Public Health
Poll: One in 10 Americans Have Taken Drugs Prescribed for Someone Else
A quarter of those using drugs they are not prescribed are using them to get high
The Top 5 Bogus Public Health Scares
How activist misinformation wastes time, money, and harms Americans
Medical Marijuana May Have Saved This Little Girl's Life
Pot successfully helps child manage severe, rare form of epilepsy
Diabetics in UK Suffer Rationing of Glucose-Testing Strips
Many denied tools to monitor blood sugar levels
Big Hospitals Not Always Best Choices for Surgeries
According to report rating nearly 2,500 hospitals
Experts Call for Redefinition of 'Cancer'
Concerns about overdiagnosis and overtreament
Man Dies from Rabies Transmitted Via Organ Transplant
Eighth-known victim of such an unusual transmission method
New Surgical Knife Can Detect Cancer
Will help doctors know if they've removed all the bad tissue
Saudi Arabia to Restrict Pilgrimages over Virus Fears
No visas for the elderly, pregnant or children
Dementia Rates Drop Among the Elderly
A healthier, better-educated population gets the credit
WHO Sets Up Committee to Tackle MERS Virus
Middle East coronavirus has killed 40
Increase in Women Dying Due to Painkiller Overdoses
Leads to predictable call for more government oversight of medications
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Outdated rule based on fears of AIDS transmission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
