Public Health
AMA Urges End of Ban on Blood Donations by Gay Men
Outdated rule based on fears of AIDS transmission
SCOTUS: Government Can't Tie Subsidies to Positions Held by Recipients
Feds can't require group support laws against prostitution in order to qualify for HIV-prevention funding
American Medical Association: Call Obesity a Disease
Does that make a cheeseburger a "controlled substance"?
Porn Actor Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail over Syphilis Scare
A scandal with shockingly good timing
Lawyers Beg for Transplant Rule Change to Save 10-Year-Old Girl
Death panels? We don't have death panels!
EU Suing Spain Over Health Cards
Some Spanish hospitals won't accept the European Health Insurance Card
Are Savages Noble?
Two new books ask whether our ancestors were right about food, sex, war, and trade.
23 Dead After Ritual Circumcisions in South Africa
Practice common among some South African ethnic groups
WHO Says Health Gap is Narrowing
But child mortality goals will not be reached by 2015 as planned
The Bogus Public Health Attack on Sugar
What we eat and drink is, first and foremost, a matter of individual responsibility.
Health Institute Questions Recommendations on Salt Intake
Doesn't think demands to consume less are supported by science
CDC: Current Bird Flu Strain Can't Cause Pandemic
But mutation is always a fear
Won't Some Folks Feel Stupid if it Turns Out Marijuana Fights HIV?
Initial research suggests it just might
Antiabortion Group's Videos Show Clinic Workers' Thoughts on Live Births
Details what clinic says it would do in the event of baby surviving the procedure
Somalian Hospitals Seeing Fewer War Victims
Security improved, doctors now see people with normal illnesses
By All Means, Let's Try to Start Another Flu Panic
The World Health Organization needs its own tabloid
Nevada Mental Hospital Investigated for Dumping Patients in Other States
May have broken laws
Supreme Court Mulls Sex Positions – Er, Positions on Paying for Sex
Can the federal government link organizational funding with taking a formal stand against prostitution?
Number of Bird Flu Cases in China Rises
According to the World Health Organization the number of patients has risen to 102 and 20 have died
US Hospitals on Lookout for New Bird Flu Cases
Watching for symptoms from recent visitors to China
Condom Law Leads to Porn Industry Mayhem: Who Could Have Seen That Coming?
Permit requests plunge
NIH to Bankroll Studies of Negative Impacts of Marijuana Legalization
Supportive scientists need not apply
