Health

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  • Solo pleasure

    A former sex columnist answers the most common masturbation questions and wonders why it's still taboo to talk about what we all do.
  • The "Joe Camel" ads of AIDS?

    The FDA says ads for drugs to suppress HIV are making false promises, and could be contributing to an epidemic of unsafe sex.
  • In bad faith

    A researcher offers evidence that religion is good for your health. Too bad so much of it is bunk.
  • Will mad cows kill the Big Mac?

    With strict safety measures and new menu options, McDonald's is acting fast to stem losses from disease in Europe, and bracing for a beef scare in the U.S.
  • Fighting the plague

    The World Trade Organization steps into Africa's AIDS crisis, creating incentives for pharmaceutical companies to give some of their drugs away.
  • Dr. Neal Barnard

    His ideas on diet and ethical medicine could prolong Dick Cheney's life (and yours), stop animal torture and improve Ted Nugent's attitude. Why isn't this man surgeon general?
  • Dick Cheney's suicide mission

    It's time for the vice president to resign.
  • Delayed reaction

    Ken Baker talks about how almost being a woman for more than 20 years is making him a better man now.
  • I'm no Heidi

    I felt happy rather than traumatized when I was told that my breasts were beginning to develop.
  • Riding the Cottonmouth Express -- to hell

    Some passengers looked up; others were oblivious. Me, I wondered how they were going to ship my corpse back East.
  • Carnival condoms

    Brazil's Health Ministry plans to distribute 20 million "little shirts" in preparation for this year's festivities in Rio.
  • Tobacco company announces cutbacks

  • Brain researchers share Nobel Prize in medicine

  • Panty raider

    A man posing as a health official in Japan calls women and asks them to turn in their underwear for inspection.
  • Can talking kill you?

    If you're lonely -- and maybe even if you aren't -- just the act of speaking can elevate your blood pressure to dangerous levels, says psychologist James Lynch.
  • Exposing sexual dysfunction

    In his new book on men's health, an endocrinologist encourages men to talk more about their penises and prostates.
  • English doctor likes to watch

    A fertility physician is arrested for monitoring patients' sexual activity.
  • Methadone Rx

    Your local pharmacy may be the next place to treat heroin addicts.
  • Who owns your DNA?

    Genetic research that can save lives is often stymied by biotech companies' greedy patent claims.
  • Stupid Patient of the Year

    An emergency room doctor selects the best and the brightest.
  • Leave me alone, AARP

    Just because I turned 50 doesn't mean I want to retire.
  • From diapers to drugs

    A new study shows a three-fold increase in mind-altering drugs being given to preschoolers.
  • Kissing therapy

    Smooching with a loved one may be good for your health.
  • Smoke 'em if you've got 'em?

    No one has studied casual smokers, but their risk level might be lower than expected.
  • Living the paradox

    How do the French eat all that cheese and still lose weight? I had to find out.
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