Perceiving Yourself as Overweight Poses Health Risks
New research suggests it can create a negative self-image, which may result in a downward spiral.
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Amid a Resurgence of Hepatitis C in America, State Laws Prevent Citizens From Getting Clean Needles and Treatment
Hepatitis C kills more Americans every year than measles or AIDS. Many states' laws aren't helping to mitigate the disease, a new analysis finds.
Some People Have Strong Opinions on How We Should Define ‘Healthy’
What does it mean for a food to be “healthy”? The Food and Drug Administration has been considering…
An Increase in Women Legislators Is Linked to Fewer Infant Deaths
Unequal treatment for women is bad for babies. While that equation may seem self-evident, newly published research brings…
The FDA Now Trusts You With Your Own Genetic Information
Before one of her pregnancies, my wife took a genetic test to find out if she was a…
Private Hospital Inspections May Become Public at Last
The public could soon get a look at confidential reports about errors, mishaps, and mix-ups in the nation’s…
Smaller Families Produce Bigger Children
Once upon a time, American families were larger, and American children were smaller. Coincidence? Perhaps not. When it…
Snack and Grocery Companies Ask to Put Off New Food Labels
Food manufacturers are looking for more time to finish their homework. In the last year of Barack Obama’s…
Why America’s Wealthiest Men Live 15 Years Longer Than the Country’s Poorest
The gap in income between America’s richest and poorest is larger now than it’s ever been since the…
Trump Complains the FDA Is Slow, but It’s Already Faster to Approve Drugs Than Its Counterpart
The issue of whether the Food and Drug Administration approves new medicines fast enough has taken on a…