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What we have learned from the 1995 Chicago heat wave
Sarah Gardner Jul 6, 2012
Three days of extreme heat in Chicago in 1995 caused over 700 deaths. New York University professor Eric Klinenberg talks about what we've learned from that catastrophe.
Tobacco tax tucked into transportation bill
David Gura Jul 3, 2012
A change in federal rules makes so-called "roll your own" cigarette shops subject to the same taxes and regulations as larger cigarette makers.
The smell of prosperity or illness?
Scott Carrier Jun 29, 2012
The residents of Roxana, Ill. debate if the oil refineries in and around their town represent jobs and money, cancer or something else.
Doping charges brought against Lance Armstrong
Eve Troeh Jun 14, 2012
The agency that monitors drugs in sports is bringing formal doping charges against cyclist Lance Armstrong. Armstrong has denied the allegations, but how will the charges affect his charitable organization Livestrong?
New Zealand: First smoke-free country?
Colin Peacock May 25, 2012
This week New Zealand announced the price on cigarettes will rise by 40 percent over the next four years -- to more than $15 U.S. a pack -- as part of an effort to eliminate smoking in New Zealand completely by 2025.
Cutting public health to pay for student loans
Mitchell Hartman May 8, 2012
Republicans want to use money for preventive care to cover lower interest rates
Missouri's low cigarette tax under fire
Maria Altman Apr 10, 2012
A ballot initiative could raise the tax rate on a pack of smokes in Missouri, which is 8x lower than the national average.
Gambling on cancer treatments
Gregory Warner Apr 9, 2012
A new study shows that cancer patients prefer riskier approaches with very low odds of success , over more successful ones that wouldn't extend their lives as long.
The unintended consequences of the recession
Stephen Dubner Feb 8, 2012
The decline in smoking among Americans may have contributed to rising obesity levels -- could the recession also be affecting people’s waistlines?
The war on cancer -- a healthy metaphor?
Gregory Warner Dec 26, 2011
President Richard Nixon used the phrase "war on cancer" in signing the National Cancer Act of 1971. Forty years later, scientists say our understanding of cancer has outgrown a military analogy.
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