Complacency is the enemy of pandemic preparedness and right now, we've gotten awfully complacent.

Another day, another conspiracy about a New World Order testing bioweapons on hapless sheeple...

The conspiracy web is already gripped with panic and paranoia about a nonexistent swine flu vaccine.

One of the most successful medical programs in history is under attack from fear and ignorance.

Caloric restriction can add years to your life, but how many remains a very open question.

Researchers are really struggling to show that cell phones cause cancer despite the public's belief otherwise.

AIDS is a terrible disease afflicting tens of millions of people. So why are some experts upset that fighting its spread is getting so much attention and funding?

Reality TV managed to create a new version of a mental illness.

Cancer has been with us since the dawn of life and may be the price life pays for multi-cellularity.

How to read a medication's potentially terrifying list of side-effects and keep your sanity.

Evolution in action: an obscure mutation may render some humans immune to AIDS.

We need to lift the ban on embryonic stem cell research if we want to help millions of people who suffer from complex degenerative diseases.