The Obama Administration says it will not tolerate the use of chemical weapons by Syria’s Bashar Assad amid reports the dictator has stored the ingredients needed to make sarin. What is sarin, and how dangerous is it?
Public Health
Healthy Diet Can Lower Risk of Recurrent Heart Attack and Stroke
If you’re at high risk of having a heart attack, changing your diet can significantly lower your chances of heart disease. But how much can fruits and vegetables help someone who already has heart trouble?
Protection from Whooping Cough Vaccine Wanes Over Time
Vaccines are by far the best defense against pertussis, or whooping cough. But protection among kids dwindles with every year since the last dose of vaccine, a new CDC study finds
Youth More Aware of AIDS, but Too Many Still Don’t Know Their HIV Status
As World AIDS Day approaches Dec. 1, public health experts are turning the focus on teens and young adults who make up a remarkably high proportion of HIV infections in the U.S.
Unemployment is Hard on the Heart, and the Harm May Add Up
Repeated job losses may be as damaging to heart health as smoking, high blood pressure, or diabetes
Flying over the Holidays? Secondhand Smoke Still Poses Health Risk at Some Airports
Airports with designated smoking areas can still expose nonsmokers to surprising levels of cigarette smoke
Porn Industry Threatens to Sue Over L.A. County Law Requiring Condoms
Voters want actors in adult films to wear condoms, but the industry is threatening to sue and shift production elsewhere.
One Colonoscopy May Be Enough to Prevent Colon Cancer for Some
Colonoscopies prevent cancer and save lives, but patients don’t like them. Could less invasive screening tests work just as well?
Multivitamins Don’t Lower Risk of Heart Disease Among Men
A daily multivitamin doesn’t protect against heart attack, stroke or heart-related death, according to a new large-scale study among men
Smoke-Free Laws Are Saving Lives
You can’t smoke in most restaurants and malls, and those laws may be responsible for saving thousands of lives.
Can Chickpeas and Lentils Help Control Diabetes?
What you eat can lower the risk of diabetes. But which foods have the strongest effect?
Meningitis Outbreak Grows, Highlighting Dangers of Compounding Pharmacies
Health officials are hunting for the source of a meningitis outbreak among dozens of people who received steroid injections to treat back pain.
Should Celebrities Endorse Health Causes? A Gallery of Winners and Losers
Two experts debate whether celebrities have any business getting involved in issues of public health
