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"Moreover, she says breast cancer is nearly ten times more likely to strike Western women than those from poorer nations. 'The difference is that in the West we don't have as many children and we don't have them so early. Nor do we breast-feed as much. These things are proven to cut breast cancer rates.' Things are getting worse, rather than better. 'Women in developing countries are adopting Western lifestyles, so their breast cancer rates are starting to catch up.' The link between affluence and increasing breast cancer is also visible in Britain, where women in the well-heeled South are...

"CBS) You don't have to be beautiful to birth a beautiful baby. At least that's the thinking behind a new virtual sperm and egg bank launched by BeautifulPeople.com, an online dating service for good-looking people. The "fertility introduction service" aims to link wanna-be parents - handsome or homely - with good-looking sperm and egg donors who have registered with the site. The goal? Create a kid whose good looks stop traffic. "Every parent would like their child to be blessed with many fine attributes, attractiveness being one of the most sought after," the site's managing director, Greg Hodge, said in...

"Psychopathy is a personality disorder manifested in people who use a mixture of charm, manipulation, intimidation, and occasionally violence to control others, in order to satisfy their own selfish needs. Although the concept of psychopathy has been known for centuries, the FBI leads the world in the research effort to develop a series of assessment tools, to evaluate the personality traits and behaviors attributable to psychopaths. Interpersonal traits include glibness, superficial charm, a grandiose sense of self-worth, pathological lying, and the manipulation of others. The affective traits include a lack of remorse and/or guilt, shallow affect, a lack of empathy,...

"On his blog, Bildt said that the possibility the general would be fired was "clearly disappointing" and downplayed the comments as "not well thought out." "I have read the article mentioned and the only quote of General McChrystal I've noticed, is that he notices he gets 'another e-mail' from Richard Holbrooke," Bildt told reporters, referring to the US special envoy to the region. "The rest is said by other people. Let's say that I have myself worked with Mr. Holbrooke through the years, so I understand the sentiment expressed," he added ironically. "I'm not the American authorities, but I wouldn't...