Driving While Distracted - the DUI?

NPR piece on the new law banning texting for drivers that fall under Federal regulation. Will texting while driving become the as socially unacceptable as driving under the influence?

Hidden Fat for Normal BMI

The WSJ reviews a recent study on body fat among people who have a BMI categorized as normal.

Obesity Rates Hit Plateau in U.S.

NYT piece on the recent article in JAMA. The gist of this study - the measured (as opposed to self-report) prevalence of obesity has flatlined for most of the US population.

Education causes autism OR spurious correlation?

NPR piece illustrates the pitfalls of assuming a causal relationship based on correlational studies. Third variables (such as access to care & knowledge of services) that might be responsible for the autism clusters.

More on breast cancer and screening

NPR tries to flush out the Task For Prevention's recommendation on breast cancer screening, sans politics. The piece also addresses the puzzling high rate of breast cancer among African Americans.

Cancer from the Kitchen

NYT op-ed piece on preventive medicine

Perspectives from the NEJM

A recent issue of the NEJM addresses several emerging public health issues; including "sin foods," health care reform, the H1N1 vaccine, cervical-cancer screening, and the recent US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on mammograms .