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Southern Plants Travel North

November 14, 2005
Newswise - Palm trees in Pennsylvania? Magnolias in Minnesota? The migration of subtropical plants to northern climates may happen if future global warming patterns follow the shift that took place in the past. According to an article in the journal... continued

Bio Clocks Keep Ticking

November 13, 2005
Newswise - When we travel, our biological clocks are thrown out of synch. Constant light also disrupts our internal clocks, resulting in problems like jet lag and health problems in extended-shift workers. A new study shows that even though we... continued

The History of Fatness

November 13, 2005
In Chapter 7 of her book What I Learned From the Fat Years, Anne Strieber continues her discussion of clothes. She writes, "New customers entering women's departments for the first time should know how we pioneering fat ladies had to... continued

Finally: A Real Cure for Baldness

November 13, 2005
Rogain was supposed to be the solution, but if that were true, why do we still so many bald men? But scientists say they really are on the verge of discovering a definitive cure for baldness, after growing hair on... continued

Airplane Air is Bad for You

November 13, 2005
Newswise - As many of us get ready to take planes during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, during the season of colds and flu, we become concerned about the spread of infectious diseases in-flight. It's an increasingly familiar experience to be... continued

Movies Lead to Bad Behavior

November 11, 2005
Newswise - Children two to six years old are four times as likely to try to smoke later on if they have watched movies and DVDs in which the actors smoked. They are five times as likely to try drinking... continued

Portion Size Makes Us Fat

November 11, 2005
Newswise - At unknowncountry.com, we know what it's like to get fat, but we're here to HELP you, by posting a new chapter of Anne Strieber's diet book on this website every Monday. What makes people overeat? Researchers discovered that... continued

This Week’s Dreamland: How to Contact the Dead

November 11, 2005
Alan Botkin has discovered a miraculous therapy for grief and loss, and he explains it all to us on this week's Dreamland. A clinical psychologist, Botkin discovered the therapy while helping war veterans with post traumatic stress disorder. Learn about... continued

How to Help Victims of Pakistan Quake

November 11, 2005
As the death toll from the Pakistan earthquake passes the 80,000 mark, the weather in the region is turning cold. Many thousands more are going to die this winter, and so far only $135 million of the $550 million in... continued

Iraq Thefts?Were Valuables Ever Recovered?

November 10, 2005
When we invaded Iraq on March 20, 2003, there were news reports about the looting of over ten thousand valuable artefacts from the National Museum, and it was rumored that looters even had lists of things to steal, given to... continued