Spread Thin

Peanut-based malnutrition therapy is plump with controversy.

By Crystal Gammon | Posted January 23, 2009

An Uphill Battle for Treating Obesity

The complex natural processes involved in overeating and weight gain make finding a successful treatment a challenge.

By Genevra Pittman | Posted January 21, 2009

Healing the Body Naturally

A Manhattan naturopath provides holistic care and discovers personal meaning through natural medicine.

By Allison Bond | Posted January 14, 2009

News reports say that rain can trigger autism. Is that true?

By Lynne Peeples | Posted January 12, 2009

Cheap Cures for Obscure Diseases

In Latin America, little-known infections are as harmful as malaria or HIV, but their treatment is cheap.

By Robert Goodier | Posted January 9, 2009

Blood Feud

A recent study has sparked debate about the safety of artificial blood.

By Rachael Rettner | Posted January 6, 2009

How Safe is Botox?

By Carina Storrs | Posted January 5, 2009

Preserving Nerves

An enzyme could offer clues to a new treatment for multiple sclerosis.

By Allison Bond | Posted December 26, 2008

Mutating a Parasite to Death

Researchers find a possible treatment for African sleeping sickness in a drug usually used for organ transplant recipients.

By Shelley DuBois | Posted December 24, 2008

Are Girls Really Meaner Than Boys?

Asks Kim from Cincinnati, Ohio

By Frederik Joelving | Posted December 8, 2008