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Compared with the quarter of the surveyed population (aged 18 to 74) with the lowest levels of BPA, the quarter who had the highest levels were more than twice as likely to report having cardiovascular disease or diabetes. But the study's authors take pains to point out that their research does not prove that BPA can cause these ills, but merely indicates that these disorders seem to occur more often in people with higher levels of the disease. To prove a cause-effect relation would require longitudinal studies that compare the effects of BPA in one group...
...Senator Charles E. Grassley, an Iowa Republican, brought to light possible conflicts of interest in early June when he revealed that psychiatrists Joseph Biederman, Thomas J. Spencer, and Timothy E. Wilens of Harvard-affiliated Mass. General Hospital failed to report the full amount—totaling over $4 million—that they earned from drug companies over the last seven years, according to the senator’s investigation...
...HSCI co-director Douglas A. Melton is the first to report successful “direct reprogramming,” a technique that, as its name suggests, directly transforms one type of a fully formed adult cell into another...
...brother Michael's house is flooding. He called around 7:45 a.m., asking us to check the weather report. Michael and his wife, Shannon - who's five months pregnant - lost power and water during Ike. They woke up this morning to find water lapping at their garage, and he wanted to know how much higher the water was expected to rise. Unfortunately, the answer is a lot. The seven bayous that run through and around Houston are swollen, and the rain is still coming down. (See photos of Hurricane Ike here...
...back on the stump. Obama and McCain took the day to step back - for the most part - from an intensifying political debate, perhaps mindful of the last presidential campaign. In 2004, John Kerry had used 9/11 to blast George W. Bush for holding back a key intelligence report, and the same day he accused Republicans of trying to disenfranchise black voters. Bush's camp refused to reply, calling 9/11 "a day of remembrance and reflection." This year the candidates seemed to agree - or maybe, with only 53 days before the election, they just wanted a chance to regroup before...