Topic
Health
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Carina Storrs • May 1, 2009
The New York City Department of Transportation offers school kids from neighborhoods with high rates of traffic accidents a crash course in navigating sidewalks, crosswalks and seat belts.
Lindsey Konkel • March 8, 2009
A recent Ebola Reston outbreak among pigs in the Philippines is cause for concern among some scientists.
Shelley DuBois • February 18, 2009
While concussions can be insidiously dangerous for high school football players, young athletes are sometimes hardheaded about their safety. A group in Boston pushes for widespread education on the issue.
Natalie Peretsman • February 16, 2009
Ellery Tarife provides healthcare for New York City’s hard-to-reach homeless population by staying mobile.
Genevra Pittman • February 9, 2009
A new study adds weight to the link between IVF and some birth defects, but much remains unexplained.
Genevra Pittman • February 4, 2009
An EMT goes from ambulance runs to the derby track.
Brett Israel • January 30, 2009
Overbidding out of fear can lead to a fast trip to the poorhouse.
Crystal Gammon • January 23, 2009
Peanut-based malnutrition therapy is plump with controversy.
Genevra Pittman • January 21, 2009
The complex natural processes involved in overeating and weight gain make finding a successful treatment a challenge.
Allison Bond • January 14, 2009
A Manhattan naturopath provides holistic care and discovers personal meaning through natural medicine.
Lynne Peeples • January 12, 2009
“Can rainfall trigger autism?” asked a headline on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website. MSNBC’s online title answered, “Autism linked with rainfall in study,” while The Palm Beach Post of West Palm […]
Robert Goodier • January 9, 2009
In Latin America, little-known infections are as harmful as malaria or HIV, but their treatment is cheap.
Rachael Rettner • January 6, 2009
A recent study has sparked debate about the safety of artificial blood.
Carina Storrs • 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 […]
Allison Bond • December 26, 2008
An enzyme could offer clues to a new treatment for multiple sclerosis.