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Expensive, unnecessary treatments - May 13, 2012

Baseball's "elephant in the room" - May 13, 2012

Momnesia - May 6, 2012

Safety of 2,4-D - May 6, 2012

How "Tiger Feeding Moms" may backfire - April 29, 2012

Healthcare reform with and without the individual mandate - April 29, 2012

"Almost alcoholic" - April 22, 2012

Pregnant? You're fired - April 22, 2012

Changes in the family as women become primary breadwinners - April 15, 2012

Can brain scans show where evil resides? - April 15, 2012

Synesthesia - April 8, 2012

The real culprit in obesity--keeping the weight off - April 8, 2012

Swab a cut, save a life - April 1, 2012

Cholesterol screening for children - April 1, 2012

The criminalization of homelessness - March 25, 2012

Accent modification - March 25, 2012

Redefining autism - March 18, 2012

The psychology of names - March 18, 2012

Lessons from a parent's worst nightmare - March 11, 2012

Alcoholics and liver transplants - March 11, 2012

Pharmacy benefit wars - March 4, 2012

Cord blood and hearing loss - March 4, 2012

Kidney stones - February 26, 2012

Antibiotics in livestock - February 26, 2012

Back pain - February 19, 2012

Barefoot running - February 19, 2012

Profile of a school shooter - February 12, 2012

Traumatic brain injury and relationships - February 12, 2012

Treating stubborn high blood pressure - February 5, 2012

Verbal abuse from sweethearts and bosses - February 5, 2012

Keeping up your pride - January 29, 2012

Sunshine, tanning, and vitamin D - January 29, 2012

Child food allergies - January 22, 2012

Hip dysplasia - January 22, 2012

Alzheimer’s wandering - January 20, 2012

Vaccination refusal - January 20, 2012

Weight loss surgery: so what if it's cheating? - January 8, 2012

The pregnant poor - January 8, 2012

Health reform and history - January 1, 2012

Employee health incentives - January 1, 2012

Schizophrenia recovery after decades in the dark - December 25, 2011

Commuting stress - December 25, 2011

Kids and the flu - December 21, 2011

"The Merry Christmas Coronary" - December 21, 2011

Avoiding the temptation of overshopping - December 11, 2011

Does child obesity constitute child abuse? - December 11, 2011

The Mind's Eye - December 4, 2011

Older teens and graduated driver's licenses - December 4, 2011

Toward an HIV vaccine - November 27, 2011

Do women make better doctors? - November 27, 2011

PSA testing—should it be done at all? - November 20, 2011

Cancer rehabilitation - November 20, 2011

Playplaces for disabled children - November 13, 2011

Safe and healthy school buildings - November 13, 2011

Avoiding doctor's mistakes - November 6, 2011

Medical expert witnesses - November 6, 2011

Refusing to treat the obese - October 30, 2011

Depression in men - October 30, 2011

Finding out why college students drink - October 28, 2011

End of life orders and economics - October 28, 2011

Health myths and truths - October 28, 2011

The harm of helicopter parents - October 28, 2011

Did women really win the sexual revolution? - October 11, 2011

Electronic cigarettes - October 11, 2011

Being Vegan - October 2, 2011

A new model of eldercare - September 30, 2011

Members-only doctor’s practices - September 25, 2011

Middle age eating disorders - September 25, 2011

Short kids in a tall world - September 18, 2011

The insanity of leadership - September 18, 2011

In Baghdad on September 11 - September 15, 2011

Lingering effects of 9/11 - September 15, 2011

Sex differences in the brain - September 15, 2011

The psychology of revenge - September 15, 2011

Functional foods and their labels - August 28, 2011

Patient secret-keeping - August 28, 2011

The National Children's Study begins - August 15, 2011

Why don't patients take their medicine? - August 15, 2011

Alternative reasons for the increase in diabetes - August 15, 2011

Will wine at dinner keep teens binge-free? - August 15, 2011

Hospitals that work   - August 7, 2011

Infidelity: gender and genetics   - August 7, 2011

Testing teen hearts   - July 31, 2011

Puberty coming earlier for girls   - July 31, 2011

Drug shortage in hospitals - July 24, 2011

Tonsillectomy fads vs. reality - July 24, 2011

Laughing gas in the labor room - July 17, 2011

Treatment vs. prison for drug offenders - July 17, 2011

Statins going OTC? - July 10, 2011

Hyperhidrosis - July 10, 2011

Health care of the revolution - July 3, 2011

Fewer ER’s, more patients - July 3, 2011

Fewer ER’s, more patients - July 1, 2011

Schizophrenia denial   - June 26, 2011

Pediatric cataracts   - June 26, 2011

Pets as kids - June 19, 2011

The “obesity virus” - June 19, 2011

"Wet Houses" - June 12, 2011

DNA and incest: what's a doctor's ethical obligation? - June 12, 2011

Chocolate milk in schools   - June 5, 2011

Doctor’s dress code   - June 5, 2011

Employer smoking bans - May 29, 2011

“It doesn’t look like drowning”   - May 29, 2011

Birth control sabotage - May 22, 2011

Treating clubfoot - May 22, 2011

