Health & Wellness

Go Ahead, Eat That Foie Gras!

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 A landmark study has concluded that a low-fat diet does not reduce the risk of getting cancer or heart disease | story or read the reportsDon't start mainlining lard just yet The next study is surely just around the corner . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Teflon Chemical Called a Likely Carcinogen

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 The no-stick material will have a hard time sliding this one off: "likely contributor to cancer." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Primary Care ‘on the Verge of Collapse’: Doctors

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 The American College of Physicians says that the business of administering routine physicals and treating minor problems could fall apart without immediate reforms. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Boot Camps for Wayward Teens Go Unregulated Overseas

Blair Golson / Truthdig Jan 27, 2006 Sketchy US operators of "tough love" schools skirt American regulations by operating in other countries Sorta like sketchy U corporations that skirt American taxes by having mailboxes in other countries AlterNet's got the goods . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Their Dogs Eat Better Than You Do

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2006 Salon exposes the organic, sustainable, antibiotic- and steroid-free underbelly of the growing Raw Pet Foods Movement. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Pot Munchies’ Brain Compound Is Key to Anti-Obesity Pill

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2006 In figuring out how to turn off "the munchies" in sober people, scientists may just have synthesized the next wonder drug. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Upholds Oregon Assisted Suicide Law

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2006 In a rebuke to the Bush administration, the justices voted 6-3 to keep the law on the books. Roberts dissented (for the first time). So did Scalia and Thomas, surprise, surprise. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Scientists Seeking Rabbit-Human Embryo

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2006 The researchers want to produce genetically defective stem cells to further the study of incurable diseases. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some Baby, Somewhere Soon, Will Become 300 Millionth American

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2006 With the population growing by one person every 14 seconds, the mark will likely be reached in October, say demographers. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Americans No Longer Find Fat Unattractive

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 Despite the diet books, U.S. adults are much more accepting of overweight people, according to a study. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Pill’ May Kill Sex Drive for Months After Its Use Is Stopped

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2006 According to a new study, the pill continues to put some women out of the mood even months after they stop taking it. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Smoking Gun’ Shoots Holes in Bestseller

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2006 James Frey's addiction memoir "A Million Little Pieces" is riddled with falsehoods, says muckraking website. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )