Cancer and Kids: Is Medical Marijuana the Answer?
Medical marijuana for adults is still controversial. For children, it's a live grenade and possibly a lifesaver.
Anti-Vaxxers Accidentally Fund a Study Showing No Link Between Autism and Vaccines
An anti-vaxxer organization is up in arms because a primate study it funded concluded that childhood immunizations are safe.
There's a Dangerous Racial Bias in Body Mass Index
Research shows that BMI and weight are not necessarily the main indicators of a person's health. Additionally, what's considered an unhealthy BMI—a number that may predict the onset of chronic diseases—is not the same across all races and ethnicities.
How a Low-FODMAP Diet Can Help the Millions Tortured by Irritable Bowel Syndrome
This whole mess causes the intestines to distend, and the nerves in the intestinal walls send pain signals to the brain. Symptoms of this crippling condition can be intermittent or chronic. However, a diet low in FODMAPs appears to alleviate many of these problems.
Containing Zika: Inside the Battle to Prevent a U.S. Pandemic
Americans have watched as the Aedes aegypti mosquito took bites out of more than 50 countries and territories in Central and South America, the Pacific, Caribbean islands and parts of Asia. U.S. health officials have warned lawmakers and the public that local transmission of Zika is unavoidable .
Doing Double Time: Chronic Diseases a Chronic Problem in Prisons
Halting the slow killers that afflict the general U.S. population in epic numbers is usually at the bottom of a prison clinic's to-do list.
Brain Food: How Neurogastronomy Will Soon Alter Your Perception of Flavor
A growing field of neuroscience research, called neurogastronomy, seeks to understand how all five senses are involved in flavor perception—and what it means when that ability degrades.
Anthony Bourdain Is Still Eating His Way Through the World on 'Parts Unknown'
Even the most adventurous eaters among us have, at some point, figured whatever Bourdain ate probably made him very sick.
No One Can Agree on Mammography Guidelines
New recommendations from the American Cancer Society add to a never-ending, contentious debate on when—and how frequently—to screen for breast cancer.
The Great Kentucky Hemp Experiment
"When the stuff really starts to flower it has the same look and smell as marijuana. That’s why we have security."
FDA Approves "Female Viagra" for Low Libido in Women
The federal regulatory agency voted in favor of putting the highly controversial treatment on the market this fall.
Why Tomato Juice Tastes Better on Planes
Airplane drink orders show how environment influences taste perception.