Elizabeth Warren's Q&A with the nation's top expert on vaccination at a Senate Committee hearing on the reemergence of preventable diseases.
Anti-vaxxers are quite literally turning back the clock on decades of public health progress.
After some suave marketers used clips from Oz's TV show to sell bogus products, he faced a grilling from a panel of U.S. senators about his weight loss product claims. Oz then invited his Twitter audience, "What is your biggest question for me? Reply with #OzsInbox." Unfortunately for Oz, this strategy backfired. Horrendously. Immediately after Oz asked the question, Twitter gave Dr. Oz a hilarious slap across the face.
Exercise, a new study finds, changes the shape and functioning of our genes, an important stop on the way to improved health and fitness. More than 5,000 sites on the genome of muscle cells are altered by exercise.
President Obama: Fixing Immigration. The Browning of America. The Case for Napping at Work. Cuban Music in the Streets. Documentary: The Other Side of Immigration.
Most Americans don't get enough sleep. People are exhausted. It's time for a wake-up call. It's time to embrace the office nap.
Soda companies spend big money to influence public health initiatives meant to decrease sugary drink consumption. But policies like taxes on sugary beverages can encourage people to make healthier choices. The beverage industry is doing everything in its power to keep that from happening.
Get the latest research, news, and information about public health policies aimed at reducing sugary drink consumption here.
Losing the sense of smell predicts likelihood of death within five years, according to new research.
Artist Nickolay Lamm, inspired by his own and his relative’s struggles with body-image issues, wondered what Mattel’s Barbie doll would look like if she weren’t such an anatomical freak.
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