Health and Medicine
The Senate's new, multi-billion dollar food bill
With big, bipartisan support, the Senate just passed a new food safety bill. The actual costs of the bill may be underestimated.
Doctors embrace online health forums
Patients with life-threatening diseases are finding communities online. But what happens when people take their health information into their own hands online? ...
To stop smoking, make smokers look silly
A new ad campaign tries to shock and horrify smokers into quitting. Embarrassment could be a stronger motivator....
The perils of prescriptions for young children
Doctors are prescribing anti-psychotic drugs to kids as young as 18 months old. Some experts believe the trend is dangerous....
Getting kids to bike again
When convincing children to bike, parents should emphasize both safety and fun....
What we can learn from the egg recall
The salmonella outbreak in eggs across the United States was essentially a regulatory failure, and congress can clean the industry up....
Medical school with more humanity
A top medical school is allowing students to avoid dreaded obstacles to becoming a doctor, including organic chemistry and the MCAT. ...
Sitting too much can be deadly
Sitting all day at work, in the car, in front of the TV is a fairly new phenomenon, and, according to new research, it's potentially fatal....
The simplest way to get healthy
Leading a healthy life doesn't require massive research and planning. There are four steps that people can follow to start living healthy....
Staying safe around everyday chemicals
The chemicals that surround people every day may be harmful, but there are steps people can take to mitigate the danger....- In South Africa, funny hats mark boys' circumcision, transition to manhood
- Israeli medical experience influential in Boston response to marathon bombings
- Monitoring infectious diseases online, on Twitter, gives early warning of outbreaks
- New contraception law in the Philippines indicative of decline of Catholic Church influence
- Parkinson's voice initiative uses voice-based test for potential detection
- Ethiopia moving to address doctor shortage; critics say corners being cut
- Cancer's New Battleground: Infectious diseases a leading cancer cause
- Cancer's New Battleground: In India, a simple test of vinegar makes all the difference
- Cancer's New Battleground: In Haiti, breast cancer presents stark choices
- Cancer's New Battleground: In Uganda, Jackson Orem fighting to establish cancer care
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Womfol (17 June, 2013 04:09:14)Sorry, but everyone knows that Steven Donziger and Amazon Defense Front faked the names of "Ecuadorians" and that Petroecuador has been responsible for over 200 ... -
Fina Robinson (15 June, 2013 08:05:11)Loved the fact of the biracial family on the cherrios commercial, it's 2013, & we definitely NEED to see more of this!!! Love, love, love!!
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becky (15 June, 2013 07:53:57)Whooping cough cases are majority reported in the vaccinated community.. So much for your effective vaccine.
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John-Michael (15 June, 2013 11:50:33)Ok one thing that just bugs me is you are miss representing the “Can’t innovate anymore? My ass!,” quote from Phil Schiller. He was in ...
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sinned34 (14 June, 2013 02:33:42)Hayden, And when a spill happens, the local and provincial governments will be the ones to suffer the consequences and foot the bill to clean it ...