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Medical Examiner
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Quackery and Mumbo-Jumbo in the U.S. Military
Cupping, moxibustion, and battlefield acupuncture are endangering troops.
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Most People Who Take Blood Pressure Medication Possibly Shouldn’t
An independent analysis finds no real benefit for people with mild hypertension.
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Why Have Teen Pregnancy Rates Dropped?
A new study shows how to reduce them even more.
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Athletes, Stop Taking Supplements
They’re expensive, they don’t improve performance, and they might make you test positive for dope.
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The Fatter of Two Evils
Why are Americans more afraid of gaining weight than smoking cigarettes?
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One Molecule for Love, Morality, and Prosperity?
Why the hype about oxytocin is dumb and dangerous.
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A National Disorder
What the Jesse Jackson, Jr., case suggests about mental illness in America.
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Dr. Drew Cashes In
It's not just for TV quacks: Drug company money is also swirling around NIH, FDA, and possibly your own doctor.
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Don’t Celebrate Yet
The Supreme Court’s decision will make it much harder to extend health insurance to America’s poor.
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Do Abortions Cause Breast Cancer?
The shaky science behind Kansas’ House Abortion Act.
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Germ Porn, Hand-Washing, and the Hygiene Hypothesis
An excerpt from A.J. Jacobs’ new book, Drop Dead Healthy.
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Are TV and Video Games Making Kids Fat?
The effects of "screen time" on childhood obesity.
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Is It Time for T?
An ad campaign encourages men to get tested for low testosterone.
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The End of Illness
A new book on proteomics, and how getting a dog can improve your health.
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Baby on Bed
What Mayim Bialik's new parenting book doesn't tell you about co-sleeping.
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Check Your Head
Does testing athletes for concussion with fancy software do any good?
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The Very Real Paranoia Over Genetically Modified Foods
Can your body "absorb information" from lab-engineered fruits and vegetables?
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Kiddie Cholesterol
A dangerous new plan to screen 11-year-olds for their risk of heart disease.
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Stolen Notebooks and a Biochemist in Chains
How did the study of chronic fatigue syndrome come to this?
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The Cover-Up Artist
Why is the CEO of Merck leading the sex-abuse investigation at Penn State?
