Barbara Feder Ostrov

<p>Parks and open spaces can affect people's health in surprising ways. Get tips on reporting on "park-poor" communities from a journalist and civil rights attorney.</p>

<p>Reporting on raw milk and food safety can be a minefield. Get reporting tips and resources on how to cover this controversial issue.</p>

<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML /> <o:AllowPNG /> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves /> <w:TrackFormatting /> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF /> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScrip--></p><p>Condoms by mail, fraudulent cancer research and a raw milk surprise, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Not so wonderful POM juice, tainted drinking water in Calif. and an amazing kidney transplant story, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p><p><em>Photo credit: National Guard <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenationalguard/3839512417/in/photostream… Flickr</a></em></p>

<p>From raspberry ketones to face transplants, online trending topics can be a valuable tool for your health reporting. Here's how to use them wisely.</p>

<p>Bird flu's back, possibly-good-for-you radiation, microchip medicine and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Getting tots started on the coffee habit, a surprisingly wealthy public health official and the growing scandal over counterfeit Avastin, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Keeling over at the Heart Attack Grill, antibiotics and sinus infections, counterfeit Avastin and more from our Daily Briefings</p>

<p>Here we go again: investigators are looking into the role that Whitney Houston's doctors may have played in her death. Get resources for reporting on prescription drug abuse in your community.</p>

<p>Viagra okay in Catholic health plans, health policy valentines, and hospital "loss leaders," plus more in today's Daily Briefing.</p>