5 Reasons You Need To Do Bodyweight Exercises

This is a guest post by Rafi Bar-Lev.
There are lots of people who want to convince you that you need high powered gear, complicated gadgets and expensive weights to get in great shape. But it’s simply not true. In fact, there is one method that people, including the military has been using for hundreds of [...]

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Fisher Price recalls millions of toys

Toy manufacturer Fisher Price announced Thursday that it has recalled about 10 millions toys because they were dangerous to children.
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Mom: Don’t be a ‘good’ patient

Elizabeth Cohen relates lessons learned from her mother’s experience. One, when a doctor tells you to just relax to get rid of real, physical symptoms, it’s probably time to find a new doctor. Second, it doesn’t pay to be a “good” patient.
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House passes bill to help 9/11 first responders

A bill to provide medical benefits and compensation for emergency workers who were first on the scene of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks won approval Wednesday from the U.S. House.
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Retro Workouts From the 80′s and On You May Remember

I thought I’d have a little fun today reminiscing about retro workouts that were all the rage back in the day. You never know, some folks may still enjoy these workouts and still use them. Regardless, it’s fun to take a look back at the workout clothes and the actual workout routines as well. Enjoy!
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Are you secretly sad?

At some point, they were happy; they had moments of joy. And then, one molecule at a time, the happiness went away.
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Schools struggle for healthy food

School food advocates say that schools need to get creative and be engaged to offer kids healthy food on a budget.
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Ruling allows stem cell research to continue during appeal

An appeals court has lifted an injunction imposed by a federal judge, thereby allowing federally-funded embryonic stem-cell research to continue while the Obama administration appeals the judge’s original ruling against use of public funds in such research.
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A “better brains” collective launches to improve cognition of the masses

Michael Merzenich is a pioneer in the exploration of neuroplasticity, the exploration of the brain’s intrinsic changeability, even in adulthood. In recent years Merzenich has brought neuroplasticity to the masses by forming a company, Posit Science, that uses the findings of his research to provide games that enhance visual and auditory skills.
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Was Darwin a Punk? A Q&A with Punker-Paleontologist Greg Graffin

Editor’s Note: This is an expanded version of the Q&A that will appear in the November 2010 issue of Scientific American.
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