Deaths Draw Attention to Triathlon Swim

While triathlon deaths remain rare, a puzzling resemblance is beginning to present itself: all recorded deaths in the last two years have happened during the swim portion of the event.

Experts Question Placebo Pill for Children

Should deception play a role in helping a child feel better?

Do You Believe?

When it comes to Tyler Hamilton, the most contentious--and, perhaps, most important--question isn't if he's guilty or innocent of doping, but why each of us has chosen a side.

Through the Forest, a Clearer View of the Needs of a People

Vietnamese botanist Phung Tuu Boi is working to help forests and native peoples recover from Agent Orange.

Filmmaker George Lerner produced a video of Christie's travels with Mr. Boi. Click here to view the video on the New York Times website.

Christie's story was also featured in the New York Times weekly
Science Times podcast on September 18, 2007.

Health Advice You Can Safely Ignore

Seven bits of conventional wisdom that turn out to be dead wrong.

Running On E

Overtraining can turn you into a beast. Backing off can prevent bodily harm.

Doctors Balk at Cancer Ad, Citing Lack of Evidence

Some doctors are questioning a cancer society ad campaign on sunscreen because most skin cancer is not life-threatening.

Is It or Isn't It (Just Another Mouse)?

Why science alone will not settle the West’s endangered species dilemmas

*2007 recipient of an honorable mention for print journalism from the
American Institute of Biological Sciences.

One Daughter, One Dad, Two Bikes

A test of endurance becomes a journey of discovery

*Winner of the 2007 Outstanding Essay Award from the American Society
of Journalists and Authors.

My Achy-Breaky Parts

That stabbing pain in your neck. That weird pang in your hips. And, ach your aching back. Can this body be saved, or at least temporarily put out of its misery? Christie Aschwanden tells how to handle the inevitability of aging, from snaps and pops to crackles and crunches.

Dope Springs Eternal

Yeah, epo is nasty-but just wait until you get dropped by riders with mechanical muscles in their shorts and nanoscopic machines in their blood.

The Path to Greatness

Pack light and live large on the storied Haute Route.

No Cheating in the Blood Test

A new blood doping test relies on old science.

Treatment Gets Personal

Every breast cancer tumor has a fingerprint, and that may be the key to saving lives.

The Kitchen Comes Clean

How to keep your kitchen and yourself safe without obsessing over cleaning.

Chocolate Day Changed My Mind

When the editors at Health asked me to try out David Katz's new diet, I refused. But...

Diet Face-Off

1,000 women 3 popular diets: here's what really works