The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been careful to characterize the sharp uptick in flu cases as an outbreak, rather than an epidemic. What’s the difference between an outbreak and an ...

What’s in a name? If that name is autism or Asperger syndrome or P.D.D.-N.O.S. (pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified), the answer is: a lot. Parents and experts are wondering how ...

Anti-vaxer’s have espoused for many years the autism ‘epidemic’ is a consequence of vaccines. However, a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry suggests the “pretend epidemic” of autism is tied to ...

The metabolic syndrome is a major and escalating public-health challenge worldwide. This condition is certainly not benign, since it is associated with a substantially elevated risk not only of type 2 ...