C. Bulik & L. Reba-Harrelson indicated, in their study, that 75% of American women between the ages of 25 and 45 exhibit symptoms of "disordered eating behavior". Is it time to reevaluate our definition of "normal"?

Pauline Bainbridge died in July 2007 at age 50 because of liposuction. The media is swift to trivialize plastic surgery, presenting it as the ultimate solution to job or relationship issues. Is this all just another dirty business?

Obesity is often called an epidemic in America today: should cold hard cash be used to encourage weight loss?

Psychologists S. Swithers & T. Davidson found that artificial sugars encourage more weight gain in rats than do natural sugars, adding fuel to nearly 20 years of arguments against artificial sweeteners.

The scientists are held hostage by the drug giants who fund themajority of the scientist research, their continued livelihood dependant on producing favorable research results.Are drug companies willingly lying to doctors & patients to increase sales?

US Food safety regulators affirmed that food from cloned cows, goats and pigs is safe to eat.If cloned food is the way of the future, should some form of product labeling be required to keep consumers happy?

Two teams of scientists reported that they had found a way to create embryonic stem cells without having to kill the embryo. Will this end the ethical controversy over this question?

Natascha Kampusch, who endured eight years of captivity, believes that Austria's nazi past, with its traditions of authoritarianism and female suppression, plays an role in creating men like Fritzl. Is its dark past a valid excuse for men like him?

Anorexia is a genetic disorder, not a learned behaviour. This directly conflicts with the popularly-held notion that anorexia is brought on by a desire to conform to the media's idealized body images of waif-thin supermodels.

The Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal Patch will carry an additional warning label after a study by the Food and Drug Administration demonstrated an increased risk of blood clots. Did the company deliberately overlook these risks to boost their sales?