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Accentuate the Positive—and See Your Kids Learn More
You know what will happen if you keep nagging your kids about all the bad things their poor decisions will cause? Much less than what would happen if you emphasized what good could come from avoiding those actions.
United Nations: More Developing Countries Funding Their Own Anti-HIV Programs
Many countries are starting to rely less on foreign aid for their HIV prevention and treatment programs. But the transition can be tricky.
Is Obama Delivering on His Promise of a ‘21st Century’ Approach to Drugs?
As Obama and the U.S. drug czar roll out their 2013 plan, here’s a look at what’s in it, and what they’ve done so far.
Tribal Communities Explore Creative Alternatives to Incarceration
From elder meetings to equine therapy, programs focusing on healing are found to be cheaper and more effective than jail time.
The Next Stage in the War on Polio
The oral vaccination used in the world's largest global health campaign, a successor to that first developed by Dr. Hilary Koprowski, who passed away this past weekend, comes with its own set of risks.
Update: Many Malaria Meds Still Fake, and Now the Real Ones Are Iffy Too
Over the summer we we reported the curious story behind a National Institutes of Health study, which had…
You Got a License for Those Kools?
Governments routinely restrict the sale of dangerous drugs. The same goes for firearms. But another deadly consumer product—cigarettes—can…
Would Breaking Bad’s Czech Meth Scheme Work?
Two lessons for Walter White: European meth users are locavores, and there's not that many of them anyway.
China Arrests 2000 in Fake Meds Bust
Here’s an interesting postscript to our story on fake malaria meds: a report out of Beijing this morning…