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Bake Sale Ban Uproar: Just the Latest Roadblock for Healthier Schools

The surprisingly intense pushback against a proposed ban on school bake sales in Mass. is just the latest example of how hard it is for schools to improve their nutrition — and kids' health. 

Debunking Children's Health News: Q&A with Momma Data Blogger Polly Palumbo

Psychologist and mom Polly Palumbo didn't just get mad when she read irresponsible media coverage of children's health issues — she started debunking it in her blog, Momma Data.

Dental Abuse: A "Holy Crap" Bloomberg Story and Its Lessons

What happens when the profit incentive takes over dental care for underserved schoolkids?

Why Michele Simon is Not Attending or Watching "Weight of the Nation"

Why focusing on obesity is a gift for the food industry.

Food for Thought: Why Moving the Needle on Child Obesity is So Hard

Why the childhood obesity prevention movement is still struggling.

Beyond "Derek the Abstinence Clown," a Serious Discussion of Sex Education

Why is the Obama administration still putting taxpayer dollars into abstinence-only sex education? One journalist examines the issue.

Paul Offit in JAMA: Why Are We Funding Misguided Research on Alternative Medicine?

In a controversial JAMA essay, Dr. Paul Offit says taxpayers are spending millions on federal research into misguided alternative medicine treatments. Why are we still doing it?

Healthcare Hashtags: Monitoring Health Conversations in the Twitterverse

How do you sort through the cacophony of health conversations taking place on Twitter? Healthcare hashtags can help.

Story Ideas from the AHCJ 2012 Health Journalism Conference

From nocturnists to Medicaid babies, a sampling of story ideas from the 2012 AHCJ health journalism conference in Atlanta.

Q&A with Dick Teresi: "The Undead," Organ Harvesting and the Science of Brain Death

You’d hope organ donors would be dead beyond any doubt when their organs are harvested, but in his new book, Dick Teresi argues that they may not be dead enough.

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