Health and medicine explained.

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• VBAC Backlash Why are hospitals forbidding women who have had C-sections the right to have vaginal births?
  David Dobbs Dec. 28, 2004
  
• Open Access Should scientific articles be available online and free to the public?
  Amanda Schaffer Dec. 14, 2004
  
• Anthrax Scare Did the military secretly doctor its anthrax vaccine?
  Jon Cohen Nov. 16, 2004
  
• A Carb Is a Carb Is a Carb The misleading marketing of packaged low-carb products.
  Amanda Schaffer Nov. 9, 2004
  
• How Do IVF Babies Turn Out? Fertility specialists confront disturbing evidence.
  Liza Mundy Nov. 3, 2004
  
• Did Elizabeth Edwards Use Donor Eggs? All signs point to yes.
  Suz Redfearn Oct. 29, 2004
  
• A Silent Epidemic Why is there such a high percentage of HIV and AIDS among black women?
  Jon Cohen Oct. 27, 2004
  
• Poisons, Begone! The dubious science behind the Scientologists' detoxification program for 9/11 rescue workers.
  Amanda Schaffer Oct. 21, 2004
  
• Head Case Roper v. Simmons asks how adolescent and adult brains differ.
  Amanda Schaffer Oct. 15, 2004
  
• Jagged Little Pill Will male birth control ever become a reality?
  Alex Mar Oct. 1, 2004
  
• Vaporize Me Is inhalable alcohol a good idea?
  Amanda Schaffer Sept. 8, 2004
  
• Essential Nutrient Why vitamin D deficiency may be a hidden epidemic.
  Amanda Schaffer Aug. 24, 2004
  
• Freezer Burn Is a procedure that allows a woman to preserve her eggs all it's cracked up to be?
  Alex Mar Aug. 12, 2004
  
• Screen Saver? When it comes to cancer screening, more isn't always better.
  Amanda Schaffer July 8, 2004
  
• Strange Medicine Why are the new cancer drugs so expensive?
  Robert Bazell June 23, 2004
  
• A Medical Quest In which I draw conclusions and describe my decision.
  Masha Gessen June 13, 2004
  
• The Cutting Edge Why some doctors are moving away from performing surgery on babies of indeterminate gender.
  Claudia Kolker June 8, 2004
  
• Should Teenagers Take Drugs? Prozac, Paxil, and teen depression.
  Peter D. Kramer June 4, 2004
  
• Gender Gap What were the real reasons behind David Reimer's suicide?
  John Colapinto June 3, 2004
  
• Heavy Metal How dangerous is lead?
  Eliza McCarthy May 19, 2004
  
• The Accidental Addict Clearing away the myths surrounding the OxyContin "epidemic."
  Maia Szalavitz March 25, 2004
  
• Beyond Politics Why have bioethicists focused on the President's Council's dismissals and ignored its remarkable work?
  Carl Elliott March 9, 2004
  
• Fertile Ground Is there any way to predict a woman's reproductive lifespan?
  Eliza McCarthy Feb. 17, 2004
  
• Fear and Loathing A new study shows that being risk-averse may shorten your life.
  Christine Kenneally Jan. 12, 2004