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The Salt
2:53 pm
Thu April 26, 2012

Nutella Maker May Settle Deceptive Ad Lawsuit For $3 Million

Credit STEFANO RELLANDINI / Reuters /Landov
The fact that Nutella's parent company, Ferrero, is known for its chocolates might be a tip-off that the sweet hazelnut spread isn't exactly "health" food.

Originally published on Thu April 26, 2012 2:56 pm

Deceptive Cadence
2:52 pm
Thu April 26, 2012

First Watch: Finding Stillness In The Heart Of The City

Credit courtesy of the artist

Originally published on Sun April 29, 2012 6:40 pm

A meditation on quietude amidst unceasing movement, a thick-walled cell of solitary contentment in the churn of daily life: That's the premise of this new video featuring the gifted pianist Michael Mizrahi.

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The Two-Way
2:52 pm
Thu April 26, 2012

PHOTO: Like Hawaii, Mars Has Coils Likely Formed By Volcanic Flow

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This image provided by NASA shows lava flows in the shape of coils located near the equatorial region of Mars.

Take a look at this picture:

Those same coils — the ones that look like the side of a snail — are also found on the Big Island of Hawaii, which were formed by lava flows.

As Wired reports, the difference is that some of the Martian coils are 100 feet across — giant compared the Earth-bound ones.

Still scientists found that they are "morphologically consistent with terrestrial lava coils."

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Shots - Health Blog
2:51 pm
Thu April 26, 2012

Health Insurers Set To Pay $1.3 Billion In Rebates

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Come summer, mailboxes of 1 in 3 buyers of individual health insurance buyers could get rebate checks.

If you buy your own health insurance, there's nearly a 1 in 3 chance that come this summer you'll get a nice little surprise in the mail: money back from your health insurance company.

At least that's the prediction from an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Shots - Health Blog
2:50 pm
Thu April 26, 2012

Colorado Extends Medicaid To Some Adults Without Kids

Credit Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless runs the Stout Street Clinic in Denver, helped Dale Miller get a CT scan.

Originally published on Thu April 26, 2012 5:27 pm

Dale Miller spends his days on the streets of downtown Denver selling a newspaper called The Homeless Voice. He's been having some health problems, but he can't afford to see a doctor on the $10 to $15 a day he makes selling papers.

A local charity clinic called the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless recently helped him get a CT scan at no cost to him. Miller fully understands, though, that someone has to pay for his care.

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