Bill Gates pledges nearly $4 billion for third-world medicines By Arthur Allen
Vaccines are a lot like software: They require a big investment up front, but after that, they're cheap to make.
(12/15/99)

Surgeon general pushes mental health treatment By Dena Bunis
Shame and the lack of insurance keep many from getting the help they need.
(12/14/99)

Blue gene By Jon Bowen
An IBM supercomputer will try to solve one of science's most perplexing mysteries -- protein folding.
(12/09/99)

Secretin may not be effective against childhood autism By Arthur Allen
Drug found no better than a placebo in several studies.
(12/09/99)

Medical mistakes are killing us By Dena Bunis
Health plans covering federal workers will be first to improve quality of care.
(12/08/99)

Sight for Stevie Wonder? By Jon Bowen
The singer is interested in an experimental form of eye surgery
(12/04/99)

Who's watching the docs? By James B. Stewart
The code of silence in hospitals allows deadly mistakes to happen, but some simple reforms could help.
(12/02/99)

No littering By Arthur Allen
Fertility experts were urged Wednesday to reduce the number of embryos implanted to avoid multiple births.
(11/12/99)

Anti-smoking camp takes on ailing pharmacy giant By Jon B. Rhine
California group pressures Rite Aid to stop selling cigarettes.
(11/11/99)

Patients' Bill of Rights goes to committee By Dena Bunis
The health-care reform legislation goes to a committee that Democrats (and some Republicans) say is unbalanced.
(11/06/99)

Survival of the traits By Arthur Allen
Mammals can pass along acquired characteristics to their offspring, according to a new study.
(11/04/99)

Nursing a problem By Dena Bunis
Will the recruitment of health-care workers from overseas ease the shortages at U.S. hospitals?
(11/03/99)

Hospital chic
Ricky Martin, Cindy Crawford and Kelsey Grammer help doctors cure their fashion woes.
(11/02/99)

Imagined ugliness By Dawn MacKeen
New study offers hope for sufferers of body dysmorphic disorder.
(10/29/99)

Shot in the arm By Damien Cave
Flu shots are being given in casinos, grocery stores and Target stores.
(10/27/99)

Disease parties By Jon Bowen
Some parents in Britain are deliberately exposing their children to kids with contagious illnesses.
(10/26/99)

Uninsured children By Dena Bunis
A new report says there are still too many kids without health coverage.
(10/21/99)

Pot on the brain By Damien Cave
Our bodies produce cannabis-like substances anyway, so why not put them in pill form to kill pain?
(10/15/99)

Male mastectomy By Damien Cave
Not many men get breast cancer, but too few are aware of the risk.
(10/13/99)

Blowing smoke By Jenn Shreve
A large cigarette company is using a humorous 1-800 marketing message that speaks to us of love.
(10/02/99)

Presidential spit By Mary Roach
The new Ronald Reagan biography "Dutch" unearths a major political secret: Yes, Ronnie has clear saliva. Was this the real reason he was elected?
(10/01/99)

Fisticuffs in the cube By Jon Bowen
Stressed-out office workers are succumbing to "desk rage."
(09/07/99)

Stress causes girls? By Jon Bowen
A study suggests that stress at conception can make your baby more likely to be female.
(08/31/99)

Kicking the PCP habit By Dawn MacKeen
Will doctors someday be able to use antibodies to treat drug addicts?
(08/24/99)

Hypothyroidism in pregnant women can affect baby's IQ By Dawn MacKeen
Women should be screened for thyroid disease during the first trimester, says the author of a new study.
(08/19/99)

Friday the 13th By Jon Bowen
Should you stay in bed all day?
(08/13/99)

Soothing songs By Jon Bowen
New research shows music may be as good as morphine.
(08/03/99)

PETA babes dog Congress By Jon Bowen
National Hot Dog Day draws anti-meat activists to Capitol.
(07/23/99)

Got milk? By Jon Bowen
New tests point to a fat compound in milk as a possible STD fighter.
(07/13/99)

It's all in your head By Jon Bowen
Viagra may get the gears in motion, but if the gal thinks lust is lacking, she may take a hike.
(07/07/99)

Sex, lies and sunglasses By Jon Bowen
British study shows shades are good for the ego.
(06/24/99)

Deadly doses By Jon Bowen
Can taking something as seemingly harmless as an aspirin kill you?
(06/22/99)

Doctor's little helper By Jon Bowen
A Palm Pilot-like device can give doctors instant research and drug information.
(06/15/99)

Researcher O.D.s on government cocaine By Jon Bowen
University of Minnesota to return $11,000 in N.I.H. grant money used to purchase the drug.
(06/11/99)

Call me Ishmael, dammit! By Jon Bowen
New research shows we can internalize fiction.
(06/04/99)

Dangerous cartoons By Jon Bowen
Why one broadcast caused seizures in hundreds of children.
(06/02/99)

Is meat sexy? By Dawn MacKeen
Vegetarians may not be getting enough zinc -- or lovin'.
(06/01/99)

No sweat By Dawn MacKeen
A recent e-mail is scaring women away from anti-perspirants.
(05/25/99)

The Great American Cross-Out By Dawn MacKeen
The maker of a circulation supplement says we should all uncross our legs
(05/18/99)

The nose knows By Jon Bowen
Are men like mice when it comes to pheromones?
(05/04/99)

Sjogren's syndrome By Jon Bowen
You don't know what it is, but you might have it
(04/27/99)

Herbal uprising By Chris Colin
This natural impotence product promises to put the roar back in your drawers.
(04/08/99)

Researchers find humor's "G-spot By Dawn MacKeen
Two Toronto scientists have found that people with damage in their right frontal lobes have a hard time comprehending elaborate jokes.
(04/07/99)

Batter up! By Jon Bowen
A Consumer Product Safety Commission study shows that Little League injuries are caused by baseballs that are too hard.
(04/05/99)

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