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Nanny state or helpful hand?
David Lazarus Aug 31, 2012
Figuring out where personal responsibility ends and government intervention begins when it comes to eating habits.
Government should tax unhealthy food
Mitchell Katz Aug 31, 2012
The director of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services says there should be financial incentives for healthy food choices, consequences for unhealthy ones.
Could better branding get kids to eat their vegetables?
Sabri Ben-Achour Aug 30, 2012
On the age-old question of how you get kids to eat broccoli, new research from Cornell University finds it's all about branding.
Can working from home increase productivity?
Stephen Dubner Aug 23, 2012
Our Freakonomics expert Stephen Dubner says there is evidence that working from home is better for you.
As school year starts, more veggies on the menu
Adriene Hill Aug 20, 2012
Changes in the federal school lunch program will put more fruits and vegetables on pupils' trays. Will they eat them?
The latest Olympic star: Kinesio tape
Mitchell Hartman Aug 13, 2012
Olympic athletes helped increase sales of colorful therapeutic tape.
Report: Plain Writing Act fails to live up to its name
Jeff Horwich Jul 23, 2012
About a year ago a law went into effect called the Plain Writing Act, meant to compel federal agencies into communicating with the public in a more accessible way. Now a nonprofit has come out with its first report card based on the act, and most agencies are not doing very well.
Australian woman wins key Thalidomide settlement
Stuart Cohen Jul 18, 2012
Today, a woman in Australia born without arms or legs reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the distributor of Thalidomide, as a previously undiagnosed victim of the drug's side effects. The case may prompt similar legal action for uncompensated victims around the world.
Drinking and divorce among the baby boomers
Mark Garrison Jul 13, 2012
More long-term marriages are breaking up and a wine habit may benefit older women's bones.
