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The end of menstruation: The drug Lybrel promises to free women from their monthly curse. But today it's a sales pitch that seems hopelessly outdated.; By Tracy Clark-Flory Feb 4, 2008
My big fat obnoxious former self: I'm glad I don't weigh 571 pounds anymore. But I miss my big-girl righteousness and bravado.; By Rebecca Golden Aug 8, 2006
Sick on the beach: When you have no vacation days left, it's time to kill off beloved members of your virtual family.; By David Vernon Nov 10, 2000
Shameful emissions: The Supreme Court weighs whether the EPA overstepped its authority -- and public health hangs in the balance.; By Stephen L. Cohen Nov 7, 2000
The tooth will out: Fluoride proponents and foes battle over conflicting scientific claims -- and the attention of voters; By Randy Dotinga Nov 6, 2000
Life under the hole in the sky: For the people of southern Chile, ozone depletion isn't a political issue -- it's a nightmarish reality. A report from the globe's ecological future.; By Dawn MacKeen Nov 3, 2000
Dead or alive?: A military biowarfare training program alarms nearby residents -- especially when the Army can't keep its story straight.; By Terry J. Allen Nov 2, 2000
There's more at stake than Roe vs. Wade: From clinic access to anti-abortion terrorism, the next president -- whoever he is -- will have a profound effect on a woman's right to choose.; By Carole Joffe Oct 31, 2000
Draculas of everyday life: Energy vampires suck you dry and leave you depleted -- and not just on Halloween; By Christine Schoefer Oct 30, 2000
Instruments of death: Eight Louisiana surgery patients are exposed to a mysterious fatal illness despite sterilized equipment.; By Terry Allen Oct 29, 2000
A cure worse than the disease?: Fearing sickness and debilitation, startling numbers of American troops are refusing to take mandatory anthrax vaccinations.; By Arthur Allen Oct 27, 2000
The vagina dialogues: Hundreds of doctors gather in Boston for their annual gabfest about women's sexual dysfunction -- but some of their colleagues say they're misguided.; By Barbara Raab Oct 26, 2000
Fighting for treatment: These days, having cancer isn't enough to get you into the hospital -- you have to really be sick.; By J.B. Orenstein Oct 24, 2000
Gore or Bush? Who cares? Not environmentalists: After eight dispiriting years of Clinton-Gore, frustrated green groups are targeting corporations instead.; By Arthur Allen Oct 23, 2000
The buzz about blow jobs: A study now underway hopes to isolate risk factors of transmitting HIV through oral sex.; By David Tuller Oct 20, 2000
Save your life: Sing in drag: How a high-powered Harvard-trained lawyer found health and happiness by donning fabulous dresses.; By Ben Schatz Oct 17, 2000
America's sick healthcare system: A compelling PBS documentary explores the mess that Al Gore and George W. Bush refuse to confront.; By Beatrice Motamedi Oct 16, 2000
Drug war politics: The presidential candidates have not widely touted their plans to deal with drug abuse. Is it because of their own suspect histories?; By Arthur Allen Oct 12, 2000
The drug war's Tweedledee: Does National Institute on Drug Abuse chief Alan Leshner push propaganda over science in his close coordination with drug czar Barry McCaffrey?; By Arthur Allen Oct 10, 2000
Covering up the breast: The National Cancer Institute decides not to publicize the results of a publicly funded implant study. What's the deal?; By Denise Dowling Oct 9, 2000
Designer babies?: Pediatrician and ethicist Joel Frader says that just because a family has had a child to provide a bone-marrow transplant for an ailing daughter, it doesn't mean custom-ordered kids are right around the corner.; By Leah Kohlenberg Oct 5, 2000
Magnetic headbangers: It sounds like science fiction, but the stimulation of an electrified paddle may be enough to end your blues.; By Andreas Killen Oct 3, 2000
Pain in the brain: The good news? The hurt is all in your mind. The bad news? The hurt is all in your mind.; By Lynn O'Dell Oct 2, 2000
RU-486 gets FDA approval: The "abortion pill" moves a woman's choice into the home. Will anti-abortion forces follow?; By Cary Barbor Sep 29, 2000
Bioethics comes of age: A lawsuit blaming the nation's most prominent bioethicist for the death of an 18-year-old prompts a reexamination of the field.; By Arthur Allen Sep 28, 2000

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