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Prof. Barry Popkin, head of the University of North Carolina Food Research Program, discusses his study, what foods Americans are purchasing in stores and eating, in his office at UNC-Chapel Hil

New Food Map Will Tell Us What We Eat

HEALTH | By Mary Clare Jalonick | May 20
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are creating a gargantuan map of what foods Americans are buying and eating, to better target nutritional guidelines and push for healthier foods.

Danny Resnic, the founder of Origami condoms.

Origami Condom Founder on the Next Phase of Protection

HIV/AIDS | By Holly Grigg-Spall | May 15
EDGE speaks with Danny Resnic, the founder of the condom company Origami, to learn how his brand of unique condoms differs from standard condoms that currently monopolize the market.

The Fit Bit

FITNESS | By Jay Beauchamps | May 6
It’s much simpler to stay at home and flip the channels, but that method will get you nowhere if what you want are results! So you want to know how to get started? I’m glad you asked!

Are You Thinking With Your Brain or Your Bulge?

HEALTH | By Paul Montero | May 17
The age-old cliche that claims we can only operate using with one "head" at any given time is nothing more than a silly old wives’ tale, right? Actually, it’s one that proves true a lot more often than we’d like to admit. Let’s examine the evidence.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Deborah Hersman speaks during a news conference in Washington

Drunken Driving Threshold Should Be Lower, Says Federal Safety Board

HEALTH | By Joan Lowy | May 16
States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

The cover of the revised American Psychiatric Association’s guidebook of mental disorders being released this month

Feeling Blue? There’s a Disorder For That!

HEALTH | By Lindsey Tanner | May 16
Critics are angry over revision to the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders that classifies everything from "senior moments" to grief after the death of a loved one as a mental illness.

Danny Resnic, the founder of Origami condoms.

Origami Condom Founder on the Next Phase of Protection

By Holly Grigg-Spall | May 15
EDGE speaks with Danny Resnic, the founder of the condom company Origami, to learn how his brand of unique condoms differs from standard condoms that currently monopolize the market.

Ask the Doc: A Cure for HIV?

By Demetre Daskalakis | Apr 30
Five years ago, experts would have scoffed at the idea of a cure for HIV. Today, it may be closer than ever.