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Next time you take a trip to the doctor’s office for a routine physical examination, you will no doubt have your blood pressure checked and your larynx ogled. But you will also have your blood drawn for HIV/AIDS testing—and that’s not...
On average, melatonin users had a daytime sleep efficiency of at least 83%--meaning they slept 83% of the time they spent in bed--compared with 77% in the placebo group. That translates to an extra half an hour of shut-eye--relatively comparable to what one gets with a...
You’ve never seen a Passover quite like the one depicted in Salvador Litvak’s ’83 new movie, “When Do We Eat?” Things take a turn for the bizarre in Litvak’s film when the...
If high energy prices are hurting workers, they are devastating a number of industries, most notably the airlines. Already buffeted by bankruptcies and labor disputes, the major carriers had made steady progress in shedding excess capacity and lowering labor costs. As a result, jets are fuller. But the till is...
Still, "Whole Foods is not for everybody. Hey, we get that," Robb admits. When site searching for a new store, Whole Foods limits itself to areas with college-educated inhabitants, which translates to wealthier neighborhoods and university towns. "People who understand why they might not want to eat food with...