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CBS rejects 3 Stooges movie promo because it makes fun of TV drug ads. As Curly said in "Dizzy Doctors": "Brighto! Brighto! It makes old bodies new! We'll sell a million bottles, Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo!"

<p>Abortion politics, taxing soft-drinks, painkiller abuse, counterfeit drugs and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Do you fumble for words when you meet someone who is grieving? If so, these suggestions may help.</p>

<p>A new investigative journalism project on science and technology raised big money fast. Co-creator Jim Giles explains how they got backers and how you can pitch to the new magazine.</p>

<p>In the wake of the Oikos University mass shooting in California earlier this week, it's time to reconsider media coverage of mental health issues in the Asian-American community.</p>

<p>The dangers of relying on the body mass index, the threats to children's health, and saving money on health care, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Bioethicist Leigh Turner, recently under fire from a stem cell company he criticized for ethical problems, talks about his research on medical tourism.</p>

<p>"The renowned mythbuster of medicine" - as one blog calls John Ioannidis, MD, of Stanford&nbsp;- asks tough, important questions about the 100,000+ medical conferences held each year. Journalists and the public should learn from his warnings - since so much news is reported from these meetings.</p>

<p>Overdiagnosing breast cancer, health statistics by county, obesity worse than thought, and straight talk on the political causes of rising costs.</p>

Age stereotyping may be lurking in the corners of your life, so be on the lookout for it.