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Public pension funds rebound from recession
David Gura May 20, 2013
But for some the recovery still doesn't mean they are doing as well as they should.
China's toxic harvest: Consumers flock to imported food
Rob Schmitz Apr 18, 2013
Thanks to a string of scandals that have damaged the reputation of China’s domestic food supply, more and more among the country's rising consumer class are turning to imported foods.
China's toxic harvest: A "cancer village" rises in protest
Rob Schmitz Apr 19, 2013
Farmers in Liuchong village in the Central Chinese province of Hubei are standing up to a local phosphate mining operation and fertilizer factory they blame for polluting the village's water and air, killing their crops and livestock, and leading to a sharp increase in cancer rates in the region.
Six diet-related lifestyle changes: Which works for you?
Millie Jefferson Apr 11, 2013
Gluten-free diets are picking up steam, but they're not alone. We pin six more common lifestyle and diet changes.
Biogen Idec CEO on drug costs and taking on multiple sclerosis
Jeremy Hobson Apr 11, 2013
Biogen Idec CEO George Scangos discusses his company's new multiple sclerosis drug, pricing strategy, and research process.
Stricter school lunch nutrition standards reduce childhood obesity: Study
David Weinberg Apr 10, 2013
School lunch programs with stricter nutrition standards may be helping to reduce obesity in children, especially those who receive free or reduced lunches.
China tackles a new outbreak of bird flu
Rob Schmitz Apr 5, 2013
Officials in China announced today that a sixth person has died from a new strain of bird flu. 14 people near Shanghai have been infected, and today authorities there decided to close all of the city's poultry markets.
Dementia is highest cost disease and rising
Dan Gorenstein Apr 4, 2013
A report in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine says the U.S. spends more on treating dementia than any other disease including cancer and heart disease.
NIH director welcomes BRAIN initiative
David Brancaccio Apr 4, 2013
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins says government funding is the best way to support large scientific enterprises and fundamental health advances.
Thinking ahead... way ahead: Millennials talk retirement
Youth Radio Mar 22, 2013
Older Americans staring at retirement in the face are finding it hard to save. So how does the millennial generation -- which faces a struggling economy and high student debt -- feel about life after work?
