Will mercury be removed from vaccines?
Phased out of childhood immunizations in the US, thimerosal has become a subject of heated debate around the globe
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 20Technology FairWarning, Science, Medicine
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Is obesity a disease?
The American Medical Association's new classification for the condition is the subject of heavy controversy
Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 26Life Pacific Standard, Obesity
North America’s forgotten plague
Smallpox killed more than 20,000 Canadians in 1862. Why isn't there a memorial commemorating the epidemic?
Saturday, May 4, 2013 6:00 PM UTCSocial The Walrus, Canada, Disease
Could cancer be contagious?
An expert says that contracting an infectious form of the disease is highly unlikely, but not impossible
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 9:33 PM UTCTechnology Scientific American, Science
When I parented my father
My dad's cancer forced me into the unlikely role of caretaker -- one I cherished and dreaded in equal measure
Monday, Mar 4, 2013 11:57 PM UTCLife The Nervous Breakdown
Can magic mushrooms help cancer patients?
Researchers claim hallucinogenic "shrooms" may ease the disease's psychological side effects
Monday, Feb 4, 2013 9:21 PM UTCLife The Fix, Magic Mushrooms, Cancer
Why the “war on fat” is a scam to peddle drugs
A new study finds no evidence that losing weight is good for your health. That's bad news for Big Pharma
Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 8:19 PM UTC 79Politics Obesity, Disease, Weight Loss
Before meningitis outbreak, pharmacy avoided sanctions
Problems at the New England Compounding Center linked to outbreak which has killed 249
Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 4:50 PM UTCNews Medicine, Disease, meningitis
Meningitis outbreak shows why we need regulation
There are almost no laws governing the pharmaceutical process at the center of the meningitis oubreak
Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012 8:50 PM UTCPolitics FDA, Disease, meningitis
Meningitis outbreak toll: 119 cases, 11 deaths
New Jersey is the tenth state to report at least one illness
Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012 6:46 PM UTCNews Medicine, Disease, meningitis, cdC
“Fever Season”: Revelations of a plague year
A history of Memphis's yellow fever epidemic shows that heroes (and cowards) are where we least expect them
Sunday, Oct 7, 2012 11:00 AM UTCEntertainment public health, Disease
Should the terminally ill control their deaths?
A year after my mother's uncomfortable decline, it's a question with which I'm still wrestling
Saturday, Sep 22, 2012 1:00 PM UTC 13Life Narratively, Disease
An epidemic of absence
At 11 the author discovered a bald spot. Then another one. What was going on?
Sunday, Sep 9, 2012 1:00 PM UTCLife Health, Allergies, Books
Seven signs you’re dating a sex addict
From serial dating to unsafe sex to unexpected STDs, here are some telltale signs your partner may have a problem
Friday, Sep 7, 2012 2:31 PM UTC 25Life The Fix, addiction, Sex Addiction
Rick Scott’s TB scandal
Florida's drive to slash government led it to shut down its top TB hospital as the disease was breaking out
Monday, Jul 9, 2012 4:38 PM UTC 29Politics Rick Scott, Florida, Disease
Cambodia’s mystery disease
Sixty-four Cambodian children are dead as WHO and government authorities scramble to determine the cause
Friday, Jul 6, 2012 6:55 PM UTCNews Health, Asia, Disease
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