http://dir.salon.com/topics/health_features/?source=rss&aim=health_features en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST By Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/02/04/menstruation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/02/04/menstruation/index.html?source=rss The drug Lybrel promises to free women from their monthly curse. But today it's a sales pitch that seems hopelessly outdated. By Cary Tennis Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/14/halitosis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/14/halitosis/index.html?source=rss My mother's breath stinks but I'm afraid to mention it! By Rebecca Golden Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/08/gastric_bypass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/08/gastric_bypass/index.html?source=rss I'm glad I don't weigh 571 pounds anymore. But I miss my big-girl righteousness and bravado. By David Vernon Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/11/10/sick_days/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/11/10/sick_days/index.html?source=rss When you have no vacation days left, it's time to kill off beloved members of your virtual family. By Stephen L. Cohen Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/11/07/epa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/11/07/epa/index.html?source=rss The Supreme Court weighs whether the EPA overstepped its authority -- and public health hangs in the balance. By Randy Dotinga Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/11/06/fluoride/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/11/06/fluoride/index.html?source=rss Fluoride proponents and foes battle over conflicting scientific claims -- and the attention of voters By Dawn MacKeen Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/11/03/ozone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/11/03/ozone/index.html?source=rss 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 Terry J. Allen Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/11/02/germ_warfare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/11/02/germ_warfare/index.html?source=rss A military biowarfare training program alarms nearby residents -- especially when the Army can't keep its story straight. By Carole Joffe Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/31/abortion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/31/abortion/index.html?source=rss 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 Christine Schoefer Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/30/vampires/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/30/vampires/index.html?source=rss Energy vampires suck you dry and leave you depleted -- and not just on Halloween By Terry Allen Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/29/creutzfeldt_jakob/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/29/creutzfeldt_jakob/index.html?source=rss Eight Louisiana surgery patients are exposed to a mysterious fatal illness despite sterilized equipment. By Arthur Allen Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/27/anthrax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/27/anthrax/index.html?source=rss Fearing sickness and debilitation, startling numbers of American troops are refusing to take mandatory anthrax vaccinations. By Barbara Raab Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/26/sexualdysfunction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/26/sexualdysfunction/index.html?source=rss 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 J.B. Orenstein Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/24/cancer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/24/cancer/index.html?source=rss These days, having cancer isn't enough to get you into the hospital -- you have to really be sick. By Arthur Allen Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/23/globalwarming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/23/globalwarming/index.html?source=rss After eight dispiriting years of Clinton-Gore, frustrated green groups are targeting corporations instead. By David Tuller Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/20/oral_transmission/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/20/oral_transmission/index.html?source=rss A study now underway hopes to isolate risk factors of transmitting HIV through oral sex. By Ben Schatz Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/17/drag_queen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/17/drag_queen/index.html?source=rss How a high-powered Harvard-trained lawyer found health and happiness by donning fabulous dresses. By Beatrice Motamedi Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/16/critical/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/16/critical/index.html?source=rss A compelling PBS documentary explores the mess that Al Gore and George W. Bush refuse to confront. By Arthur Allen Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/12/drug_wars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/12/drug_wars/index.html?source=rss 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 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/10/nida/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/10/nida/index.html?source=rss Does National Institute on Drug Abuse chief Alan Leshner push propaganda over science in his close coordination with drug czar Barry McCaffrey? By Denise Dowling Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/09/breast_cancer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/09/breast_cancer/index.html?source=rss The National Cancer Institute decides not to publicize the results of a publicly funded implant study. What's the deal? By Leah Kohlenberg Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/05/bone_marrow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/05/bone_marrow/index.html?source=rss 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 Andreas Killen Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/03/tms/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/03/tms/index.html?source=rss It sounds like science fiction, but the stimulation of an electrified paddle may be enough to end your blues. By Lynn O'Dell Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/02/pain_doctor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/02/pain_doctor/index.html?source=rss The good news? The hurt is all in your mind. The bad news? The hurt is all in your mind. By Cary Barbor Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/09/29/ru_486/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/09/29/ru_486/index.html?source=rss The "abortion pill" moves a woman's choice into the home. Will anti-abortion forces follow?