Can A Test Really Tell Who's A Psychopath?

May. 26, 2011
In November of 2009, Robert Dixon took a test to determine whether he was a psychopath.After 26 years in prison, he was due for a parole hearing.

Mississippi Losing The War With Obesity

May. 19, 2011
Roughly 1 in 3 adult Americans is now obese. And ground zero for the nation's obesity battle is Mississippi — where 44 percent of kids are either overweight or obese. And 7 of 10 adults in the state are either overweight or obese."

Veterans Compete For Gold At Warrior Games

May. 16, 2011
The U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs is hosting 220 servicemen and woman who are wounded, injured or ill this week for the 2nd Annual Warrior Games."

Noise Pollution Hard On Heart As Well As Ears

May. 14, 2011
According to a recent study, noise pollution could be costing lives. A World Health Organization report finds Western Europeans lose years to death or disability from excessive sound. Though European countries have taken steps to turn the volume down, the U.S.

After Brain Injuries, Troops Hit The Mental Gym

May. 12, 2011
Wounded troops often spend months in physical therapy to regain strength in their damaged bodies.

U.S. Looks To Reinforce Nuclear Safety

May. 12, 2011
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission heard an update today about the situation at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Copyright 2011 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.

Making Parenthood A Reality Through IVF Grants

May. 10, 2011
Part of an occasional seriesToday, couples who may never have become parents a generation ago have the wonders of technology to help them. One in every hundred babies in the U.S. is conceived in a laboratory.

Appeals Court Hears Challenges To Health Care Law

May. 10, 2011
A three-judge panel in Richmond, Va., heard Tuesday oral arguments in two cases challenging the constitutionality of the nation's landmark health care law.It marked the first time any of the dozens of lawsuits filed against last year's law have reached the appellate level, and brings the measure a s

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