Can Therapy Help Change Sexual Orientation?
Conversion therapy — a controversial psychotherapy that tries to help gay men and women become straight — is in the …
Feds Order Insurers To Cover Birth Control Free Of Charge To Women
Even though the decision was widely expected, there’s no denying the news is still a pretty big deal. Today, the …
Stigma Hinders Treatment For Postpartum Depression
When Heidi Koss picks up her daughter Bronwen from middle school in a Seattle suburb, it’s completely routine: They chat …
Infants Got Modest Cold Relief, If Mom Took DHA While Pregnant
DHA has become the “it” nutritional supplement for pregnant women and babies, marketed as an elixir that that will make …
FDA: Wake Up, People, Those Lazy Brownies Are Unsafe
The Food and Drug Administration has given the maker of Lazy Larry relaxation brownies a wake-up call. The Associated Press …
Even A Little Exercise Can Help Your Heart
We all know that exercise is good for us, but sometimes it can seem too hard to even detach from …
Medicare, Medicaid Advocates Cast Wary Eye On Budget Deal
Medicare and Medicaid have so far dodged the budget knives wielded by the GOP. But those who depend on the …
Four Loko, 11 Young People And A Busy Emergency Room
Here at Shots, we’ve been watching the uproar over the alcoholic energy drink Four Loko ever since college kids last …
Rural Arizona Hospital Prepares For Future Cuts
Mayor Jack Porter arrived at the only post office in Bisbee, Ariz., on a red motorcycle. Getting off, he walked …
Papayas Recalled Over Salmonella Risks
Even papayas can’t spread salmonellla, it turns out. There’s a recall of papayas from Mexico after testing by the Food …











