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January 9, 2009

In Latin America, little-known infections are as harmful as malaria or HIV, but their treatment is cheap.

January 6, 2009

A recent study has sparked debate about the safety of artificial blood.

January 5, 2009

The muscle-relaxing power of Botox has been wielded for so many different treatments—from frown lines and forehead wrinkles to neck spasms—that the drug has been touted as the aspirin of the 21st […]

December 29, 2008

Traditional farming may stabilize Latin American coffee production.

December 29, 2008

Mary Ellen Amato on shade-grown beans, Alta Gracia plantation and Jack's customers.

December 22, 2008

The U.S. Navy, environmental groups and the U.S. Supreme Court fight to balance national and whale security.

December 11, 2008

Transorbital lobotomy. A sort of clinical-sounding affair that amounted to nothing more than the insertion of a couple of ice picks into a hapless patient’s brain by way of the […]

November 18, 2008

If friends, family, and stuffed turkey aren’t reason enough to thank your lucky stars this Thanksgiving, you can add one more thing to the list – enzymes. Enzymes speed up […]

October 31, 2008

After more than six years as director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Elias Zerhouni will step down at the end of October. Zerhouni presided over the nation’s primary […]

October 15, 2008

A review of Daniel Gardner's book about the fears that shouldn't consume us.

September 19, 2008

The world's largest landfill is slated to become the biggest park in New York City.

September 15, 2008

As we flip through newspaper and magazine pages, blogs and TV channels, why are we attracted to some stories and not others? Why does the story about a young woman […]

September 12, 2008

Explore the mercury content, omega-3 fatty acid benefits, and ecological impact of eating different fish.

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