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The Healthland Podcast: Sleep Special

TIME science editor Jeffrey Kluger explains why your brain may be at its most creative while you...

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Brown Fat, Crawling-Skin Disease and Messy Desks

How "brown" fat can burn "white" fat, whether crawling-skin disease is real, what your messy desk...

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The Healthland Podcast: Paula Deen, Gossip that's Good for You, and Why Men Spend Money

This week: the brouhaha over southern cook Paula Deen's secret diabetes diagnosis, why gossiping...

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Grief and Heartbreak, Breastfeeding, and Nicotine

This week, new studies on how grief can literally break your heart, surprising findings on...

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The Obesity and Weight Loss Special

Obesity may damage the brain in a way that makes it difficult to lose weight. Plus, why kids in...

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Marriage in Decline, Driving While Texting, and the 'Vocal Fry'

We discuss (and demonstrate) a language trend called the "vocal fry", cast a skeptical eye at...

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Plan B, Temper Tantrums, and Prostate Cancer

We discuss why the FDA was overturned on allowing easier access to Plan B. Plus, the debate over...

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AIDS, Behavioral Economics, and the Psychology of Morality

We discuss the state of HIV/AIDS treatment, why the global economy could be diagnosed with...

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Pepper Spray, Sleep Apnea, and How Long to Wait Between Pregnancies

We discuss whether pepper spray is a useful tool or a form of torture. Also, the dramatic rise in...

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Nightmares, "Broken Heart Syndrome," and Teen Sex

New research shows that nightmares can be changed to good dreams. Also, why breakups can be...

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Sexual Abuse, Memory and the Painkiller Epidemic

We discuss the relationships among sexual abuse, harassment, trauma, and memory that stem from...

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Spanking, Drinking, and Mind Control

A video of a Texas judge spanking his daughter sparks issues of discipline and child abuse. Plus,...

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Super Broccoli, Weight Loss, and Why Toddlers are Terrible

This week we discuss why it's so difficult to lose weight, how mothers affect their toddlers'...

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How Vitamins Can Hurt, Teen Sex, and How Money Affects Marriage

New research on why dietary supplements are linked to a higher risk of early death; evidence that...

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How Steve Jobs Lived and Died, House M.D., and ADHD Drugs

We talk about Steve Jobs' experimentation with recreational drugs and his cancer treatment. Also,...

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Killer Cantaloupe, Bullying, and Friend Networks

We discuss how to avoid Listeria infection from fruit, the best ways to prevent bullying and new...

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"The Sibling Effect"

Jeffrey Kluger joins us to talk about the science and the findings in his book, "The Sibling...

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Cervical Cancer, Blood-Donation Rules, and Testosterone

This week: new data on IUDs and cervical cancer, and the HPV vaccination debate. Also: whether...

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Debating the Long-Term Health Effects of 9/11

We discuss the lasting physical and mental-health effects of Sept. 11, 2001 - not just for New...

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Civil Rights for the Ugly? Also: Vitamin Excess and a New Sunscreen

Is being unattractive grounds for a civil rights claim? Plus, the "licensing effect" when...

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