Cutting Out Soda Curbs Children’s Weight Gain, Studies Show
Researchers provide the strongest evidence yet that soda and other sugary drinks contribute to the obesity epidemic in children.
Park's latest book is The Stem Cell Hope: How Stem Cell Medicine Can Change Our Lives.
Alice Park
Alice Park is a staff writer at TIME. Since 1993, she has reported on the breaking frontiers of health and medicine in articles covering issues such as AIDS, anxiety and Alzheimer's disease. Park has received two CASE media fellowships — the first in 2000 to Harvard Medical School, where she designed a program focused on the latest understanding of AIDS, and the second in 2003 to UCLA's Medical School, where she researched the growing number of clinical applications of genomic research. In addition, Park's work has been recognized with awards of excellence from the National Arthritis Foundation as well as the National Headache Foundation.
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Whooping Cough Vaccine Wanes Over Time
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Acupuncture May Offer Real Relief for Chronic Pain
Some people swear that regular sessions of acupuncture help relieve their back pain and headaches. And now there’s evidence they may be right.
Junk DNA — Not So Useless After All
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Is It Worth Buying Organic? Maybe Not
New research questions whether organic produce and meats are really more nutritious or healthier than conventional varieties
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Which Drugs Is Lance Armstrong Accused of Taking?
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Older Fathers Linked to Kids’ Autism and Schizophrenia Risk
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