Bodies

The Truth About Assad's Version of the "Truth" in Syria

James Miller | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Syria, Video, Armed Gangs, Arab Spring, Plain Clothed Thugs, Hama, Deir Ez Zor, Bashar Al Assad, Protests, River, Ramadan Massacre, Bodies, Sana, World News
James Miller

In Syria, one side is lying, one side is mostly truthful, and thousands of lives are in the balance of the two.

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'Body Worlds' Creator Gunther von Hagens To Display Own Corpse After Death

nytimes.com | STEVEN ERLANGER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Bild, Exhibition, Dr. Death, Germany, Corpse, Body Worlds, Medical Doctor, Bodies, Gunther Von Hagens, Autopsy, London, Paris, Arts News

PARIS -- Gunther von Hagens says he is dying, and he wants to put his preserved corpse on display as part of his popular "Body Worlds" exhibitions. ...

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Cambodia's Bon Om Touk Stampede Preventable

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Phnom Penh-Cambodia, Phnom-Penh-Cambodia, Cambodia, Disaster, Emergency, Stampede, Bodies, Phnom Penh, Disaster Management, Death, World News
Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

Cambodia's government failed its people at all levels.

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Beneficial Bacteria?

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Probiotics, Stomach, Health, Milk, Dr. Braunstein, Food, Bodies, Digestion, Bacteria, Yeast, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Even in cases where probiotics have been shown to be effective, it is only using specific strains of bacteria in specific amounts. Not just any probiotic will do.

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Burr Oak Cemetery: Thousands Of Bodies Over Capacity

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cemetery Scam, Burr Oak Cemetery, Chicago, Burr Oak, Chicago News, Bodies Dug Up, Bodies, Cook County, Alsip, Tom Dart, Chicago News

If the prospect of graves being dug up, double-stacked and destroyed was not unsettling enough, the Associated Press reported Tuesday that the Burr Oa...

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Haiti Earthquake Aid Slowly Reaching Victims As Desperation Grows

AP | ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU and MIKE MELIA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dominican Republic, Papa, White House, US Military, How Many People Died, Red Cross, Clinton, Port Au Prince, Obama, Bodies, US, Rescues, Harvard Humanitarian Mission, Help for Haiti, Haiti Earthquake, Water, Food, Un, Morgue, Donate to Haiti, Medicine, World News

Click here for earlier updates from Haiti -- Follow the latest breaking news via our Haiti Twitter list -- See the latest images here -- Find out how ...

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The Female Belly: Hated Into Stillness

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Marilyn Monroe, Women, Bellies, Children, Youtube, Bodies, Belly Dancing Superstars, Sarah Brown, Flat Belly, Women Body Image, Women's Health, Video, Healthy Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

Part of what sets these dancers in high relief is their unbelievable control and flexibility, but the other, major portion of their grace is how much they so obviously love their womanly bodies and, by extension, their female selves.

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The Media's Double Standard On Showing Neda's Death

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pixelize, Pixelation, Msm, Body, Violence, Bodies, Media, Death, Mainstream Media, Editorial Standards, Plane, Television, Decency, Pixelization, Accident, Primetime, Chris Weigant, Body Parts, Blood, Prime Time, Neda, Train, Editors, News, Censorship, Media News
Chris Weigant

Either show us the Neda video uncensored, or don't show the poster. You can't really have this one both ways. The American public can either handle this image or we can't. Decide, and be consistent.

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