In search of the good old nervous breakdown
In the '50s, it was relatively common to hear of a someone having a nervous breakdown. Today, the term has virtually disappeared. So what exactly was it?
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Heparin probe shows global drug market perils
On a dusty lane in east China, a small factory processes chemicals from pig guts into heparin, a popular blood thinner linked to 62 deaths and hundreds of allergic reactions in the U.S. and Germany.
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Cereal linked to food poisoning
At least 23 people in 14 states have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, FDA said Saturday.
More...A year after Va. Tech, helping troubled students
The rampage carried out nearly a year ago by a deranged Virginia Tech student who slipped through the mental health system has changed how American colleges reach out to troubled students.
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Do we have multiple personalities?
Instead of seeing each person as a single personality, award-winning science journalist Rita Carter argues in "Multiplicity" that we all consist of multiple characters, each one with its own viewpoint, emotions and ambitions. An excerpt.
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