Tag: health & medicine
Finding healthy foods in a food desert
Many Americans can't shop at Whole Foods or a local co-op, either because it's too expensive or too far away. But there are still ways to eat healthy....
A natural playground grows in Boston
In the middle of inner-city Boston, kids are running and playing among trees, grass and pools of water in a new natural playground....
Exercise for education in France
This fall, nearly 100 schools across France will be forgoing some afternoon class time to spend more time on sports....
Mining causes lead poisoning disaster in Nigeria
More than 170 lives have been lost to a lead poisoning outbreak linked to informal mining in Nigeria. Now, the global medical community is scrambling to help....
Are cell phones frying our brains?
A major new study of cell phones couldn't conclusively prove that cell phones are a risk, but that doesn't mean they aren't dangerous....
Salad spinning toward global health
For inspiration into a potentially life-saving device, students at Rice University looked to the humble salad spinner. ...
Should we try to end disease?
Polio has reappeared in Russia for the first time in years, igniting a debate over whether people should try to eradicate or simply manage diseases....
Changing the way the world goes mad
Americans are exporting Western concepts of mental illness. Unfortunately, the American way might not be the best....
Indonesia: Hooked on smoking cigarettes
Even among people making less than $1.00 each day, many Indonesians make room in their budgets for cigarettes. ...
Reforming chemicals safety laws
The tens of thousands of industrial chemicals used in the United States are regulated by a 30-year-old law that is in desperate need of an overhaul....
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