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Novartis AG Issues Nationwide Pill Recall
The company warns pills may have been put in the wrong bottles at its Nebraska plant. Find out which over-the-counter pills are being recalled.
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January 10, 2012
Study: Brain's Abilities Decline After Age 45
A new study shows the brain's ability to reason, recall information and use words starts declining 15 years earlier than previously thought.
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January 7, 2012
Curing AIDS With the Help of Monkeys
A vaccine that protects rhesus monkeys from the SIV virus could be modified to help combat HIV viruses in humans.
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January 6, 2012
Fish Mimics Fish-Mimicking Octopus
The mimic octopus is an expert at impersonating fish. Now it's inspired a fish to impersonate it right back.
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January 6, 2012
Leaping Lizards, Robots and Dinosaurs
New research from UC Berkeley examines how lizards and dinosaurs use their tails midair. Adding tails to robots could make them more agile.
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January 6, 2012
Facebook Apologizes For Removing How-To Abortion Post
An abortions rights activist posted steps for a do-it-yourself abortion on her Facebook page.
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January 5, 2012
'Lost World' of Creatures Found in Antarctica
Researchers in the UK say they have discovered several new species of sea creatures living near the only known hydrothermal vent in Antarctica.
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January 4, 2012
Outcry Against Georgia Ads Fighting Childhood Obesity
New commercials and billboards feature overweight children and harsh messages, but will they be affective against the epidemic?
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January 4, 2012
Hybrid Sharks Discovered
Scientists have found 57 hybrid sharks that are a cross between two types. Find out why the sharks are cross-breeding.
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January 4, 2012
Study: Chimps Warn Others of Danger
A study of wild chimps shows they're more likely to make alarm calls when other chimps are unaware of danger.
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January 2, 2012
Chinese Man Dies in First Bird Flu Death Since 2010
A bus driver in Shenzhen, China passed away Saturday after testing positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
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January 2, 2012
China Shoots for the Moon
China unveiled its plan to put a man on the moon. U.S. analysts ask how it reflects on America's space program.
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January 1, 2012
New Island Forms in the Red Sea
A volcanic island formed over the past two weeks off the coast of Yemen.
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January 1, 2012
Study Ties 'Silent Strokes' to Memory Loss
New research links memory loss to a type of stroke suffered by nearly 25 percent of older adults.
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January 1, 2012
Newsy Now: December 29 (GMT 1700)
Bachmann loses top Iowa staffer; Kim Jong-un officially declared as supreme leader; Hugo Chávez hints at U.S. 'cancer plot'; Build-a-Bear recall.
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December 29, 2011
Painkiller 10 Times Stronger Than Vicodin in the Works
A new painkiller being developed is 10 times the strength of Vicodin and critics are worried it will lead to wide-spread drug abuse.
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December 28, 2011
Newsy Now: December 27 (1700 GMT)
Sears to close more than 100 stores; missing 9-year-old Aliahna Lemmon found dead; Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Baghdad bombings.
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December 27, 2011
Study Links Obesity to Mom-Child Relationships
A new study suggests kids with bad relationships with their mothers are more likely to be obese as teens.
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December 27, 2011
Robert De Niro A New Dad ... At Age 68
The actor and his 56-year-old wife have welcomed a new baby girl. But the buzz isn't about baby. The media is examining the actor's age.
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December 27, 2011
Protecting Your Car with Buttprint Technology?
Engineers in Japan have built a car that can tell one driver from another by the shape of their rear ends.
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December 26, 2011
Space Ball Falls from the Sky Over Africa
A basketball-sized metal ball fell to Earth, landing in northern Namibia. Officials are asking NASA and the ESA to help identify it.
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December 25, 2011
Scientists: Pigeons Are Good At Math
New research reveals pigeons might be as good with numbers as monkeys. One researcher called them the "Einsteins of the bird world."
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December 25, 2011
NASA Unveils High-Res Vesta Images
The Dawn spacecraft is sending back the highest-res images it will take of the Vesta asteroid.
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December 24, 2011
Wave Clouds Roll Over Birmingham
Picturesque wave clouds rolled past Birmingham, Alabama, caused by two layers of air moving different speeds.
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December 23, 2011
Fears Of Cancer From Breast Implants Spread Through Europe
Hundreds of thousands of women have implants that were made with an unapproved silicone gel. What are the risks, and what's being done?
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December 23, 2011
Newsy Now: December 22 (1800 GMT)
Baghdad bomb leaves 60 dead; missing Kansas woman found safe; Texas jury awards $150 billion settlement; France to remove dangerous breast implants.
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December 22, 2011
Cocaine Found On 90% of Changing Tables in U.K.
A study by journalists in the UK found that 92 out of 100 public baby changing tables have trace amounts of cocaine on them.
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December 22, 2011
Canadian Scientists Get Approval For HIV Vaccine Trial
In a first for Canada, researchers have approval to start HIV vaccine trials on humans.
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December 22, 2011
Frankincense Supply Set To Decline By 90 Percent
Ecologists from the Netherlands say the trees that produce Frankincense are disappearing -- find out why.
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December 22, 2011
NASA Finds Earth-Sized Planets Beyond This Solar System
Located about 1,000 light years away, Kepler 20e and 20f are similar in size to Earth, though not quite habitable.
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December 21, 2011

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