- Eye on the Conventions
- Doctor Shortage
- Food Programs Squeezed
- Tightwads
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- Eye on the Conventions
- Doctor Shortage
- Food Programs Squeezed
- Tightwads
Hanger by: Joshua Kessler; stethoscope by: Michael Willis/PhotoShelter; lab coat by: Leah Fasten/PhotoShelter
- Eye on the Conventions
- Doctor Shortage
- Food Programs Squeezed
- Tightwads
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BULLETIN BEATS
The Democratic Convention
Two delegates offer their impressions of the week that was for the Democrats.
About Civic Duty: Looking Out for Each Other
The clatter of pots being clanked together echoes through the night. Loud cries follow...
Out-of-Pocket Costs
Government E-mail
Marrying Late
Graduates
Money Matters
Healthy Habits
Tax Break
Gas Mileage
MULTIMEDIA SPECIALS
THEY MADE HISTORY
SEPTEMBER 5, 1972
“They’re all gone.” With those words, ABC’s Jim McKay tells his American television audience of the deaths of 11 Israelis taken hostage at the Munich Olympics by the Palestinian group Black September.
1957: Jack Kerouac publishes his second novel, On the Road. Acclaimed by the New York Times, the book has since sold more than 4 million copies in the United States alone.
CARTOON OF THE DAY
BRAIN AEROBICS
IN THE NEWS
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PALIN COMES OUT FIGHTING
GOP nominates McCain after running mate attacks Obama on experience.
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DRUG USE UP FOR AGES 50-59
'The baby boomers have much higher rates of self-destructive behavior than any age group,' says drug policy director.
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JAPANESE WOMEN DON'T GET OLD OR FAT
New book examines why Japanese women live longer and have lower obesity rates.
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NEW REPORT ON BPA CONTRADICTS FDA
The chemical commonly found in baby bottles and aluminum cans is still "of some concern" to National Toxicology Program.
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MOMMY WARS TARGET VP CANDIDATE
Another instance of double standards based on gender?
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VYTORIN USERS CAUTIONED
Results from three studies of the cholesterol-lowering drug don't rule out a possible link to a higher risk of cancer.
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SMOKING RISKIER TO WOMEN'S HEARTS
Smokers have heart attacks 12 years earlier than nonsmokers, study says.
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DOUBTS GROW OVER FLU VACCINE
Experts question shot's effectiveness and whether older people should even get it.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
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LATE NIGHT HUMOR
"Researchers in Tokyo report that elephants are able to do math. ... They report that given basic math tests," Asian elephants "got it right 87% of the time. You know, it's bad enough our students can't compete with the Asian students, now we can't even compete with the Asian elephants."
—Jay Leno
