400,000 Residents Affected in Toledo Water Emergency

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 3, 2014 Distribution centers and store shelves were emptied of bottled water after Ohio's fourth-largest city told residents not to drink from its water supply, citing contamination by toxins possibly from algae on Lake Erie. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WHO: Common Infections and Minor Injuries Would Kill Again in ‘Post-Antibiotic Era’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 1, 2014 The World Health Organization says the world faces a huge public health threat as bacteria and viruses become increasingly resistant to antibiotic drugs, putting people of any age in danger. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

There’s Been a Master Clock Inside You Telling You When to Sleep Since Before Your Birth

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Superbug

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Bachmann Politicizes Cervical Cancer

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2011 Doctors, public health officials and academics spoke out this week in support of the HPV vaccine after Michele Bachmann thoughtlessly railed against it. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Porn Industry Drags Its Feet on HIV Probe

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2011 According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. porn industry attempted to block an investigation into the HIV infection of one of its actors, illustrating the dangers in an increasingly unregulated industry. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Who’s Your Nanny?

David Coleman / Truthdig Feb 20, 2011 The Obama administration is under attack for alleged nanny-state behavior -- telling kids what to eat and how they should exercise. But where's the critique of corporate intrusion into the personal lives of employees?The Obama administration is under attack for alleged nanny-state behavior. But where's the critique of corporate intrusion into the personal lives of employees? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Overstatement of the Porcine-tury

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2010 Remember the H1N1 panic that erupted only last year that sent public health bodies into a frenzy as we braced for worldwide catastrophe? Well, it turns out everything may have been a bit overstated, and that the credibility lost by health organizations could actually endanger lives. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Adult Cigarette Smoking Rate Rose in 2008

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2009 Blame it on the recession? Cigarette smoking among American adults had been on the decline for about 15 years, but in 2008 the smoking rate rose, bumping up slightly from 19.8 percent the previous year to just under 21 percent, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The $380 Million Gorilla

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2009 With six lobbyists for every congressperson and $380 million spent on lobbying in recent months, the health care industry has pulled out all the stops in battling against any reform to the nation's health insurance system, no matter how watered down it might be. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: The Daily Drip of Special Favors for Special Interests

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Apr 11, 2006 "While the top Bushies lunge about test-driving new warsCongress just keeps right on cranking out those corporate goodies". Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

When Politics Defeat Science

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 A former FDA official reminds us that the White House is still forcing science to conform to the dictates of Bush-style fundamentalist Christianity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )