Stories by Lisa Stein

The Food and Drug Administration warns that over-the-counter medications can produce potentially life-threatening side effects

New research touts evidence as the strongest to date that he did

Early research shows that taranabant helps to suppress appetite and burn fat.

A year of discoveries, close calls, tragedies and triumphs in review

Cream slims thighs, cell phones up tumor risk, honey calms coughs, the oldest case of TB, power-packing Red Sea and more...

Milk with hormones, toll from contaminated pet food and more…

U.N wants U.S. and China to be "more constructive" on environment, babies finger a perp and more…

Merck settles Vioxx suit, Mothra meets Robocop and more…

New study shows that adolescents who toke up function better than those who also use tobacco

Space station hits snag, Close encounters of the football kind and more…

Researchers show that some cancers can be slowed and perhaps blocked by knocking out the viruses that trigger them.

James Watson hangs it up at Cold Spring Harbor after claiming that Africans are intellectually inferior

A purpose for the appendix, The rain on Titan falls mainly on Xanadu and more—

Smart milk, Real crocodile tears, Bush says "no" to kids, Toy blocks build language skills, and more…

New study: Pregnant women with gestational diabetes have a greater chance of having obese offspring, but treatment can cut risk

A new study finds that loading up on the stimulant may enhance the thinking of older women

Congressional advocates move to expand federal embryonic research in face of presidential veto; survey shows most fertility patients would likely donate unused embryos to cause

Elias Zerhouni charges that a ban on federal funding of research on new embryonic stem cell lines hurts science and the nation

You bet. But if it seems earlier than usual, that's because it is. Why—and could its early arrival cause techno glitches on the order of Y2K?

New study shows that Restylane injections do more than just temporarily fill in the lines

Your boss may balk, but a new study shows that getting some midday shut-eye could be heart-healthy

New study shows that an adult brain's visual cortex can be retrained, which could help people with "lazy" eye see crowded letters more clearly.