Revolutionaries


Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (1561 – 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, and essayist. He is also known as a catalyst of the scientific revolution.

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In the News

Link Between Tanning Beds, Melanoma Grows Stronger (USA Today)
MMR Doctor Struck From Register (BBC)
A Link Between Pesticides and ADHD (Time)
Another Plastics Ingredient Raises Safety Concerns (Science News)
The Big Test for Bisphenol A (Nature)
The 'Killer Fungus': Should We Be Scared? (Time)

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Links

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[ 00041 ] Searching for Clarity: A Primer on Medical Studies (NYT.com)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/health/30stud.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin

[ 00042 ] Applying Science to Alternative Medicine (NYT.com)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/health/research/30tria.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin

[ 00043 ] FDA, Pediatricians Split on Safety of Kids' Cold Medicines (USA Today)
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[ 00044 ] Experts Conclude Pfizer Manipulated Studies (NYT.com)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/health/research/08drug.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[ 00045 ] Health Canada Adds Bisphenol A to List of Toxic Substances (Globe and Mail)
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[ 00046 ] Rumors of Gulf War Syndrome (Science News)
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[ 00047 ] How Darwinism and Faith Can Coexist (Sci Am)
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[ 00048 ] Creationists Declare War Over the Brain (New Scientist)
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[ 00049 ] Half of Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos (NY Times)
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[ 00050 ] Congress Questions FDA Objectivity on BPA (USA Today)
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[ 00051 ] Vitamin E, Selenium Don't Prevent Prostate Cancer(Chicago Tribune)
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[ 00052 ] BPA Ruling Flawed, Panel Says (Washington Post)
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[ 00053 ] Comment: When Not to Write About Autism (New Scientist)
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[ 00054 ] Folic Acid, B Vitamins Offer No Cancer Protection (USA Today)
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[ 00055 ] Report to Congress: Gulf War Syndrome Is Real (LA Times)
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[ 00056 ] Public 'misled' on exercise needs (BBC)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7035557.stm

[ 00057 ] Pharmaceuticals: Absence of Evidence (Economist)
http://snipurl.com/6w4wo

[ 00058 ] 38% of Adults use Alternate Medicine (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/10/AR2008121001601.html?hpid=moreheadli

[ 00059 ] Vitamins 'Do Not Cut Cancer Risk' (BBC)
http://snipurl.com/7qis6

[ 00060 ] New Study Firmly Ties Hormone Use to Breast Cancer (USA Today)
http://snipurl.com/89hk9

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