Scientists at MIT have developed a type of "second skin" which behaves similarly to your own epidermis. This material has both cosmetic and medical value, through aesthetic improvements as well as local drug delivery.

"Natural is better." That pervasive and pernicious myth, despite being soundly refuted by things like arsenic and hemlock and rattlesnake venom, has become a mainstay in 21st Century conventional wisdom. Who needs Western medicine when the Chinese have been eating and boiling weeds for 3,000 years?

Calls to poison control centers have increased along with popularity of e-cigarettes. Is that alarming? It is to the New York Times but kids 2 and under account for 53 percent of medicine-related calls to poison centers, which are far more dangerous.

ACSH advisers Greg Conko and Henry Miller have sage wisdom for how to reform regulations so they help in the modern era.

Chipotle says it will “actually misinform the public” to warn the public about getting ill in their stores. The CDC disagrees.

One might say that the current conflict between tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes seems to hinge, for the most part, on two factors: health and price. And while there are those who insist on challenging the health safety of e-cigarettes, many worldwide may turn to them because they simply cost less. Yet the findings of a new study may throw that belief out the window.

Advisers in the news, and we are everywhere.

It is no wonder that the "war on drugs" has been an abject failure. There are multiple reasons. Here's a new one—using sophisticated pharmacology to make the anti-diarrheal drug Imodium into a substitute for heroin. Very clever, but deadly.

Why is it that even in a noisy environment such as a pub or a party, you can still communicate with another person? Chances are, you're already a trained lip-reader, whether you know it or not.

Chemistry — love it or hate it — usually has one thing going for it: It's never icky. But every rule has an exception. This is WAY beyond icky. Check this out.