Not that we tend to be conspiracy theorists, but doesn't there seem to be a drive to sneak caffeine into every ingestive aspect of our daily lives? ...more

September 24, 2007

Thirty-five years after genetic screening was used to identify babies at risk of being born with debilitating diseases, a new study of a potentially serious but treatable illness among Ashkenazi Jews questions whether such testing has gone too far. ...more

September 19, 2007

The widely used diabetes pill Actos appears to lower a patient's chances of death, heart attack or stroke, unlike its beleaguered chief rival Avandia, a new analysis shows. ...more

September 12, 2007

Cutting the grueling work hours of doctors-in-training had little effect on reducing patient deaths, according to two large studies. ...more

September 5, 2007