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Overtreated: More medical care isn’t always better

LAURAN NEERGAARD From Associated Press June 07, 2010 3:40 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — More medical care won’t necessarily make you healthier — it may make you sicker. It’s an idea that technology-loving Americans find hard to believe.

Anywhere from one-fifth to nearly one-third of the tests and treatments we get are estimated to be […]

Facebook adjusts privacy controls after complaints

BARBARA ORTUTAY From Associated Press May 26, 2010 9:24 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — In Facebook’s vision of the Web, you would no longer be alone and anonymous. Sites would reflect your tastes and interests — as you expressed them on the social network — and you wouldn’t have to fish around for news […]

Good folk: Iconic NY coffeehouse marks 50th year

CHRIS CAROLA From Associated Press May 18, 2010 11:38 AM EDT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — On a Friday night 50 years ago this week, folk singer Jackie Washington stepped up to the tiny stage of Bill and Lena Spencer’s new coffeehouse.

He was Caffe Lena’s first performer, and thousands of singers and countless songs […]

Scientist inspired by Dalai Lama studies happiness

RYAN J. FOLEY From Associated Press May 14, 2010 7:33 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After hearing about his cutting-edge research on the brain and emotions through mutual friends, the Dalai Lama invited Richard Davidson to his home in India in 1992 to pose a question.

Scientists often study depression, anxiety and fear, but […]

Strange News: Rare ‘King of Herrings’ found off Swedish coast

From Associated Press May 12, 2010 4:09 PM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A maritime expert says a 12-foot (3.65-meter) Giant Oarfish — the world’s largest bony fish — has been found in Swedish waters for the first time in 130 years.

Also known as the “King of Herrings,” the dead fish was picked up by […]