How Politicized Abortion Threatens Clinic Safety

Keeping abortion separate from other medical procedures and regulating it in different ways paves the way for unsafe clinics like the one Kermit Gosnell allegedly operated.

Anna North a month ago 22 responses

Questions Every Vegetarian Is Tired Of Answering

Once someone finds out you’re a vegetarian (or vegan), everything changes. It’s sooo annoying.

Andrew Gauthier a month ago 142 responses

America’s Unhealthiest Places Are Also Much More Violent

Counties with the worst health also have far higher rates of violent crime, birth to teenage moms, and childhood poverty than the healthiest counties, according to new research.

Anna North a month ago 7 responses

Chavez’s Respiratory Problems Worsen

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s breathing problems have worsened and there is a new ‘severe’ infection, Associated Press reports.

Michael Rusch 2 months ago 1 response

New Birth Control Restrictions Could Be Overkill

France is considering restricting some pills due to blood clot risk, but one expert says that’s not a good path for the US.

Anna North 4 months ago 1 response

The Science Behind 9 Big Diets

From low-fat to paleo, here’s what the latest research says about diets’ effect on weight and health.

Anna North 4 months ago 38 responses

Mumps Outbreak At California College Traced To Unvaccinated Student

A mumps outbreak shows the importance of vaccination — and reveals the standard dose may not be enough.

Anna North 5 months ago 6 responses

David Axelrod Shaves His Mustache On Live Television

Obama’s top advisor made good on a promise to remove his 40-year-old mustache on the set of MSNBC’s Morning Joe after a bet with host Joe Scarborough and a donation from Donald Trump helped raise over $1,000,000 to cure epilepsy.

Dorsey Shaw 5 months ago 16 responses

9 Cold And Flu Myths To Stop Believing This Winter

You won’t get the flu from a flu shot, and other real talk about winter sickness.

Anna North 5 months ago 19 responses

10 Ways To Recover From A Food Coma

Never want to see food again, you say? Try this.

Emily Fleischaker 5 months ago 31 responses

15 Best Questions People Have Asked About Modern Medicine

“Are the doctors on Grey’s Anatomy real doctors?” and other queries from Wiki Answers.

Anna North 6 months ago 83 responses

8 Reasons Never To Do Housework Again

It can cause “sheet-fitting palsy” and a host of other ailments. Avoid at all costs.

Anna North 6 months ago 32 responses

Talking About Exercise Makes Women Feel Better About Their Bodies

A study shows that talking with friends about what their bodies can do, rather than what they look like, could be good for women.

Anna North 6 months ago respond

The HPV Vaccine Doesn’t Actually Make Girls Have More Sex

Critics of the vaccine have long argued that it encourages teens to have sex. A new study shows that isn’t the case.

Anna North 7 months ago 4 responses

How Social Inequality Could Screw Up Your Sex Life

A new study reveals that endorsing social hierarchies make people less likely to ask for what they want in bed — and this could impact what kind of protection they use.

Anna North 7 months ago 7 responses

Male DNA Might Get In Women’s Brains And Protect Them From Alzheimer’s

When a woman gets pregnant with a male fetus, bits of its DNA can get in her brain and stay there. Weirdly, they might be good for her.

Anna North 7 months ago 9 responses

Our On-Again, Off-Again Relationship With The Male Birth Control Pill

He keeps disappointing us, but we’re still holding out hope.

Anna North 7 months ago 3 responses

Stress More Likely To Cause Weight Gain In Black Girls Than White Girls

Another finding surprised researchers behind this new study: black girls report less stress than white girls overall.

Anna North 7 months ago 2 responses

6 Things That Won’t Actually Make You Live Forever

Voluntarily starving yourself in the name of a fad diet may not make you live longer, like studies once suggested. This isn’t the first prescription for a long, healthy life that has withered in the face of further research.

Anna North 8 months ago 41 responses

Kids With Working Moms Get Less Dietary Supervision — But That’s Not Moms’ Fault

A new study has found that working moms spend significantly less time than stay-at-home moms supervising their kids’ diet and exercise — and dads aren’t picking up the slack. This could be contributing to childhood obesity, but the study authors caution that blaming moms who work isn’t the answer.

Anna North 8 months ago 1 response

Study: Racism Against Moms Can Harm Their Babies

Researchers have found that when pregnant black and Latina women experience discrimination, their babies are more likely to have low birth weight. Which means that the ill effects of racism might start even before birth.

Anna North 8 months ago 2 responses

Clusters Of Unvaccinated Kids Could Set The Stage For Outbreak

More and more parents are refusing to vaccinate their children. And according to a new study, they could be creating the perfect conditions for an outbreak of disease.

Anna North 8 months ago 27 responses

Rosie O’Donnell Had A Heart Attack And Wrote A Poem About It

Last week Rosie O’Donnell suffered a heart attack which nobody found out about until yesterday. It was revealed when she wrote about the event on her blog.

Lauren Yapalater 8 months ago 17 responses

A Woman’s Life, As Told Through Scientific Studies

Every week brings a slew of research aiming to shed light on how women can live their healithiest, most fulfilling lives. String some recent studies together and you get a life that looks something like this.

Amy Odell 9 months ago 62 responses

Why Transgender Women’s Breast Cancer Risk Is Still A Mystery

When a trans woman develops breasts, does her cancer risk rise too? Experts say maybe not — but politics keeps them from knowing for sure.

Anna North a year ago 8 responses

Can Transvaginal Ultrasounds Be Dangerous?

Some batches of ultrasound gel have been recalled due to bacterial contamination. We asked experts if women were at risk.

Anna North a year ago 8 responses

Charted: Spring Cleansing

Before you devote an entire week of your life to near-starvation, you might want to do some comparison shopping for a detox cleanse that you’ll actually want to stick with. If you really want to set yourself apart from your trendoid juice-cleansing peers, scroll down to the “Liver Gallbladder Cleanse” which should offer some very interesting results indeed. Read More ›

Peggy Wang a year ago 17 responses

Texas Hospital Stops Hiring Overweight People

The policy prohibits hiring people with a high BMI — and it’s legal.

Anna North a year ago 42 responses