Health and fitness
Depression through the ages: Melancholy journey
How man has dealt with mental illness(0)
Pakistan and the United States: A fateful call
A man who helped find bin Laden is condemned as a traitor(1)
Utah’s health-care reform: UnObamacare
A conservative state believes it has a better answer to the health-care question(8)
Medical devices: A ticking time-bomb
Unsynchronised medical devices are an accident waiting to happen. The solution is simple, but costly(42)
Obesity: Difference Engine: Food for thought
Fresh thinking is needed to tackle America’s obesity epidemic(102)
Dopamine and eating disorders: Unexpected rewards
New research sheds light on a chemical's role in both obesity and anorexia(11)
Self-medication: When waiting is not an option
Some patients are second-guessing pharmaceutical companies and testing drugs on themselves(5)
Cosmetic surgery: Nip and tuck
A growing obsession with the body beautiful(6)
Vaccination rates: Herd at risk
A trend away from vaccinating children spells trouble(152)
Flu research: How to make bird flu fly, part one
The first of two controversial research papers is published(35)
Haiti's troubled peacemakers: A massive wrong
MINUSTAH, the UN's 9,000-member peacekeeping force in Haiti, has been blamed for a cholera outbreak there. Unfortunately, the tribunal for addressing complaints like these was never set up(1)
The UN in Haiti: First, do no harm
Foreign peacekeepers have worn out their welcome. How can they be held accountable for their actions?(18)
Scientific freedom and security: Jail-bird flu
The saga over research into bird flu reaches a climax(12)
Government debt and benefits: Promises, promises
The trustees report on Social Security and Medicare(13)
Nestlé buys Pfizer Nutrition: Feeding China's offspring
Nestlé is betting big on baby food in emerging markets(5)
Who has the most plastic surgery?(107)
Sexual strategies: I just called…
…to ask about my grandkids(22)
Mitt Romney’s economics: Work in progress
The presumptive nominee is steering his economic policies to the right(46)
Drug research: All together now
Charities help Big Pharma(2)
Why are the feds cracking down on marijuana in states that allow it?(175)
Dental X-rays: Little and not often, please
Confirmation that dental X-rays can be bad for you(30)
Medicine and its rivals: The believers
Alternative therapies are increasingly mainstream. That means headaches for scientists—and no cure in sight(258)
Oral cancer in India: Chewed out
An Indian state introduces a ban on chewing tobacco(0)
AIDS in Romania: When ignorance is lethal
Fear and lack of knowledge could be fuelling a new round of sexually transmitted infections(83)
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