Magazine
Are you getting enough sun?
Studies suggest vitamin D prevents cancer and infections Kim Ridley| September 2007 issue A spate of new studies suggests vitamin D offers health benefits far beyond strengthening bones. Researchers report that “the sunshine vitamin” may cut cancer risks and help the immune system fight Read More...
Giving makes us happy
The longest-running study of our time shows that helping others leads to a beautiful life. Jill Neimark | September 2007 issue Laura Goodall believes she has a great life. But it hasn’t been easy. Her father deserted her mother when Laura was in high school. She suffers from chronic arthritis and Read More...
Riding with Bobbie
A life-changing story from a prisoner. Phillip J. Seiler, Inmate E16869| September 2007 issue I was shuffling across the parking garage of the Sacramento [California] County Jail in cuffed hands, shackled feet and an orange jumpsuit, heading toward the van that would take me back to San Quentin Read More...
What we know can't hurt us
Why the world needs the right data. Amy Domini | September 2007 issue The Massachusetts shore has lured visitors and new residents to its fabled beaches and healthy lifestyle for generations. There you find bicyclists along the paths, older folks practising tai chi on the village squares and strong Read More...
The stork is welcome anytime
Overpopulation actually increases chances for human survival. Marco Visscher| September 2007 issue “Phasing out the human race by voluntarily ceasing to breed will allow Earth’s biosphere to return to good health.” This is the objective of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. The Read More...
The end is a beginning
Discovering the true meaning of death. David Servan-Schreiber| September 2007 issue Daniel is getting ready to die. He is 32 years old. Like me, he is a physician. For months, his body has been under attack from a lymphoma that came out of nowhere. He often talks things over with me. I listen to Read More...
"Cities are where people fufill their dreams"
Thoraya Ahmed Obaid says we shouldn't worry about villagers migrating to overcrowded cities. Marco Visscher | September 2007 issue Is it wise to discourage villagers from moving to crowded cities? No, says Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, executive director of the UN Population Fund: New people must be seen as Read More...
Eureka! Healing with light
Physicist, Fritz-Albert Popp, uses light to prevent disease. Ursula Sautter | July/Aug 2007 issue Light may one day be used to prevent disease. For 30 years, German scientist physicist Fritz-Albert Popp has been working on experiments that are revolutionizing medicine. His research shows that at Read More...
A politically incorrect solution to climate change
Global warming seems inevitable. So maybe we should stop trying to prevent it and start finding ways to live with it - through adaptation Marco Visscher | June 2011 Read More...
Wish you were here
Despite it's reputation as "the forgotten continent," Africa is experiencing spectacular growth. More people than ever are rising above the poverty line. It's time to take a look at the good news coming out of Africa. Marco Visscher, Ren Bogaarts and Gerbery van der Aa | June 2011 Read More...