The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday that it is investigating three suspected cases E. coli infection related to the outbreak in Germany. All three people have recently traveled to Hamburg.
Family MattersInfertility
Should Men Be Allowed to Father Children After They’re Dead?
Fertility-treatment innovations mean that all sorts of people who would not have been able to have a baby a generation ago are now able to bring life into the world. Now, some are arguing the ranks of the newly fertile should …
Watch Out for the Cows. They Might Be Carrying a New Strain of MRSA
The medical news this week has been dominated by the possible carcinogenicity of cell phones and the virulent E. coli outbreak in Europe. But I hope your closet of fear isn’t full yet — I’ve got one more bit of medical worry to …
AIDS at 30: Medical Milestones in the Battle Against a Modern Plague
When the federal government reported on June 5, 1981, that “5 young men, all active homosexuals” had been diagnosed with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in Los Angeles, no one yet knew that these were the country’s first reported …
Should We Be Trying Harder to Find a Cure for AIDS?
Since AIDS was first diagnosed, 30 years ago this week, HIV has infected more than 60 million people, half of whom have died. Only one person has been found to be cured of HIV, however — known as the “Berlin patient.” In this …
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Brangelina Case Study: Will the Kids Get Their Parents to Marry?
If a new interview in USA Today is to anything to go on, kids seem to have done what Jennifer Aniston couldn’t: got Brad Pitt to settle down.
The USDA Ditches the Food Pyramid for a Plate
So long, pyramid. Welcome, MyPlate! First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled on Thursday the government’s new symbol for healthy eating, a colorful plate divided into the basic food groups, which will officially replace the …
Why Health Authorities Are So Worried About Europe’s Mutant E. Coli Outbreak
Health officials were worried enough about an unusually virulent outbreak of food-borne illness from the E. coli bacteria, which has infected more than 1,500 people in Germany and killed at least 17. But the concern jumped to …
FDA Reviews Popular Birth Control Pills for Blood Clot Risk
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is reviewing the safety of birth control pills like Bayer’s Yaz and Yasmin because of concerns that they may raise women’s risk of blood clots more than other pills.
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Family MattersDivorce
Children of Divorce Struggle More With Math and Social Skills
Children of divorce have poorer math and interpersonal social skills than their peers, and they battle anxiety, loneliness, low self-esteem and sadness, according to new research published Thursday in the American Sociological Review.
Cell Phones: How Precautionary Should Our Principles Be?
TIME is endeavoring to give you every angle you need on the possible connection between cell-phone use and brain cancer. (Speaking of which: five ways to reduce your exposure to cell-phone radiation.) But as I’ve followed the …