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	<title>The Why Files &#187; Life &amp; death</title>
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		<title>&#8220;Dr. Death&#8221; released. Anything new about dying?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2007/dr-death-released-anything-new-about-dying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack Kevorkian forced us to confront the fears and hopes of terminal illness. What's happened with "right to die" laws in Oregon and the Netherlands? Can "dignity therapy" ease the pain of dying?
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		<title>Long-Distance Prayer Fails Trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People pray for the health of friends and family. Can science prove these prayers work? Should it try? Random, double-blind studies tread the natural-supernatural schism.]]></description>
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		<title>Forensic Science: Bugs, Maggots and DNA</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2005/forensic-science/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don't leave any goodies behind at the crime scene. Collect the bugs. Collect the maggots, and don't forget to collect the ransom note. Forensic science -- it's better than you think!]]></description>
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		<title>Forensic Anthropology</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2003/forensic-anthropology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2003 20:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Why File surveys the latest in forensic anthropology, with a visit to the Forensic Anthropology Center at the University of Tennessee, AKA The Body Farm.]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Kills: It&#8217;s Not Just Cancer</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2003/smoking-kills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2003 19:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bad news: New science suggests nicotine, not just tar, is the smoking gun in cigarette-related disease. The good news: There are plenty of ways to quit.]]></description>
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		<title>Caloric Restriction and Aging</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2002/caloric-restriction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2002 14:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=664</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Could a drastic restriction on calories extend your lifespan? Hint: It works for fish, flies and monkeys...]]></description>
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		<title>AIDS Still Spreading</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2002/aids-still-spreading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2002 13:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As AIDS spreads, we look at some nasty predictions. What can old epidemics tell us about the future of AIDS? How will AIDS affect the African economy?]]></description>
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		<title>Deer Deaths: Chronic Wasting Disease</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2002/chronic-wasting-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2002 17:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Massive killing of deer to fight epidemic of chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin. Should we let this thing run its course, or try to depopulate the deer herd?]]></description>
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		<title>Biological Weapons</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/1998/biological-weapons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 1998 16:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=612</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Biological weapons are microscopic killing machines containing viruses, fungi or bacteria -- or the toxins made by these organisms. Read the history -- and future -- of living WMDs.]]></description>
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