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Paternity test
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Paternity test

by Lynde Langdon

Medicine |  Birth control: Will men remember to take pills?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2006/12/paternity_test]

Unstoppable growth
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Unstoppable growth

by Lynde Langdon

Medicine |  Scientists get more than they bargained for with embryonic stem cells

[http://www.worldmag.com/2006/11/unstoppable_growth]

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Learning from mistakes, the hard way

by Lynde Langdon

Medicine |  Three preemie deaths reveal the dark side of medicine: Health-care workers are human, too

[http://www.worldmag.com/2006/10/learning_from_mistakes_the_hard_way]

Stalking a silent killer
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Stalking a silent killer

by Lynde Langdon

Medicine |  The viruses leading to cervical cancer have gone underdiagnosed for too long; now, with a new vaccine, women-and girls-face ethical challenges over making use…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2006/10/stalking_a_silent_killer]

Abraham's journey
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Abraham's journey

by Lynde Langdon

Medicine |  After a court battle, a young Hodgkin's patient is allowed to avoid chemotherapy

[http://www.worldmag.com/2006/09/abraham_s_journey]

Taking it to the states
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Taking it to the states

by Lynde Langdon

Medicine |  With presidential veto, stem-cell battle is far from over

[http://www.worldmag.com/2006/08/taking_it_to_the_states]

Taming the Wild West
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Taming the Wild West

by Lynde Langdon

Medicine |  Bioethicists want to keep tabs on the practice of making "designer babies"

[http://www.worldmag.com/2006/07/taming_the_wild_west]

Flight of fancy
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Flight of fancy

by Lynde Langdon

Medicine |  How far will a television network go to challenge the top-rated show in America during a sweeps period?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2006/05/flight_of_fancy]

'Hidden behind the forehead'
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'Hidden behind the forehead'

by Susan Olasky

Medicine |  For years conservatives have expressed skepticism about the existence of ADHD and worried about the overuse of powerful stimulants like Ritalin. Yet many…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2006/04/hidden_behind_the_forehead]

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Bird watcher

by Lynde Langdon

Medicine |  Governments around the world are preparing for the possibility that bird flu will mutate into a disease that humans can give to one another

[http://www.worldmag.com/2006/04/bird_watcher]

Threat from above
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Threat from above

by Lynde Langdon

Medicine |  Officials in Hawaii begin preparing for outbreak of bird flu

[http://www.worldmag.com/2006/04/threat_from_above]

Cloning's Piltdown man
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Cloning's Piltdown man

by Lynde Langdon

Medicine |  Following months of accusations, an investigation committee reports that Hwang Woo-Suk's research results were fabricated

[http://www.worldmag.com/2006/01/cloning_s_piltdown_man]

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