Doctors use X-rays to view internal organs, obtain clear images of possible disease and to treat cancer. For years radiation has been used to save lives, but there is growing concern that some patients are getting more than they ask for when they und

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He was President Bush's third press secretary, brought in to revitalize a second term administration increasingly unpopular and off-message. Tony Snow brought to the job the credentials of a journalist and the polish of a TV star. Tony already knows

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Mental Stimulation Might Cut Dementia Risk People who engage in mentally-stimulating activities over a lifetime have lower levels of a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds. That supports other research which sug

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Have you ever heard that we humans use only ten percent of our brains? This oft-quoted myth holds a certain appeal because if it were true, then we could instantly become ten times more intelligent just by firing up that sleepy majority of the brain!

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Joe is a sale associate. He has a lot of duties. He helps customers find things. Customers can be annoying. They always think they're right. Joe always has to be nice to them. Joe also answers phone calls. People ask about products in the store. Joe

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Do We Only Use 10% Of Our Brains? Have you ever heard that we humans use only ten percent of our brains? This oft-quoted myth holds a certain appeal because if it were true, then we could instantly become ten times more intelligent just by firing up

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King Tut's Tough Life New analysis of the mummy of King Tut, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows that the boy king had severe bone disease and malaria. Christopher Intagliata reports The Journal of the American Medical

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August 18, 2005—Call it x-ray vision for archaeologists. High- tech scans and computer modeling have offered scientists a noninvasive glimpse inside the delicate burial case of a millennia- old mumm

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By Mike O'Sullivan San Francisco 10 April 2006 April 18, San Franciscans will remember one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history, the Great Earthquake of 1906. Local officials say it is a tim

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HEALTH REPORT - Studies Show Healthy Living May Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 An image of a brain suffering from Alzheimer's disease I'm Shep O'

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Scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration disagree about the risks from CT scans given during virtual colonoscopies. Doctors who favor the procedure say it is less invasive and more cost effective than a conventional colonoscopy. Those agai

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