Word: reductionism
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But that's not to say the drugs aren't successful. "There's a disconnect between what medical practitioners seek and what patients seek," says Padwal. Obese patients might go to their doctor looking to lose 100 pounds or more - they want to look the way they looked in high...
Washington is running out of excuses to act on climate change. That's the message from the Midwest, where governors from nine states in the region, along with the Canadian province of Manitoba, on Wednesday signed a landmark deal to reduce energy consumption, promote renewable power and cut carbon emissions...
Which brings us to Washington. Despite increasing evidence that Americans are worried about climate change - Congress continues to drag its feet on a nationwide carbon reduction plan similar to ones already enacted by the faster-moving states. Hopefully, that will begin to change. The long delayed McCain-Lieberman bill - which...
Rather than looking for a stellar wobble, Charbonneau and others are watching red dwarfs for signs of their light subtly dimming as an orbiting planet passes in front of them--a sort of mini-eclipse known as a transit. "If an Earth-size planet in an Earthlike orbit passes in...
Over the next few years the two grew closer. Kerik and Giuliani were literally inseparable on 9/11 and in the months that followed. Crime declined on Kerik's watch, though the big drop had taken place years before. After years of mutual hostility, City Hall's relations with local African...