• Listen to Consumer DNA Test Company Sales Reps Behaving Badly!

    • July 23rd, 2010
    One sales rep told a fake customer that she’d “pretty much get” breast cancer.  Read More →

  • Sunscreen Series Wrap-Up: What About Retinyl Palmitate?

    • July 9th, 2010
    We talked to three dermatologists about retinyl palmitate and sun exposure.  Read More →

  • Sunscreen Questions, Part III: Expiration Dates, Melanoma, Vitamin D

    • July 8th, 2010
    More answers to your sunscreen questions from Richard Glogau, a clinical professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco.  Read More →

  • More Answers to Your Sunscreen Questions: Allergies, Peak Hours

    • July 7th, 2010
    More answers to your sunscreen questions from Dawn Davis, a dermatologist at Mayo Clinic.  Read More →

  • Answers to Some of Your Burning Sunscreen Questions

    • July 6th, 2010
    Answers to this first batch of questions are from Darrell Rigel, clinical professor of dermatology at New York University Langone Medical Center.  Read More →

  • Questions About Sunscreen? Ask and We’ll (Try to) Answer

    • July 6th, 2010
    If you have specific questions about sunscreen, please use the comments to ask away — and we will try to get answers for you.  Read More →

  • Want Cigarettes in NYC? A Pack Will Cost You More Than a Ten Spot

    • June 22nd, 2010
    The New York State Legislature passed a bill yesterday that will increase state taxes on a pack of cigarettes by $1.60.  Read More →

  • A.M. Vitals: Kellogg Dinged for Claiming Rice Krispies Boost Immunity

    • June 4th, 2010
    Also: COBRA subsidies are ending for some; Berwick defended by Sebelius; compression garments may not help athletic performance.  Read More →

  • As the Gores Show, Predicting Marriage Success Isn’t Easy

    • June 1st, 2010
    There’s plenty of conventional wisdom about what makes a marriage long-lived or happy, and plenty of it is wrong — or at least not as simple as it sounds.  Read More →

  • Consumer Reports Asks Readers What Worked for Anxiety and Depression

    • June 1st, 2010
    Rates of reported side effects of the drugs were higher than in industry-funded studies, but the proportion of people reporting sexual side effects declined from previous surveys.  Read More →

  • Pathway, 23andMe, Navigenics Gene Tests to Face House Scrutiny

    • May 20th, 2010
    A House panel wants to know how the tests are analyzed in a lab, how accurate they are and how the information is handled.  Read More →

  • Is the Public’s Readiness for DNA Info Underestimated?

    • May 13th, 2010
    Can consumers handle the truth about their DNA?  Read More →

  • Report: Health Claims for Food, Drugs Deserve Same Scrutiny

    • May 12th, 2010
    The recommendations are part of an IOM report looking at the larger issue of how biomarkers — things like cholesterol levels or tumor size — should be judged in studies and health and safety claims.  Read More →

  • Food Allergies: A Lot of Confusion, Few Answers

    • May 11th, 2010
    The study puts the prevalence of food allergies at “more than 1% to 2% but less than 10% of the population.”  Read More →

  • FDA Looks at Antibacterial Soap for Hormone Effects

    • April 8th, 2010
    Is antibacterial soap better to cleanse your hands of germs than regular soap and water? That’s one question weighing on the FDA as it conducts a safety review of triclosan, an ingredient designed to fight bacteria that’s in a variety of consumer products, including liquid hand soap, kitchenware and even some toys and clothing. The agency disclosed the “scientific and …  Read More →
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