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Steve Mencher

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Pharmaceutical companies make lots of money and spend lots of money, including lavish payments to doctors for consulting; expenses-paid conferences, cruises and other events for doctors; and bonuses for sales reps who exceed sales targets, even if that means pitching a drug for uses the Food and…
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[ View the story "Susan Boyle: 'I Have Asperger's'" on Storify]
There are 35 million drivers over age 65 on the road today, an increase of more than 20 percent over the past 10 years.
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[ View the story "'Comet ISON Will Either Fry or Shatter' - AP" on Storify]
The promise of genetic medicine is vast. In the future, cancer therapies will better target a specific tumor; couples will better understand their reproductive risks; and once the genetic components of myriad diseases are better understood, potential cures may be just around the corner.
The Sun Is Setting on the Humble Doorknob. That's the Vancouver Sun headline describing the city's new building code, which will soon outlaw twisty doorknobs - and traditional faucet handles, too - in new construction. The paper takes the positive view that, far from being banished, doorknobs are…
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