Drinking Ourselves Fat (Video)
Sugar-sweetened beverages are not the sole cause of the obesity crisis, just one of the most egregious. That's why the NYC Health Department is using disgusting images to get people's attention.
Sugar-sweetened beverages are not the sole cause of the obesity crisis, just one of the most egregious. That's why the NYC Health Department is using disgusting images to get people's attention.
Posted 12.12.2009 | Home
A non-profit group that provides free medical treatment to those in need is running into fees and regulations that could derail its plans to treat tho...
Susan Kim | Posted 12.10.2009 | Living
Thanks in large part to a decade of nearly nonexistent enforcement, tens of millions of men, women and children now routinely drink, bathe in and cook with tap water laced with illegal levels of contaminants.
Josh Ruxin | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics
It's scary to think that Neglected Tropical Diseases can be so easily defeated with a very modest investment, far less than it takes to fight pandemics like AIDS and tuberculosis. Yet they continue to be ignored.
Jared Braiterman | Posted 12.03.2009 | Green
The Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference addresses unparalleled environmental crisis and the need to transform our relationship with nature. Many p...
Johnathon Briggs | Posted 11.23.2009 | Chicago
Some essential city services are too important to do without. Alarmingly, Mayor Daley's 2010 budget plan calls for a $2.1 million funding reduction (6.7% cut) for public health.
Jeffrey Levi | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living
The Trust for America's Health released a public opinion poll with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that found that disease prevention and public health are among the most popular proposals on the table.
Barton Kunstler, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
The dangers posed by biolabs often fly under the radar, but that may be changing. The public would do well to question the knee-jerk "security at all costs" policy of the federal government.
Elizabeth Grossman | Posted 11.14.2009 | Green
The mere presence of chemicals linked to health disorders does not mean disease will result. Yet research scientists and medical professionals now say that based on the evidence, there is reason to be concerned.
AP | MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business
RICHMOND, Va. — Reynolds American Inc., maker of Camel cigarettes and Grizzly smokeless tobacco, is in talks to buy a Swedish company that helps...
Kerry Trueman | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green
Think of your ballot as a list of menu options. Would you like your burger with, or without, deadly pathogens?
Abby L. Ferber | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living
Last Friday, the FDA approved the HPV vaccine for use in boys and men. Why is Gardasil only now being approved for males, when it was approved three years ago for females?
Harold Pollack | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living
I just want to endorse Linda Bergthold's recent HuffPo column about Bill Maher. Maher is a funny guy who often displays a sharp intellect. On matters ...
New York Politics News, Reaction, and Analysis | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 10.11.2009 | New York
Swine flu is upon us. And New York has responded, in part, by spending over $19,000 on 546 hand sanitizer dispensers that are now dotting the walls of...
Sarah Lovinger | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living
Today's announcement that President Obama won this year's Nobel Peace Prize not only strengthened the peace process, it also benefited human health worldwide.
The Daily Northwestern | Lauren Kelleher | Posted 11.28.2009 | Chicago
According to acclaimed author Alex Kotlowitz, an unlikely tool - public health - can be used to help combat violence in Chicago's impoverished neighbo...
AP | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green
LONDON — A weak response to climate change could be catastrophic for international health, leading doctors said in two British medical journals ...
The New York Times | CHARLES DUHIGG | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green
Jennifer Hall-Massey knows not to drink the tap water in her home near Charleston, W.Va. In fact, her entire family tries to avoid any contact wit...
Paula Crossfield | Posted 11.08.2009 | Green
Now, as the World Health Organization expects a second wave of the flu to hit the northern hemisphere in the fall, it is worth considering some of the looming questions on how CAFOs could be contributing to the occurrence of disease.
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics
Do you really want to limit vaccinations only to people who have legal documents, or would you rather everyone get inoculated? Remember, those you exclude will likely have some sort of contact with either you, your kids, or the food you eat at some point.
Kimberly Krautter | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics
I don't know about you, but one thin dime for every buck you make seems like a very easy trade for being able to see the doctor any time you need to.
Dan Agin | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics
A public health service is not just a convenience, it's a vital part of the national security of a country.
Scott Foval | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics
Time to buck up, Mr. President, and remember that the Progressive wing of the Democratic Party went along with your rhetoric, but we expect that you will deliver the public option.
Sophia Carroll | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living
On Independence Day, somebody somehow slipped a pill into my wine glass at a dinner dance, and I left about three minutes before it really hit. Date rape drugs are a weapon.
Chicago Public Radio | Travis Truitt | Posted 08.06.2009 | Chicago
Public health officials in Chicago are calling on state lawmakers to craft a responsible public health budget....
Dr. Thomas Farley | Posted 12.22.2009 | New York