Clinical pharmacology

Stolling outdoors

Getting outside is a prescription for better health

Health

Going for a jog or even a long walk outdoors has well-known benefits to our health. But research suggests that, even without much physical activity, just stepping into the natural world can enhance well-being. Now some doctors are starting to prescribe time outdoors for their patients.

The World

Senate passes food safety overhaul

Conflict & Justice

Judge rules Plan B must be available to all without a prescription

Health & Medicine

Prescription Drugs

Health & Medicine

New FDA Guidelines for Nano Particles

Inspectors give the Low Down on Food Safety

The Union of Concerned Scientists surveyed FDA and USDA food inspectors and found some revealing information about safety in the U.S. food industry.