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  High Heels Lead to Foot Pain

  It's no secret that high heels are bad for the feet. But a new study documents the risks.

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  Moon Myths: The Truth About Lunar Effects on You

  The moon holds a mystical place in the history of human culture, so it's no wonder that many myths exist.

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  Texas Educators: Neil Armstrong Not a Scientist

  A review team says they made the proposal because Armstrong was not a scientist.

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  Why Healthcare Will Always Cost a Fortune

  Until Americans change lifestyle and diet, our "disease care" system will foot the bill of a sick population.

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  Survey: Media Accuracy at New Low

  Just 29 percent of U.S. adults think news organizations generally get the facts right.

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  Do Scientists and Journalists Get Along?

  A new study suggests they do.

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  Eating at Night May Put on Pounds

  When you eat, not just what you eat, can affect your weight, a new study on mice suggests.

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  Man Survives with Heart Stopped 45 Minutes

  The clinical definition of death isn't what it used to be.

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  Job Insecurity Worse For Your Health Than Unemployment

  Surprisingly, the effect is worse than actually losing your job.

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  Darn! I'm Just an Internet Hoax!

  That's what I learned from Personas, a new web ap that claims to reveal how the Web sees you.

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  Freak Hurricane Wave Strikes Maine

  A surprisingly large rogue wave killed a girl and pulled others into the water.

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  The Truth About Record-Setting U.S. Life Expectancy

  The country is behind about 30 others on this measure and the gains were modest.

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  Tweet God

  An Israeli university student will take your 140-max-character prayers to the Western Wall.

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  Cash for Clunkers Might Be Working

  Average fuel mileage increase so far is 9.4 mpg, or 61 percent.

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  Hybrid Car Rebates Don't Work

  Rebate programs designed to spur sales of hybrid vehicles don't work, a new study finds.

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  Obama: Key to Future Is Innovation

  Long–term investments in innovation are needed to ensure the country's long-term economic growth.

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  Confirmed: Tanning Beds Cause Cancer

  Group raises warning of tanning beds from "probably carcinogenic to humans" to "carcinogenic to humans."

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  WD-40: Strange Facts and Myths

  WD-40 does not contain fish oil and it won't cure arthritis.

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  Internet Groupthink Throttles Creativity

  Social networking may inspire a lot of, well, nothing, because follow-the-crowd thinking trumps radical ideas.

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  Cash for Clunkers: Smart or Stupid?

  You can get cash vouchers for that old gas-guzzling clunker under the new $1 billion federal Car Allowance Rebate System.

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  U.S. Withheld Data on Dangers of Distracted Driving

  Only a handful of states have passed laws banning driving while talking on cell phones or texting.