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Study: Men Losing Their Minds Over Women

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research reported in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology has shown that men go ga-ga over pretty women. They simply lose their minds (while women keep theirs).

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (25) | comments 20 weblog

Women do make men throw caution to the wind, research confirms

The presence of an attractive woman elevates testosterone levels and physical risk taking in young men, according to a recent study in the inaugural issue of Social Psychological and Personality Science.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 19, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Take-Two delays 'BioShock Infinite' to February

(AP) -- Take-Two has delayed the release of "BioShock Infinite," an eagerly awaited shooter game set in 1912.

Technology / Software

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health authorities rush to tackle killer flu in US, Mexico

World health authorities on Friday rushed to tackle flu outbreaks in the United States and Mexico that have killed at least 60 people and have pandemic potential.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Russians quarantined after Chinese woman dies on train

Russian authorities on Wednesday evacuated 53 passengers to quarantine and sealed off a train after a Chinese woman died of what could be a mystery infectious disease, officials said.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Black-white marriages increased rapidly since 1980, study finds

A new study of interracial marriages in the United States since the 1980s suggests that the racial boundary between blacks and whites continues to break down – but is not yet close to disappearing.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Medical mystery endures: Black babies at twice risk of whites for death, study indicates

African-American women are significantly more likely to lose a baby in the first year of life than white women, in an enduring medical mystery. It exists at all income and education levels, but is widest among more affluent, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Indonesian woman gives birth to 8.7 kilo boy

An Indonesian woman has given birth to an 8.7-kilogramme (19.2-pound) baby boy, the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country, a doctor said Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Doctors look for orange-size lump, find 56-pounder

(AP) -- Doctors were shocked when they looked into a woman's uterus searching for an orange-size tumor but found something that resembled a giant rock instead.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 27, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

You've come a long way on film, baby!

A female director wins best director at the Oscars. A female-driven movie wins two Academy Awards, including best adapted screenplay. It may not be a huge sign, but it signals a huge shift in what the general public is watching ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 16, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Australian woman dies after 60 years in iron lung

An Australian woman who spent a record-breaking 60 years confined to an iron lung after contracting polio died Saturday in a Melbourne nursing home, aged 83.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 31, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Disease prevention often costs more than it saves

(AP) -- When it comes to health care spending, an ounce of prevention is seldom worth a pound of cure. Take Mrs. Jones, a hypothetical 55-year-old obese woman at risk for diabetes. It costs $900 a year to ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Passing the basic Air Force fitness exam: Could you do it?

Can you do 27 push-ups in 1 minute, 46 sit-ups in 1 minute and run 1.5 miles in under 14:22? If so, you can graduate from the United States Air Force Basic Mandatory Training.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

NASA sting leads to woman allegedly trying to sell moon rock

A woman claiming to sell a moon rock was questioned in Lake Elsinore in Riverside County on Thursday morning as part of an undercover sting by NASA investigators aided by local police.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 25, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

For select adolescents, breast reduction surgery safe, effective

When a grown woman experiences significant back and neck pain from macromastia – or very large breasts – it is common practice for plastic surgeons to relieve her pain by performing breast reduction surgery. Breast ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0