Health and Medicine
The link between smoking and darker skin
New research says just how addictive smoking is for you depends on the color of your skin, and reveals the link between nicotine and melanin.
HIV testing in the African American community
HIV/AIDS has alarming hold on the African American community, which accounts for nearly half of all new AIDS cases. ...
Ira Glass looks at the fine print in health insurance
Ira Glass reports on what he found at a recent House subcommittee hearing on the health insurance industry....
What Americans want from health care
Center for Healthcare Decisions survey reveals what Americans care about most in health care....
Texting and teen development
MIT researcher says constant texting is causing anxiety, sleep and relationship problems in teenagers....
Praise the Lard
Food scientists have shown that home-rendered lard isn't as bad for your health as, say, margarine. ...
The swine flu explained
Dr. Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, an epidemiologist, helps us understand the science behind the swine flu and sorts out the conflicting theories around the outbreak....
The red meat scare
A new study finds that a diet rich in red meat and processed meats can lead to premature death. ...
Antibiotics losing effectiveness
The overuse of antibiotics in livestock may be making the drugs less effective against bacteria....
Funding Health IT
The Obama recovery plan contains $19 billion to help computerize medical records -- doctors weigh in on the pros and cons....- 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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