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  1. Health & Medicine

    Do zinc lozenges shorten common colds?

    People taking zinc to fight a cold report less coughing, less nasal discharge, and a shorter cold than do people getting a placebo.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Coffee linked to rheumatoid arthritis

    People who drink four or more cups of coffee per day appear more likely to get rheumatoid arthritis than are those drinking less.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Data faked in immune-system study

    A researcher fabricated evidence suggesting that never-before-seen RNA-DNA-hybrid molecules play a role in creating antibodies.

    By John Travis
  4. Health & Medicine

    Sperm just say NO to egg cells

    Sperm fertilizing an egg produce a whiff of nitric oxide.