Free radicals: the price we pay for breathing

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Free radicals are necessary for many of the body's functions, but during aging or times of abnormal stress they can destroy cells and cause harm. Researchers are studying the role of antioxidants in preventing free radical damage.

Physiological aspects, Antioxidants, Antioxidants (Nutrients), Free radicals (Chemistry), Free radicals

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Together, in sickness and in health: today, when someone in Karachi sneezes, an American catches a cold. And someone in Lima may have the cure

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Globalization involves an international component of responsibility for the control of communicable disease, and makes necessary a level of cooperation among public health officials around the world that has never existed before.

Health aspects, Research, Cover Story, Communicable diseases, Control, Preventive medicine, Medicine, Preventive, Globalization

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Confessions of a lonely atheist

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An atheist describes the difficulties of being an atheist in present-day America, where religion is being equated with patriotism. She argues that tolerance for non-believers is an issue of fairness.

United States, Analysis, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Religion and politics, Atheists

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