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What Happens When an Ovary Dies?

05.01.2008 An unusual condition pulls a woman in the ER—and doctors into a guessing game.

by Stewart Massad

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How Much Do Chemicals Affect Our Health?

Philip Landrigan tracks how dangers like the WTC can cause problems like ADD. 04.25.2008

Think You Can Live Without Plastic?

One writer chronicles the ubiquity of plastic products in daily life. 04.18.2008

The Dirty Truth About Plastic

BPA and other plastics may be as harmful as they are plentiful. 04.18.2008

How Do Transplant Patients Wind Up with Killer Organs?

Transplants occasionally bring lethal diseases like AIDS and cancer. 04.17.2008

The Blood Pressure Mystery

A patient's low blood pressure tipped his doctors off to a potentially fatal condition. 04.16.2008

The Man Who Lost His Name—and His Genetic Identity

Eric Drew miraculously recovered from both cancer and identity theft. 04.09.2008

Eating Paper in Search of Missing Nutrients

Sometimes the body makes a bad diagnosis, too. 03.31.2008

Go to the Fridge and Fix Yourself a Superbug Sandwich

Canadian pork imports may be laced with antibiotic-resistant Staph. 03.28.2008

Epileptic Seizures Strike Much Like Earthquakes

Tools for predicting aftershocks could also work for seizures. 03.27.2008

Finally! A Nearly Foolproof Circumcision.

Ingenious new device means lower HIV rates, safer penises. 03.24.2008

How the Heck Did a Woman Become Fused to a Toilet Seat?

(Hard bones + soft tissue) x one month of immobility = extremely bad news 03.14.2008

The Vocal Joystick

Using a carefully controlled hum, paralyzed people can control a mouse or robot arm. 03.12.2008

Whatever Happened To... Avian Flu?

“We are going to have another pandemic. It will occur.” 03.04.2008

In Election Year, Stem Cell Question Grows Still Gnarlier

Bush says he won the war, but the prez ain't seen nothin' yet. 03.03.2008

Our Smart Saliva

An enzyme in our spit helps digest starchy goods and may have allowed us to grow big brains. 02.28.2008

Computers See Diseases Written All Over Your Face

Analysis of facial features can reveal genetic disorders. 02.27.2008



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