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Stigma stalks India's leprosy sufferers as disease returns

Ganga Kalshetty was just two years old when India declared itself leprosy-free in 2005, giving her family hope that she would be spared the disfiguring disease and its social stigma. Kalshetty lives in one of India’s dozens of informal “leper colonies”, where many of her relatives are afflicted with the disease. Seven months ago her worst fears came true when she, too, was diagnosed with the disease. “I don’t want

The Science Behind Your Intense Food Cravings

There’s a science behind them, and how you can avoid them. (Photo: Kate Powers) It’s a familiar pattern: you spend a night out splurging on indulgences only to roll into work the next morning with continual comfort-food cravings (chocolate cake, anyone?). A recent study in BioEssays indicates that it might actually be the bacteria in your gut that’s wreaking havoc on your snacking self-control, your digestive system and even your mood. Related: Up

Wednesday, April 1: Today in Gold and Silver

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The gold price got sold down about five dollars starting around 9 a.m. Hong Kong time in Far East trading on their Tuesday morning.  The low tick of the day came at, or just after, the morning gold “fix” in London at 10:30 a.m. BST.  The subsequent rally got sold down at 10:45 a.m. EST, the same time as it got sold down in Monday trading.