Study: Slightly Overweight People Live Longer
"Obesity experts" warn not to read too much into it
Public Health
Iran President Fires Health Minister
Only woman in cabinet, she criticized colleagues for not funding medicine imports
Germany Exporting Sick and Elderly to Other Nations for Care
Increasing number of residents unable to afford retirement homes
Judge Rules Alabama Cannot Segregate Prisoners with HIV
Says it violates federal disabilities laws
Three Day Total In Anti-Polio Attacks Hits Nine
Medical workers distributing the polio vaccine are being shot at as some Islamist groups claim the groups are spies for the U.S.
Pakistan Leaders Call for Probe into Polio Workers' Killings
Also call for compensation for victims' families
If You Run a Fake Vaccination Program as a Cover for a Covert Op, People Just Might Suspect That Real Vaccination Workers Are Covert Operatives
Assassinations of public health workers in Pakistan.
Philippine Congress Approves Birth Control Bill
Intended to approve access for the poor, has been tied up in battle with Catholic church
Progress Falters in Battle Against Malaria
Death rate has fallen, but so have use of nets, pesticides to stop spread
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Anthrax Exposure
Maybe it will stop cranks from mailing white powder to people
AIDS Group Sues LA County Over Audit
Claims county is retaliating over whistle-blowing about how money is being spent
Basic Hygiene Falters at Debt-Ridden Greek Hospitals
No gloves, no gowns, increased risk of infection
AIDS Deaths in China on the Rise
Up almost 9 percent over same period from 2011
Court Orders Tobacco Companies to Come Clean About How Addictive Their Products Are
Ruling requires additional health warnings
Bounce House Injuries Skyrocket
Rentals have become more popular. Will Nanny State start regulating?
Is Alcohol the New Soda?
New government research appears likely to help activists impose more restrictions on alcohol.
The Man vs. the Therapeutic State
A remembrance of Thomas Szasz, courageous defender of freedom and responsibility
FDA Took Nearly Two Years to Warn Meningitis-Related Pharmacy about Problems
And yet the FDA is trying to use the outbreak to increase its regulatory power
Doctors Back Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Sales
Regulations, protectionism in the way
UN Sees Progress in Battle Against HIV
Pace on new infections dropping among newborns
Is There a Constitutional Right to Smoke in the Park?
Last week a federal appeals court rejected a constitutional challenge to an outdoor smoking ban in Clayton, Missouri, ruling that inhaling tobacco combustion products in public parks does not qualify as a "fundamental right."
GOP Lawmakers Critical of FDA's Request for More Medical Authority
Assert that FDA already had authority to shut down pharmacy at center of meningitis outbreak but did not
Yellow Fever Outbreak Kills 107 in Sudan
Darfur region affected, but authorities warn it could spread
Lawmakers Issue Subpoenas in Connection with Meningitis Outbreak
Director of pharmacy targeted
Porn Actors Rally Against Condom Law in LA
Beware the ripple effect (not the nipple effect)
The Sorry State of Food-Related Public-Health Research and Journalism
Bad research. Bad reporting on bad research. What's the deal with food-related public-health research and reporting?
Food Shortages Feared in Haiti
Cholera also a concern in wake of Sandy's destruction
Effectiveness of Malaria Program Debated
Got millions in subsidies but didn't track who received drugs, making success difficult to determine
Three More Meningitis Deaths Recorded
Death toll up to 28 with 356 cases reported
Meningitis Cases Now Found in 19 States
Rhode Island the latest. 347 infections and 25 deaths.
