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Obesity Rates – Progress or Plateau?

  Obesity is a huge problem. There are controversial…
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Fresh Air in the Fight Against Malaria

  Malaria has been a known disease since antiquity. Its…
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The PSA Test Controversy

  The Prostate Specific Antigen, commonly known as the…
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Sensitivity and Specificity, Part II

  The controversy surrounding breast cancer screening…
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Sensitivity and Specificity

    Part I Imagine if we could prevent cancer the…
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Opinion, Theory, and Fact

  I was walking out of the gym with my friend when he…
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Secondhand TV

Being a good parent starts with keeping the kids safe. You…
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Lost in the Ruins of the Food Pyramid, Part II

This is the second of two parts about the USDA’s attempt to…
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Lost in the Ruins of the Food Pyramid

This is the first of two parts about the USDA’s attempt…
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Snake Oil’s Return

Snake oil is a term that has come to mean a medical treatment…