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More Self-Control as a Child, Lower BMI as Adult? Are Kids Who Can Resist Temptation Less Likely to Be Overweight Adults? Aug. 16, 2012 -- Children who show self-control in the face of temptation may be less likely to have weight problems as adults.

Bias Against Obese Graduate School Applicants? Applicants of any size fared equally in phone interviews, but bias crept in at face-to-face meetings WebMD News from HealthDay By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Add higher education to the list of things obese people might lose out on due to discrimination.

Most physicians think little about prescriptions after they hand them off to their patients. But patients can face shame and humiliation when filling a prescription. Can you solve a medical mystery involving a middle-aged woman with a pulsing noise in her ear and a stabbing pain in her head?

Dear Lifehacker, I've read about how to plant ideas in someone's head, but the whole idea of bald-faced manipulation makes me uneasy. Still, I'm not great at making a case for what I want, even though I know it's a skill that's incredibly useful.