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• TUESDAY 7. APRIL, 2009
• 10:40 Study: Is Vegetarianism a Teen Eating Disorder?

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  A new study suggests that teens may experiment with vegetarian diets to mask their eating disorders  

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• 08:00 Experimental Prostate Cancer Drug Shows Promise

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  In preliminary trials, a potential new drug for advanced prostate cancer has shrunk tumors in the lab and reduced signs of the disease in patients with resistant disease  

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• MONDAY 6. APRIL, 2009
• 17:40 Why Does Scratching Relieve an Itch?

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  The itch-scratch relationship is one of the human body's great mysteries, but researchers think they have placed the roots of it in the specific nerves of the spinal cord  

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• SUNDAY 5. APRIL, 2009
• 07:55 Getting People to Coexist With Cats

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  Panthera's innovative new conservation program in Brazil will offer free health care and education to local communities in exchange for big-cat protection  

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• SATURDAY 4. APRIL, 2009
• 07:25 Fixing Health Care Cheaply: Ban Cigarettes Altogether

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  Rather than taxing cigarettes or asking government to regulate tobacco, if public health is really the concern, why not just ban the stuff altogether?  

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• THURSDAY 2. APRIL, 2009
• 19:35 Study: Treatment for HIV Should Start Earlier

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  New data suggests that treatment for HIV may save more lives if started earlier, sparking debate among experts  

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• 19:05 What Good Is Sleep? New Revelations from the Fruit Fly

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  Two new studies shed light on the mechanisms of fruit fly sleep -- just a small peek into the rich and edifying lives of these esteemed scientific subjects  

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• 19:00 HPV Test Screens Best for Cervical Cancer

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  A large, long-term study in rural India finds that the HPV test catches more cases of cervical cancer earlier and prevents more deaths than other screening tools  

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• 18:15 Why the Office Oddball Is Good for Business

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  The Dwight Schrutes of the office world can be bizarre, endlessly annoying and unpleasant to be around, but it turns out, they may also inspire a more productive workplace  

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• WEDNESDAY 1. APRIL, 2009
• 21:50 As Egg Donations Mount, So Do Health Concerns

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  Egg donation is becoming big business in tough economic times. But the truth is that very little is known about its long-term health consequences.  

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• 19:25 Type A Personalities Have the Edge in Procreating

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  A new study suggests that an aggressive, take-charge kind of personality may facilitate baby-making.  

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• 16:25 On Eve of G-20, Obama Promises To Listen, Not Lecture

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  In press conference with British Prime Minister Brown, the President insists he's optimistic that the G-20 can agree on a plan to tackle the global economic crisis. Other leaders appear to disagree  

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• 08:50 Q&A: Jenny McCarthy on Autism

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  Jenny McCarthy discusses her fifth book, Healing and Preventing Autism, with TIME science editor Jeffrey Kluger.  

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• TUESDAY 31. MARCH, 2009
• 23:10 Wipe Away That Frown: Botox Makes You Happier

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  New research suggests that Botox could help ease depression, simply by making it difficult to frown  

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• MONDAY 30. MARCH, 2009
• 16:40 Two IVF Embryos Are No More Likely to Produce a Baby Than One

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  A new study confirms what many fertility clinicians already know: implanting multiple embryos may offer no better chances for pregnancy than transferring one embryo at a time  

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• SATURDAY 28. MARCH, 2009
• 07:20 Can Earth Hour Galvanize the Fight Against Global Warming?

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  Every successful social movement has its defining images, but the push to slow climate change hasn't yet found its visual tipping point. This weekend could change that.  

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• FRIDAY 27. MARCH, 2009
• 08:55 Q&A: How Much Is A Year of Life Worth?

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  TIME talks to Sir Michael Rawlins, head of Britain's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence  

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• WEDNESDAY 25. MARCH, 2009
• 20:55 Electronic Health Records: What's Taking So Long?

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  A new survey finds that American hospitals' conversion to electronic medical records is slow, presenting a considerable challenge for policymakers  

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• 20:26 Kids With ADHD May Learn Better By Fidgeting

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  A small study by an ADHD researcher in Florida finds that children with the fidgety condition may use their hyperactivity to help them focus  

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• 17:11 Do Your Premiums Help Cover the Uninsured?

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  A new report by the liberal-leaning think tank Center for American Progress suggests that universal health care could lead to lower premiums for all  

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• 09:35 How Not to Get Misled by Health Statistics

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  Health statistics and study results can be twisted to mean one thing -- or its opposite. Here's how consumers can make sense of the numbers and percentages they see every day.  

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• TUESDAY 24. MARCH, 2009
• 18:45 The Growing Case Against Red Meat

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  A new study finds that people who eat lots of red meat increase their risk of death from cancer and heart disease  

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• 10:35 Study: Anesthesia in Infancy Linked to Later Disabilities

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  A new study by Mayo Clinic researchers finds an association between exposure to anesthesia during surgery in babies and later learning disabilities in school  

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• 09:05 Going Green: Remembering the Lessons of the Exxon Valdez

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  Two decades after the Exxon Valdez accident, spilled oil can still be found on Alaska's coast and the ecosystem has yet to fully recover.  

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• MONDAY 23. MARCH, 2009
• 10:50 EPA Calls CO2 a Danger -- At Last

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  EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson sent an "endangerment finding" to the White House last Friday -- a first step toward regulating U.S. CO2 emissions  

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