Word: reductionism
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Craving that salty snack? Think again. Reducing sodium intake can significantly decrease odds of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a study led by Harvard Medical School researcher Nancy R. Cook. The study, published online last Thursday in the British Medical Journal, followed 3,126 subjects over 10 to 15 years...
In late February, the two major stock markets in China dropped sharply, and that helped trigger a brief global sell-off. Investors panicked, fearing that the Chinese economy was somehow falling off a cliff. As Thursday's growth number shows, that wasn't so. Not even close. Now, however, global...
Such movies are hardly the rule, but the pressure is growing. As Harvard closes in from one side, a dozen health groups including the American Medical Association are calling for reduction of smoking in movies and on TV, and 41 state attorneys general have signed a letter seeking public-service...
Prior to last year, many pharmaceutical companies sold birth control products to university pharmacies at a deeply discounted price. But one result of the complex “Deficit Reduction Act”—passed by Congress in 2005—is that continued university discounts would increase...
In 1991, the federal Fish and Wildlife Service banned lead ammo in waterfowl hunting - that of ducks and other birds that live on water - which, according to a FWS spokesperson, led to an estimated 64% reduction of lead poisoning in ducks on certain parts of the Mississippi. The most recent...