Studies in this field are also “hard to randomize,” said Dr. O’Haire, whose own research has looked at the potential benefits of classroom guinea pigs for children with autism. Scientists who are testing a drug, for example, can easily give some participants a look-alike placebo. But what is the equivalent in a trial that pairs…
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“Why would I not” look to the intent of the Congress that enacted the health law, he asked Mr. Elias. Much of the more than three hours of arguments centered on language in the Affordable Care Act that describes the individual mandate as “essential to creating effective health insurance markets” — language that the plaintiffs…
The Affordable Care Act has survived numerous court battles and repeal efforts, but a new case is threatening the law’s future once again. A federal judge in Fort Worth, Tex., will hear arguments Wednesday on whether to grant a preliminary injunction that would suspend the health law until the case is decided. He has also…
Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. Roger Federer, one of the world’s greatest tennis players, may have become an unwitting spokesman for the effects of climate change on Monday at the U.S. Open. Federer, who is ranked No. 2, seemed to struggle all night in the…
Two years later in JAMA, Dr. Maria A. Fiatarone and colleagues at the Tufts research center reported that eight weeks of “high-intensity resistance training” significantly enhanced the physical abilities of nine frail nursing home residents aged 90 and older. Strength gains averaged 174 percent, mid-thigh muscle mass increased 9 percent and walking speed improved 48…
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About half an hour before Emirates Airline Flight 203 landed in New York on Wednesday, a crew member told passengers they would not immediately disembark because of ill people on board. But a passenger from New York, Erin Sykes, said the problems began even before the plane was airborne. “It was clear people were sick…
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