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If you are looking for a primary care physician,
you'll need some good luck and a lot of perseverance, particularly if
you are on Medicare. There's a nationwide shortage of such generalists
as medical school graduates move into higher paid specialties. "I think
internists aren't very fashionable," says one physician. "It's viewed
as a not very exciting field."
The good news is that the AIDS epidemic has peaked.
The bad news is that we have had very little luck in developing an
effective AIDS vaccine. Many promising approaches have been tried, but
none has worked.
With millions of lives on the line, the Danforth Plant Science Center aims to create bumper crops of enriched food for Africans. Six hundred million Africans depend on cassava alone as their main
source of calories, but the nutritional value is low. An additional challenge for the center: making the
food taste good.
You think science is for eggheads, not for you? Maybe you'd rather watch "CSI"? Biology professor George Johnson takes a "CSI" story and walks you through the evidence, demonstrating how you can learn science from television when you pay attention.
Editors' Picks
- Health and Science
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Reducing health inequalities "an ethical imperative" says World Health Organization: Within even the wealthiest of countries, the poorer the individual, the poorer his or her health and life expectancy. l Financial Times
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Drop in number of uninsured for first time in six years: The number of uninsured in the U.S. declined in 2007 due to increased enrollment in government-sponsored plans. However, the number of Americans covered by private insurance continued to decline. Experts warn that the 2007 numbers do not reflect the current economic downturn and its anticipated negative effect on health insurance coverage. l New York Times
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Harvard scientists transform healthy cells from mouse pancreas to insulin-producing cells: Progress in the conversion of cells raises new hope for easier and less-costly cell transformations. l New York Times
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Traditional medicines contaminated with metals: Ayurvedic medicine, used in traditional healing in India for thousands of years, often contain lead, arsenic or mercury. The toxic metal levels exceed safety guidelines at recommended doses of the medicines. l Los Angeles Times
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Brain Surgery Breakthrough
St. Louis pioneers a new technology allowing doctors to visualize the brain and its functions during surgery.
Produced by Al Wiman at the St. Louis Science Center for the St. Louis Beacon
Voices
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In the News
Just a small difference in productivity and tax rates can make a big difference in just a few years. Is the lack of an income tax the main reason Tennessee has pulled ahead of Missouri in per capita gross state product? Joseph Haslag of the Show-Me Institute outlines the case.
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Law Scoop
The Obama campaign claims that Ed Martin's anti-Obama group violates federal election law. Election law experts say that the group may violate the law, but that federal election authorities won't do anything about it until after the election.
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Editorial Cartoons
Nothing like a convention to sharpen the pencils of editorial cartoonists. From the contrast between Biden and Obama to the steadfastness of Hillary Clinton suports, Mike Thompson, Scott Stantis, John Sherffius, Gary Markstein and Chris Britt have plenty to say.
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U.S. Elections Picks
John McCain should resist temptation and not select Joe Lieberman as his running mate. | Robert Novak, townhall.com
The Lens
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Who's the leader of the club that sues for excess use?
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