The Obama administration took its first step yesterday toward overhauling food safety regulations that have been blamed for a steady stream of food recalls...

NY Times: A few years ago, an independent group that issues guidelines on cancer screening decided to review its recommendations for breast cancer. It had last issued guidelines in 2002, but things had changed — there was new science and...

Dr. Nancy makes a compelling case for the scientific method and against knee jerk, pre-judged reactions, on yesterday's Meet The Press: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

NY Times: To improve science and mathematics education for American children, the White House is recruiting Elmo and Big Bird, video game programmers and thousands of scientists. President Obama will announce a campaign Monday to enlist...

Last year, the government spent $50 billion in the last two months of a patients life: more than it spends on the Dept of Education or Homeland Security. Much of this money is wasted in futile attempts to keep the natural, inevitable result at bay....