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All posts tagged“Health”

Mar. 28, 2014

Reports of a Drop in Childhood Obesity Are Overblown

By Emily Oster

Mar. 17, 2014

You Just Had Sex, So How Many Calories Did You Burn?

By Carl Bialik

Filed under Sexuality

Mar. 17, 2014

Toilet Seat Covers: To Use or Not to Use

By Mona Chalabi

Mar. 17, 2014

Finally, a Formula For Decoding Health News

By Jeff Leek

Filed under Skepticism

Mar. 5, 2014

They’re Meaty Headlines, But There’s More Smoke Than Fire

By Mona Chalabi

Mar. 5, 2014

British Teeth Aren’t That Bad (American Teeth Are Far Worse)

By Mona Chalabi

Mar. 4, 2014

When It Comes To Exercise, Don’t Trust. Verify.

By Carl Bialik

Filed under Fitness

May 1, 2013

Uncertainty Still Clouds Health Care Law

By Micah Cohen

Filed under Health Care

Jun. 28, 2012

In Health Ruling, Relief for Obama but a Blow to Conventional Wisdom

By Nate Silver

Apr. 3, 2012

Counterintuitive Theories on Obama and Supreme Court Run Against Polling Evidence

By Nate Silver

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