Out of the lab and into the fire: two exhibits put science under the microscope

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The National Museum of American History's 'Science and American Life' exhibit has generated some controversy in the scientific community for its alleged negative portrayals of scientists. The museum's upcoming Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb retrospective, 'The Last Act,' has also drawn fire.

Exhibitions, Science, Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of American History, Culture, Science and civilization, Atomic bomb, Atomic bombs

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Not what the doctor ordered

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International health organizations are intensifying efforts to alleviate health problems and other complications brought by the use of donated pharmaceuticals. These drugs, most of which have exceeded their expiratory period, have been found to contain no or insufficient instructions.

Standards, Usage, Drugs, Pharmaceutical industry, International trade, Antibiotics

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Mysterious maladies: separating real from imagined disorders presents frustrating challenges

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Some physicians doubt whether conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War syndrome actually exist. Doctors tend to diagnose mysterious illnesses as immune-system disorders because they lack an understanding of the immune system.

Diagnosis, Diseases, Immunologic diseases, Psychophysiologic disorders, Psychosomatic disorders

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