Mexico’s swine flu fever
Tanya Huntington Hyde: Mexico City's residents have long expected the apocalypse. But no one expected swine flu
Sex and taxes
Melissa Ditmore: Nevada's innovative $5-a-time sex tax would have given something back to the state's prostitutes
The real agony of autism
Kent Miller: The idea that vaccines cause autism distracts from the US healthcare system's failure to care for people with the disease
Obama’s unhealthy opposition
Maggie Mahar: At yesterday's White House summit, the new president got a taste of the bitter health-reform battles that lie ahead
US researchers detect pancreatic cancer before its growth
Biomedical engineer and his colleagues developed a method of peering into a cell's inner architecture
Fat – the root of all evil?
Marianne Kirby: A new study reveals weight gain can be caused by a virus. It's unscientific, but yet again, the media has swallowed it whole
And now children, it’s time for your yogic flying lesson
David Lynch announces concert to raise funds to teach meditative techniques to schoolchildren
Rise in US Caesarean procedures may be linked to childbirth complications
Deliveries by Caesarean section in the US have climbed 50% over the last decade
Obama pages Dr Gupta
Gabrielle Gurley: One of America's most famous TV doctors is set to become the next surgeon general. Will he still affect the health of the nation?
Just say no to sugar
Stephanie Mangold: New York state plans to fight obesity by taxing sugary soft drinks. But losing weight requires personal commitment