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It’s the Cat’s Meow but You Just Don’t Understand

Barbara Chase -
What is the meaning of a cat’s meow that grows louder and louder? Or your pet’s sudden flip from softly purring as you...
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Why Leap Day Is Really About Party Planning

Barbara Chase -
Clocks and calendars are handy, even if they are out of step with the astronomical world.Earth’s actual orbit around the sun takes six...
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Frequent Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Study Suggests

Barbara Chase -
People who frequently smoke marijuana have a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study published on Wednesday.The article, published...
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Odysseus Moon Lander to Power Down, With Aim to Extend Time on Surface

Barbara Chase -
Odysseus is not dead yet. But it will soon be time to say, “Good night, moon lander.”Last week, Odysseus, a privately built robotic...
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Older Americans Should Get Another Covid Shot This Spring, Panel Says

Barbara Chase -
Americans ages 65 and older should receive an additional dose of the latest Covid vaccine this spring, scientific advisers to the Centers for...
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Mercury Pollution Is Falling, but Not in Tuna. This Might Be Why.

Barbara Chase -
In the 1960s and 1970s, the horrors of mercury poisoning in Japan and elsewhere shocked the world into curbing releases of the toxic...
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What to Know about Lead Exposure in Children

Barbara Chase -
A recent outbreak of lead poisoning from cinnamon in applesauce has drawn attention to the toxic effect the heavy metal can have on...
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A Doctor’s Lifelong Quest to Solve One of Pediatric Medicine’s Greatest Mysteries

Barbara Chase -
At the Kawasaki Disease Clinic at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, led by Dr. Burns, caring for children affected by Kawasaki disease is always...
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How to Spot Kawasaki Disease in Your Child

Barbara Chase -
Doctors across the United States are seeing a rise in Kawasaki disease, a mysterious condition that primarily affects children under 5. The illness...
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Your Inhalers and EpiPens Aren’t Very Healthy for the Environment

Barbara Chase -
Single-use insulin pens changed Brian Brandell’s life.Growing up with Type 1 diabetes in the 1970s, he had to carry glass syringes and vials...
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