http://dir.salon.com/topics/health/?source=rss&aim=health en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/08/12/ezekiel_emanuel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/08/12/ezekiel_emanuel/index.html?source=rss Right-wing boogeyman Ezekiel Emanuel is a persuasive advocate for humane reform. Doctors like me need his wisdom By Kate Harding Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/19/black_women_breast_cancer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/19/black_women_breast_cancer/index.html?source=rss The new screening recommendations are questionable for all women, but especially African-American ones By Kate Harding Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/11/frozen_embryos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/11/frozen_embryos/index.html?source=rss It's an interesting question, but let's keep in mind that not everyone's asking it By Kate Harding Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/02/kristof_fistula/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/02/kristof_fistula/index.html?source=rss Millions of women worldwide suffer from incontinence, infection and resulting stigma that a $300 surgery could fix By Judy Berman Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/02/sex_weight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/02/sex_weight/index.html?source=rss Race and body image have complex effects on high school girls' risk-taking behavior, a new study shows By Lynn Harris Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/28/why_abortion_must_be_covered/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/28/why_abortion_must_be_covered/index.html?source=rss Opponents of choice would have you believe it's a complicated issue. It's not By Kate Harding Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/faith_healing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/faith_healing/index.html?source=rss Again, a boy passes away from a treatable illness because of his parents' beliefs -- what's left to say about it? By Kate Harding Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/lauren_photoshop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/lauren_photoshop/index.html?source=rss The designer admits the egregious digital slimming of a model was the company's fault -- just a bit too late By Judy Berman Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/05/anxiety/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/05/anxiety/index.html?source=rss A NYT magazine cover story makes the case that we are. So why has my experience with anxiety been so different? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/01/hpv_vaccine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/01/hpv_vaccine/index.html?source=rss A British teen's death sparks debate over a controversial vaccine - but the alternative is worse By Judy Berman Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/30/abstinence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/30/abstinence/index.html?source=rss Senate Finance Committee votes to fund abstinence-only sex ed, the same day it kills the public option By Kate Harding Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/25/swine_flu_vaccine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/25/swine_flu_vaccine/index.html?source=rss Although kids have a higher risk of contracting H1N1, only 40 percent of moms and dad will get them the shot By Kate Harding Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/25/end_of_life_feminist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/25/end_of_life_feminist/index.html?source=rss Women disproportionately bear the burden of our squeamishness about death and dying By Judy Berman Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/24/boobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/24/boobs/index.html?source=rss Is a sexy new breast cancer PSA offensive ... to men? By Lynn Harris Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/23/guaranteed_rape_prevention/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/23/guaranteed_rape_prevention/index.html?source=rss A modest proposal for avoiding rape By Judy Berman Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/17/michelle_obama_healthcare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/17/michelle_obama_healthcare/index.html?source=rss The first lady reaches out to women but shies away from Hillary Clinton-style policy talk By Lynn Harris Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/16/anti_komen_campaign/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/16/anti_komen_campaign/index.html?source=rss Is the antiabortion fringe getting desperate -- and going broke? By Lynn Harris Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/16/re_cycling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/16/re_cycling/index.html?source=rss A new place to go to talk about Aunt Flo By Kate Harding Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/04/big_thighs_heart_disease/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/04/big_thighs_heart_disease/index.html?source=rss It's like Christmas! Unless you're someone with naturally thin legs. Or Serena Williams By Kate Harding Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/31/healthy_eating_for_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/31/healthy_eating_for_kids/index.html?source=rss Parents try to find the tricky balance between preventing childhood obesity and encouraging disordered eating By Judy Berman Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/27/kids_triathlon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/27/kids_triathlon/index.html?source=rss Should children as young as 3 compete in a potentially dangerous sport? By Judy Berman Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/19/bumpaholic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/19/bumpaholic/index.html?source=rss Can women really get addicted to pregnancy, Octomom-style? By Judy Berman Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/19/private_abortion_fund/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/19/private_abortion_fund/index.html?source=rss An article that claimed it would solve all our healthcare reform woes turns out to be based on false premises By Judy Berman Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/17/viagra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/17/viagra/index.html?source=rss How the decade-old drug has affected the way we think about sex, aging and masculinity By Kate Harding Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/14/victim_blaming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/14/victim_blaming/index.html?source=rss A woman raped at gunpoint sues the Marriott where it happened, and they argue she wasn't being careful enough