The antibiotics fed to the farm animals we eat may have helped to create superbugs like the drug-resistant staph bacteria known as MRSA.
By Alex Koppelman Nov 7, 2007
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Circumcision -- tool of the coming fascist, penis-hating regime
By Gabriel Winant
August 27, 2009
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A new study from the CDC suggests that physical education can boost test scores.
By Catherine Price
March 5, 2008
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The real story of homicide in America is one of hope, especially for black men, who have long suffered the most.
By Jill Leovy
December 14, 2006
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When a study revealed that mercury in childhood vaccines may have caused autism in thousands of kids, the government rushed to conceal the data -- and to prevent parents from suing drug companies for their role in the epidemic.
By Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
June 16, 2005
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New legislation gives employers incentives to offer moms a place to express milk on the job.
By Carol Lloyd
August 30, 2007
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: We're on it.
By Lynn Harris
February 14, 2007
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The pharma giant is accused of putting pregnant women at risk in unethical drug trials.
By Carol Lloyd
December 7, 2006
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When it comes to what behaviors are safe for "pre-pregnant" and pregnant women to engage in, there's great debate.
By Page Rockwell
November 29, 2006
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L.A. schools to make Gardasil available to female students this fall.
By Lynn Harris
August 22, 2006
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Could Southern politeness be hindering efforts to stop the spread of AIDS?
By Michael Alvear
February 26, 2003
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Barely 25 years after a public health crusade eradicated the disease, scientists are gearing up to defeat it again. But should everyone get vaccinated?
By Arthur Allen
November 12, 2001
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As bad news continues to pile up, Washington can't seem to get its act together.
By Jake Tapper
October 24, 2001
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Have you had anal sex with a partner you met online? The inquiring minds at the Centers for Disease Control want to know.
By Dawn MacKeen
June 16, 2000
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Latest Web hoax slanders America's most beloved fruit.
By Stephen Lemons
April 4, 2000
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No one has studied casual smokers, but their risk level might be lower than expected.
By David McGuire
February 7, 2000
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But their methods ignore social science, solutions and their neediest constituents.
By Lisa Moricoli Latham
January 24, 2000
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The real news is that access to medical abortion doesn't increase the overall rate.
By Elissa Keeler Miller
January 13, 2000
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I watched as my brother almost died from asthma.
By Frank Houston
December 23, 1999
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Two new anti-flu drugs just hit the market and will be backed by millions in advertising. But do they work?
By Arthur Allen
November 22, 1999
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A study with rats shows that an alcohol-caffeine cocktail after a stroke can protect the brain.
By Alex Salkever
October 13, 1999
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Dr. Bob explains consumption and reassures a woman who put on the wrong shoes.
By Robert Burton, M.D.
October 11, 1999
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Why is there hepatitis hysteria and a syphilis scare along I-95 in North Carolina?
By Geoff Edgers
August 26, 1999
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By The Associated Press
June 18, 1999
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Classic and iconoclastic books shake up the alphabet and take kids on a trip through the Dictionapolis of the written word.
By Polly Shulman
February 18, 1999
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