‘Pink Viagra’ Boon or Bust for Equal Rights?
While pharmaceutical companies battle to end desire discrepancy, some feminists fear the medicalization of not being in the mood.
The Sugar High Jump
The results of a new study point to placebos as the perfect performance-enhancing drug: Athletes performed better on a high-jump test after unknowingly 'doping' with sugar pills.
The Perfect Performance-Enhancing Drug — Placebos
An Australian researcher today showed that athletes who believe they’re taking synthetic human growth hormone, but are instead…
Obesity Researchers May Need Jaws Wired Shut
Journalists at this week’s gathering in San Francisco of experts on the hormonal system might be excused for…
A Prophylactic for Free Speech?
Re-emergent STDs lead some to call for restrictions on gay hookup websites, which may possess a more formidable weapon: the First Amendment.
Labor Strife That Could Dock U.S. Economy
International trade bottlenecks at ports, and the specter of a strike sends shivers through the nation's body economic.
The Miller-McCune Tobacco Documents Research Contest
Enter our contest and vie for a prize while unearthing dirt on past tobacco industry associates or practices.
Tobacco Papers Expose Foul Scents Across Industries
The University of California–San Francisco's Legacy Tobacco Documents Library demonstrates how the tobacco industry pioneered modern techniques for manipulating politics, scientific research, and public opinion. It's a sort of Rosetta Stone for deciphering corporate propaganda.