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TwitterFrom Time Magazine:It’s disturbing to picture your kindergartner in a casino, but maybe you ought to try. American kids are born into a culture that loves its gambling, and the passion is only growing, as financial hardships sweeten the ever alluring prospect of a lucky break.
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Spotting Future Gamblers In Kindergarten
March 3rd, 2009 
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February 17th, 2009 admin From Live Science:CHICAGO — Add the MRSA “superbug” to the list of concerns you bring to the beach nowadays, a research doctor said today.It’s still safe to go in the water, especially if you shower thoroughly before and after swimming, but antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a strain of bacteria that can cause staph infections that are difficult to treat with traditional anti-infection drugs such as methicillin, can be caught when you take a dip in ocean water, said Dr.
Posted in Science News Tags: Beaches, Drugs, Hospitals, Live Science, Medicine, Miller School, Mrsa Superbug, Ocean Water, Research Doctor, Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, S Miller, School Of Medicine, Staph Infections, Strain Of Bacteria, University Of Miami Comments OffWhat Science Says About Enlightened Sex By Sally Law, Special to LiveScience
January 4th, 2009 admin Women who practiced the Eastern techniques of mindfulness and yoga reported improvements in levels of arousal and desire, as well as better orgasms. Image credit: DreamstimeFrom Live Science:Another year, another batch of resolutions: eat right, exercise more, pay bills on time etc. All good in theory, but potentially dull in practice.In 2009, then, resolve to have better sex.
Posted in Science News Tags: Article States, Better Sex, Desire, Dreamstime, Eastern Practices, Image Credit, Improvements, Kama Sutra, Live Science, Medicine, Mindfulness, Orgasms, Pay Bills, Premature Ejaculation, Resolutions, Sally, Sex Review, Sexual Medicine, Sixth Centuries, Yoga Comments OffNew Malaria Vaccine More Than 50 Percent Effective
December 9th, 2008 admin (Photo from Foreign Policy Passport)From Foreign Policy Passport:Results of the latest malaria vaccine trials will be published today in The New England Journal of Medicine, and from the looks of it, the news is good — fantastic, in fact. “We are closer than every before to having a malaria vaccine for use by children in Africa, says Christian Lucq, director of the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative.First, some background: The new trials use a vaccine candidate known as RTSS, the most clinically advanced malaria vaccine in development.
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