Plastic Bags Are Good for You
What prohibitionists get wrong about one of modernity's greatest inventions
Public Health
4 Reasons This Article About E-Cigarettes Is Bad
Is vaping less dangerous than smoking? The Inquistr is determined not to tell you.
A British Lesson on Vaping for the CDC
Tom Frieden should listen to what English public health officials say about e-cigarettes.
Wacky British Idea: Why Not Tell the Truth About E-Cigarettes?
English public health officials, unlike ours, recognize the harm-reducing potential of vaping.
British Public Health Officials, Unlike Ours, Tell the Truth About E-Cigarettes
A new government report endorses vaping as a harm-reducing alternative to smoking.
Are Americans Eating Less Because of Government Intervention?
The timing of the decline makes that explanation highly improbable.
Could We Kill Off HIV Without Ever Curing It?
Drug advances can stop the spread of the virus, if we can get them into the right people's hands.
Oakland Joins the World's Biggest Pot Shop to Battle the Feds
Is this how the war on weed ends?
Two Surveys Find That Almost All Regular Vapers Are Smokers
Fears that e-cigarettes lure nonsmokers into nicotine habits seem to be unfounded.
Truvada Takes Hold as an Urban HIV Prevention Tool
Big city health departments working on making it more available to those at risk.
Our Crazy Treatment of the Mentally Ill
Prison cells have replaced mental institutions.
The European Union Doesn't Need More Food Taxes
The World Health Organization ignores evidence price controls don't make people healthier.
Coffee Research Casts Further Doubt on Warnings About Energy Drinks
How can 240 milligrams of caffeine per day be lethal when 750 is healthy?
E-Cigarettes Are Not Tobacco Products
The CDC misleads the public about the hazards of vaping.
Snus and E-Cigarettes Are Indisputably Safer Than Smoking, Contrary to What The New York Times Wants You to Think
The paper worries about "harms and risks" that are "potentially dangerous."
Why Is the CDC Lying About E-Cigarettes?
The agency falsely equates vaping devices with tobacco products.
Smoking and Vaping Keep Moving in Opposite Directions Among Teenagers
Where is this "gateway effect" we keep hearing about?
An Old New Way To Stop AIDS
When invited to trade filthy used needles for sterile new ones, drug users often take the safer route.
Superbugs Are Outstripping Antibiotics
Bacteria can evolve. Maybe federal policymakers can as well, before it's too late.
Study Confirms That E-Cigarettes Generate Virtually No Toxins
Levels are about the same as those found in air.
U.S. Dietary Panel Advocates Sweetened Drink Tax, More Labeling, and Not Adding Cream & Sugar to Your Coffee, Gosh Darnit
"Care should be taken to minimize the amount of calories from added sugars and high-fat dairy or dairy substitutes added to coffee."
The Measles Outbreak and the Precautionary Principle
How U.S. public health authorities helped fuel the anti-vaccine movement
When Every Life Is Precious
We value individual human lives more every day. That's (mostly) good news.
Too Much Public Health
A CDC focused on disease control, as opposed to every American's bad habits, would be better at controlling disease.
California Declares E-Cigarettes a 'Community Health Threat'
The state's Department of Public Health sees no upside to a product that can save smokers' lives.
Claiming E-Cigarettes Kill, California Legislator Pushes Vaping Ban
Mark Leno's bill would prohibit vaping everywhere smoking is prohibited.
Does Formaldehyde Make E-Cigarettes Worse Than the Real Thing?
Researchers use an unrealistic test to imply that vaping causes cancer.
Next Generation Will Live to Be 100
"The first person to live to 1,000 might be 60 already," asserts anti-aging researcher Aubrey de Grey
Conspicuous Calorie Counts Can't Control Consumption
There is little reason to believe the FDA's new menu regulations will make people thinner.
What Is the Libertarian Response to Ebola?
How a free society should respond to a communicable disease outbreak.
