There are 13 more traffic deaths on tax day than on other days.
There are two certainties in life according to Benjamin Franklin: death and taxes. Now, researchers have found that taxes might make death just a little more certain.
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Red-light cameras are used in about 555 communities around the country.
At the heart of the debate about red-light cameras is this question: Do they save lives by reducing accidents or are they primarily a way for cities to raise money in an era of lagging tax revenue?
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Researchers found frequent doses of x-ray radiation were linked with more cases of the cancer.
Having more than one dental x-ray a year can double or even triple the chance of developing a common type of brain tumor, according to a new study. People who recalled having frequent dental x-rays were more likely than those who did not, to have a form of non-spreading cancer called meningioma.
Teens are not rushing to get a driver’s license.
Getting a drivers license has been as much a rite of passage as the high school prom, but a new study suggests that young Americans are no longer rushing to get a driver’s license the moment they are eligible – and the Internet may be a major reason for that delay.
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Kids born to obese moms are more likely to diagnosed with autism.
Kids born to obese women are more likely to be diagnosed with autism or related developmental delays than the children of slimmer moms according to a new study of moms and children in California.
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In a controversial study released 40 years ago, recent research supports the conclusions of that study: The world is on track for disaster. So says Australian physicist Graham Turner, who revisited perhaps the most groundbreaking academic work of the 1970s,The Limits to Growth.
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Physicist Graham Turner says “the world is on track for disaster.”
Researchers at Jay W. Forrester’s institute at MIT in a new study says that the world could suffer from “global economic collapse” and “precipitous population decline” if people continue to consume the world’s resources at the current pace.
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Prolonged sitting is bad for your health.
A fascinating study was published by SBRN member David Dunstan and colleagues in Australia, which examined the acute (e.g. short-term) impact of uninterrupted sitting on metabolic health. In this new study, individuals with overweight or obesity were asked to perform 3 separate conditions in random order. (Videos)
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New York beats out London as the city with the most global clout.
You can put another feather in the cap of New York. In the rivalry between the world’s biggest cities, New York bests London and Tokyo on a new Global Cities Index by A.T. Kearney and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
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‘Baloney Mass Index’ can give false readings.
According to a new study, the obesity problem in the U.S is far worse than previously thought. Researchers found 39 per cent of Americans currently classed as slightly overweight using the Body Mass Index calculator are actually obese.
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Eating fast food will not only make you likely to put on weight but may give you the blues as well.
Eating junk food has a negative effect on mental health, making those who consume it regularly feel depressed, new research has revealed.
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You are told before you reach 21 that drinking alcohol is bad for you . Then you’re suddenly told that, really, it’s drinking alcohol and driving that’s bad. The latter is definitely true. But the former? Scientists aren’t so sure.
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