases reported yearly in the Western Pacific, where the disease was declared eliminated in 1991.

Injured boomers beware: Know when to see doctor

Published February 12th, 2012 - 5:56AM

It happened to nurse Jane Byron years after an in-line skating fall, business owner Haralee Weintraub while doing "men's" push-ups, and avid cyclist Gene Wilberg while lifting a heavy box.

U. Mich.: Child porn case spurs outside review

Published February 10th, 2012 - 2:31PM

University of Michigan officials said Friday they have ordered an outside review of campus security in the wake of a botched response to child pornography found on a medical resident's computer flash drive.

Q&A: Obama and the birth control controversy

Published February 10th, 2012 - 12:38PM

What birth control debate? A half-century after the introduction of the pill, acceptance of birth control by American women is virtually universal.

Hungarian home birth advocate looses appeal

Published February 10th, 2012 - 9:26AM

A Hungarian obstetrician known for promoting home births lost an appeal Friday against her two-year prison sentence for malpractice.

AP Source: Obama to change birth control insurance mandate

Published February 10th, 2012 - 6:10AM

President Barack Obama will announce a plan to accommodate religious employers outraged by a rule that would require them to cover birth control for women free of charge, according to a person familiar with the decision.

Russians alarmed by rash of teenage suicides

Published February 10th, 2012 - 4:55AM

A rash of teenage suicides in Russia has set off alarm bells and experts are urging the government to take immediate action.

Nearly 1 in 20 US adults over 50 have fake knees

Published February 10th, 2012 - 12:15AM

Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population.

For pregnant women with cancer, chemo possible

Published February 9th, 2012 - 4:10PM

Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus.

For pregnant women with cancer, chemo possible

Published February 9th, 2012 - 4:10PM

Hold the mystery meat: Military food gets upgrade

Published February 9th, 2012 - 4:05PM

Hold the mystery meat: Military mess halls soon will be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards across the armed services.

Scientists say NASA cutting missions to Mars

Published February 9th, 2012 - 3:10PM

Scientists say NASA is about to propose major cuts in its exploration of other planets, especially Mars. And NASA's former science chief is calling it irrational.

Lawyer: 6 Austrians were injected with malaria

Published February 9th, 2012 - 12:50PM

The number of people claiming they were injected with the parasite causing malaria at a Vienna psychiatric ward while teenagers grew to seven Thursday, with the lawyer representing six of them saying their accounts, given separately, are credible because they are similar.

La Nina going away, but too late for Texas drought

Published February 9th, 2012 - 10:35AM

Federal weather forecasters say the La Nina weather phenomenon that contributed to the southwestern U.S. drought is winding down.

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