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GLOBAL HEALTH
Goodbye To An Old Ban
Kate Dailey 7/19/2008 12:00:00 AM
Until recently, the United States was one of just a dozen nations that still barred HIV-positive foreigners from entering the country. The U.S. rule—passed in 1993 when the virus carried a heavy stigma—meant that to get into the States, HIV-positive tourists had to lie about their health and hope Customs didn't find AIDS drugs in their luggage. And such measures didn't help those seeking work permits or citizenship (a positive result on a mandatory HIV test usually nixed hopes of a visa).
Flood Fears
6/20/2008 12:00:00 AM
Now that the waters are beginning to recede after this month's devastating floods in the Midwest, state and federal officials are warning of a widespread secondary risk from dangerous bacteria and disease-bearing mosquitoes.
FACTCHECK.ORG
Nonsense in New Mexico
Justin Bank 5/29/2008 12:00:00 AM
* A mailer from Pearce claims that Wilson "voted for cloning that would create human embryos specifically to be destroyed for scientific research." Actually, she voted to make it illegal to clone humans for reproductive purposes; the bill did not address embryos to be used for research, as anti-abortion groups wanted. It's simply false to say she voted for something that wasn't part of the bill.
A Plan for Overweight Kids
Dean Ornish M.D. 5/27/2008 12:00:00 AM
If you want to see something really scary, go to the Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, which has been tracking the rise in obesity. You can see the obesity epidemic spreading like cancer, metastasizing across the country from 1985-2005. It looks as though an alien force or a conquering army is taking over the United States, state by state, year by year.
SMOKING
Modern Outcasts
Karen Springen 5/21/2008 12:00:00 AM
You've seen them: the huddled masses standing outside office doorways, in parking lots, on train platforms, cigarettes in hand, taking that last puff before going into one of the growing number of no-smoking zones in America. But dedicated smokers don't just brave the elements; increasingly, they also have to face the scornful looks of passers-by. It's no wonder they're starting to feel like social pariahs. But it turns out that those disdainful glares may be motivating some smokers to quit.
CELEBRITY HEALTH WATCH
Amy Winehouse: Impetigo
4/30/2008 12:00:00 AM
Grammy-winning British singer Amy Winehouse is well known for her overzealous eyeliner application and towering beehive. But when the troubled tabloid star stepped out in public in early March, she had a new, slightly more off-putting facial adornment: bumpy sores. Gossip sites speculated that the rash on her cheek could be the result of conditions ranging from leprosy to a flesh-eating virus. But her representative claims that the singer was actually suffering from impetigo, a surprisingly common skin infection.