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HEALTH CARE
Little White-Coat Lies
What we mislead our doctors about and why it's so dangerous
What we mislead our doctors about...
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January 8, 2009
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HEALTH
MySpace Medical
Using social networking sites to help at-risk teens
Using social networking sites to help...
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January 5, 2009
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HEALTH
We're Killing Ourselves
The true cost of those failed resolutions to get healthy
The true cost of those failed...
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January 2, 2009
HEALTH
A new study argues our personal choices cause more than one million premature deaths a year. What, if anything, should the government do to protect us from ourselves?
Mental Health
One woman's fight against the compulsion to injure herself, and why medical experts disagree about how to diagnose those who cut, or in extreme cases, embed objects under their skin.
THE SPECTRUM
Sen. Tom Harkin on why America cannot afford to skimp on preventive health care
THE GLOBAL ELITE
Director-General, World Health Organization
THE LAW
Will decriminalizing prostitution make it any safer?
CULTURE
Farewell to Sparks, the alcoholic energy drink that prompted 20-somethings to wonder, 'How drunk am I?'
NUTRITION
It's not just Americans anymore; the whole world is becoming obese, and we have more than just the advent of cheap cheeseburgers to blame.
SOCIETY
How changes in child support laws, and a push by fathers for equal time, are transforming the way this generation of ex-spouses raise their children.
HEALTH
The business of storing umbilical-cord blood is growing. Is salesmanship outpacing science?
HEALTH CARE
More patients are seeking second opinions online. What you need to know about these digital consults.
RESEARCH
Will stem cells finally deliver?
HEALTH
Recruiting starts next month for the largest long-term study of children's health ever conducted in the U.S.
HEALTH FOR LIFE
New tests for Down syndrome could lead to more abortions and less support for families.
HEALTH FOR LIFE M.D.
A Harvard doc answers questions about cardiovascular health.
TECHNOLOGY
For soldiers who have lost limbs in Iraq, a prosthetic arm inspired by 'Star Wars' and other bionic ideas.
HEALTH FOR LIFE
Step aside, quacks. The search for longer life is a real science now.
HEALTH CARE
What the massive turnout for a free medical and dental clinic in southwest Virginia reveals about the widening gap between health-care haves and have-nots in the United States.
BY THE NUMBERS
In some cases, it might be better for your health to reach for the Doritos.
When my son came down with a mysterious illness, no doctor seemed to care. Finally, a team approach and positive thinking gave us hope.
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