Motion sickness   - May 15, 2011

Cross-cultural training for doctors   - May 15, 2011

Free play and playgrounds - May 8, 2011

Raising kids in a toxic world - May 8, 2011

Primary care in trouble - May 2, 2011

Mom and child with ADHD - May 2, 2011

The myth of the midlife crisis - April 25, 2011

Proposed new kidney transplant rules - April 25, 2011

UNOS, the nation's organ transplant administrator, is examining possible new rules for the kidney transplant waiting list that would award the best kidneys to people under 35. The most would maximize years of organ life, but is it age discrimination? Experts discuss the pro's and con's. Dr. Ken Andreoni, Associate Professor of Surgery, Ohio State University and chairman, kidney committee, United Network for Organ Sharing Dr. Lainie Freidman Ross, Carolyn Matthew Buxbaum Professor of Clinical Ethics and Associate Director,  McLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago - April 22, 2011

How personality affects longevity - April 17, 2011

Will high gas prices fuel smart growth? - April 17, 2011

Treating and preventing PTSD in the armed forces - April 10, 2011

Reality TV: The new freak show? - April 10, 2011

Shingles - April 3, 2011

Spring youth sports injuries - April 3, 2011

Taking your medication correctly - March 28, 2011

Buried Alive - March 28, 2011

The move toward better prescription labels - March 20, 2011

School PE for body and mind - March 20, 2011

Type 1 vs. Type 2 diabetes - March 13, 2011

The pain and pleasure of spend - March 13, 2011

Nursing home romance - March 6, 2011

Technology to assist in following doctors’ orders - March 6, 2011

Rare diseases and a test to warn of some of them - February 28, 2011

Food chemicals - February 28, 2011

The birth of criminal forensics - February 20, 2011

Wasting food - February 20, 2011

Perimenopause - February 14, 2011

What makes a happy relationship and marriage? - February 13, 2011

Kidney exchange - February 6, 2011

How babies stop bullies - February 6, 2011

What does that nasty cough mean? - January 30, 2011

Perinatal hospice - January 30, 2011

Puzzles and the brain - January 23, 2011

GPS and the brain - January 23, 2011

House calls - January 16, 2011

Reengineering healthcare - January 16, 2011

Is healthcare reform Constitutional? - January 9, 2011

Imaginary illness - January 9, 2011

School refusal - January 2, 2011

Fibromyalgia - January 2, 2011

Agoraphobia - December 29, 2010

The six songs your brain hears - December 26, 2010

Sleep deprivation and reality TV - December 19, 2010

Face blindness - December 19, 2010

Pain meds and misuse - December 12, 2010

Herb/drug interaction - December 12, 2010

How do the holidays age us? - December 5, 2010

How internet date matching works - December 5, 2010

False memories of sexual assault - November 28, 2010

"Baby iPhones" - November 28, 2010

Eavesdropping - November 21, 2010

Hoarding - November 21, 2010

"Cutting" and self-injury - November 14, 2010

“Pine Mouth” - November 14, 2010

Mindless eating - November 7, 2010

Police and the mentally ill - November 7, 2010

Burnout in the ER - October 31, 2010

How a new House of Representatives may treat health reform - October 31, 2010

The long reach of family moves - October 24, 2010

New thought on polycystic ovary syndrome - October 24, 2010

The psychology of tanning - October 17, 2010

Sports injuries: do athletes come back too soon? - October 17, 2010

Bedbugs - October 10, 2010

Violence against the homeless - October 10, 2010

Weight loss surgery for diabetes - October 3, 2010

Boys' violent play - October 3, 2010

The search for a new prostate cancer test - September 26, 2010

Have we forgotten the fight against tobacco - September 26, 2010

Temperament - September 19, 2010

Baby dumping - September 19, 2010

Music, mood, shopping and romance - September 12, 2010

Cash incentives for healthy behavior - September 12, 2010

Height, beauty, and criminality - September 5, 2010

This year's flu season - September 5, 2010

“Other” oral problems - August 29, 2010

Probiotics - August 29, 2010

The ticking time bomb of cancer - August 22, 2010

Hand hygiene in restaurant kitchens - August 22, 2010

The loneliness of Alzheimer’s - August 15, 2010

Aftermath of the oil spill - August 15, 2010

Increasing colon cancer in the young - August 8, 2010

Sex addiction: does it really exist? - August 8, 2010

Naps - August 1, 2010

Wind farms: is there a health hazard? - August 1, 2010

Pregnancy loss - July 25, 2010

The "Five-Second Rule" - July 25, 2010

Postpartum depression in men - July 18, 2010

Pets and People - July 18, 2010

The pharmacy of psychiatry - July 11, 2010

Menu psychology - July 11, 2010

Huntington’s disease - July 4, 2010

Adolescent medicine - July 4, 2010

Celiac disease: misunderstandings and misdiagnoses - June 27, 2010

Emotional intelligence - June 27, 2010

The long odds of Batten disease - June 20, 2010

The Hygiene Hypothesis: Is dirt good for kids? - June 20, 2010