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Is the way we raise our food giving us MRSA? Is the way we raise our food giving us MRSA?

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

  • Guilt by abortion association

    Could RU-486 help treat, like, everything? We may never know.
    By Lynn Harris June 11, 2008

  • The truth about cat and dog food

    Deadly toxins recently discovered in pet food raise the question: What, exactly, is in those bags and cans of processed meal we pour into Buster's dish every day?
    By Kirsten Weir May 24, 2007

  • The udder truth

    Raw milk really is a wonder tonic, say devotees, who meet secretly to buy it and swear it reverses chronic diseases. But is it safe to drink? The official word: No.
    By Hannah Wallace January 19, 2007

  • So long, sugar tits!

    Disgraced ministers, D-list divorces, Screech's sex tape and celebrity crotch shots all helped make 2006 a year of libidinal surprises.
    By Rebecca Traister December 31, 2006

  • Over-the-counter Plan B: One year later

    An only somewhat happy anniversary for prescription-free emergency contraception.
    By Lynn Harris August 22, 2007

  • What's in your Pill?

    Watchdog group warns of potentially dangerous hormone.
    By Lynn Harris February 7, 2007

  • What's wrong with our food?

    E. coli at Taco Bell, Listeria in our Thanksgiving turkey, a report of unprecedented contamination in our chicken. Michael Pollan, author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma," explains why.
    By Alex Koppelman December 7, 2006

  • With liberty and Plan B for all

    A federal judge rules that a reproductive-rights group can subpoena the White House.
    By Adrienne So November 8, 2006

  • Criminal charges for Bush's former FDA chief

    Lester Crawford left his post suddenly a year ago. Maybe this is why.
    By Tim Grieve October 16, 2006

  • Pencil case, assignment book, HPV vaccine

    L.A. schools to make Gardasil available to female students this fall.
    By Lynn Harris August 22, 2006

  • FDA: Teens? What teens?

    Perhaps we should trust the agency's commitment to OTC Plan B about as much as it trusts minors to make responsible decisions.
    By Lynn Harris August 2, 2006

  • Vaccinating boys against HPV

    Professor proposes equal-opportunity vaccination against an equal-opportunity virus.
    By Page Rockwell July 31, 2006

  • FDA to (finally) consider Plan B

    After years of stalling, women might finally have access to over-the-counter emergency contraception.
    By Lori Leibovich July 31, 2006

  • HPV vaccine approved!

    The FDA comes through for women's health.
    By Page Rockwell June 8, 2006

  • Get your "morning after" pill the night before

    More on a new campaign for advance emergency contraception prescriptions.
    By Lynn Harris May 10, 2006

  • Teen sex cults!

    Looks like the FDA has really lost it.
    By Lynn Harris April 26, 2006

  • Glamour exposes "the new lies about women's health"

    And ideally, more women's mags will expose their good writing on their Web sites.
    By Lynn Harris April 5, 2006

  • FDA to review RU-486

    Does the abortion pill pose a serious health threat or is this just more political posturing?
    By Sarah Goldstein February 23, 2006

  • FDA still stalled on Plan B

    Some Democrats are letting the slow-moving agency know that ideology must not supersede science.
    By Sarah Goldstein February 21, 2006

  • FDA: Better skinny than slutty

    Panel recommends OTC status for "controversial" emergency contraception -- no, sorry, diet pill.
    By Lynn Harris January 25, 2006

  • A new debate over the abortion pill

    After four deaths in California, the FDA will reconsider the drug next year.
    By Hillary Frey November 23, 2005

  • Plan B decision called "unusual"

    A GAO report says the FDA's decision to deny the initial application for over-the-counter emergency contraception was all kinds of screwed up.
    By Rebecca Traister November 14, 2005

  • Ortho uh-oh

    The FDA issues a warning that Ortho Evra birth control patches increase the risk of stroke.
    By Rebecca Traister November 11, 2005

  • FDA amendment DOA

    Sen. Murray withdraws move to investigate Plan B delays.
    By Lynn Harris November 9, 2005
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