No Sweet Deal: Why Taxing Sugary Beverages Is a Must
A controversial tax that is currently being debated in Illinois and elsewhere is about more than just sugar in soda.
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How Do Our Bodies Respond to Pollution?
Fish can change their DNA in response to contamination, but it's still unclear how our bodies cope with the issue.
House Passes Bill Criminalizing Abortions After 20 Weeks
The law, known as the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, includes exceptions for cases of rape, incest, or risk to the mother's life.
Coffee Talk: Celebrating National Coffee Day 2017
Sit back, and sip on some of our finest brewed stories about coffee.
Manipulating Microbes May Be a Key to the Future of Restorative Health
Rather than a single bacterial magic bullet, imagine instead a future that involves microbial concoctions tailor-made to your microbiome fingerprint to help restore equilibrium.
Counties Trump Won Have Lower Rates of Life Expectancy
A new analysis finds a stark metric for the health-depleting stress of Americans who felt left behind—and who saw Trump as a possible savior.
How Electroconvulsive Therapy Became a Nazi Weapon
Though electroconvulsive therapy is a safe and effective treatment for mental illness, its connection to Nazi war crimes has contributed to the treatment's continued stigma today.
Advertising Watchdogs Have Alerted Regulators to Goop’s Unproven Health Claims
Consumers have been Goop'd.
Binge Watching Is Linked to Poor Sleep
Enjoy multiple episodes of Shut Eye, and you may not get enough shut-eye.
Trump Is Declaring Opioid Addiction a National Emergency After All
The announcement comes 10 days after a commission he created strongly recommended the classification.