Storyteller Kevin Kling tells us of ghosts, but not the scary kind. After a motorcycle accident almost took his life six years ago, Kling recalls, his coma kept him in what he thinks of as two worlds.
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My Kid Could Paint That follows the painting and controversy over four-year-old Marla Olmstead's abstract works. Some critics believe her parents encouraged, if not altered, her work.
Many people living in FEMA trailers since Hurricane Katrina suffer from headaches, skin rashes, nosebleeds and asthma. There's no scientific proof that formaldehyde is to blame, but some say that elevated levels found in trailers are likely contributing to the illnesses.
James Weinstein, M.D., chairs Dartmouth College's orthopedic-surgery department; he's considered one of the nation's leading experts on low-back pain, and he says a multi-year study shows little difference in results after surgical and non-surgical treatment approaches.
Firms are cracking down on the health of employees. Clarian Health recently revised plans to penalize workers for smoking, high blood pressure, or a body mass index over a certain limit. Monitoring workers' health is a growing trend; it costs more to insure smokers and overweight people.
Considered a sacred crop by the Incas, quinoa has been classified as a "super crop" by the United Nations because of its high protein content. Quinoa plants produce nutty, earthy-tasting kernels that are great in pilafs, soups and porridges.
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Scientists teach the FBI and others to understand facial expressions to ferret out criminal and terrorist motivation. Research links tics, furrows, smirks and frowns to emotion and deceit.
A former top narcotics officer, credited with more than 800 arrests in eight years, is now selling a DVD that shows marijuana users how to avoid arrest when traveling with a stash. Law enforcement officials are outraged.
Dr. Daniel Langleben says lies aren't created out of thin air; instead, your brain has to think of the truth and then make a decision to do the opposite. And that activity shows up on a functional MRI scan of the brain.
In Missouri, juvenile offenders live in college-style dorm rooms, take classes and join in group therapy. It's part of an innovative approach toward teen offenders that focuses on rehabilitation, and the results are paying off.
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