Pandemic Panic
DHS isn't ready
Public Health
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.
The Dallas Ebola Outbreak Is About to Be Officially Over
In Africa, alas, the epidemic is still raging.
Ebola Panic Control
A nurse's successful quarantine challenge is a victory for reason and due process.
Ebola Emergencies and Questionable Quarantines
Crying "disease" does not justify forcible isolation of asymptomatic health care workers.
U.S. Soldiers Returnng from Liberia Being Monitored for Ebola
Being placed under observation in Italy
Ebola and the CDC's Dangerous Mission Drift
Controlling contagious diseases is just one of many items on the agency's to-do list.
About 50 Under Observation in Texas over Ebola
Those who may have had contact with traveler from Liberia
Don't Panic About Ebola—and Don't Panic About People Panicking Either
Public hysteria isn't the problem.
Michelle Obama Does Funny or Die, Because Junk Food is Killing Us All
And it's not funny. At all.
NIH Spends Millions Studying Why Lesbians Are Overweight
$3 million to date, and not done yet
