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In one issue of the American Journal of Bioethics, at least six authors had conflicts of interest that went undisclosed. The journal says five others never responded to requests for their potential conflicts of interest for articles in that same November 2010 issue. How did that happen?

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This year's West Nile virus season is one of the worst in years. Could quicker action have prevented deaths in Dallas?

The American Journal of Bioethics has published what has to be one of the longest corrections ever for an academic journal. And yet it manages to beg more questions than it answers.

These are the dog days of summer, right? So snuggle up to your air conditioner and check out these recent great health reads.

Last week, I asked readers if they thought people should be allowed to delete their tweets. Jan Henderson at The Health Culture had an interesting response.

A group of journalists plans to tackle a large community health problem in California -- Valley Fever, also known by its more technical name, coccidioidomycosis or “cocci.” Their reporting will dig deep into the trends, the costs, the science, the funding and the policy responses to the disease.

July was the hottest month ever recorded in the U.S. So why isn't the media doing a better job of covering the brutal heat's impact on our health?

An opportunity to cover health for a celebrated and fast growing online parenting site: Babble.com, a subsidiary of Disney Interactive.

In 2007 my twin grandchildren lost both of their parents in separate car crashes. Suddenly, and without any warning, my husband and I were GRGs -- grandparents raising grandchildren. When I searched the Internet for help, I found general books about grandparenting, but few about grandparents raising their grandchildren....