It may well be time to allocate some of the ballooning AIDS budget to measuring what is actually causing problems in Africa.

Patients who take a close look at medical science in search of treatments are often appalled by what they discover. On the one hand, there's academic research, a self-contained and self-absorbed universe of its own where data may be internally consistent (on a good day) and robustly reproducible, yet often has little relevance to real-world clinical conditions.

Obama's irresolution and inaction could well make a nuclear Iran his most lasting legacy.

The Nobel Peace Prize is the world’s most prestigious award, as Jay Nordlinger argues in this erudite and insightful history. He has written not only the go-to reference book for the prize and its laureates but also an important philosophical reflection on the nature of “peace” in modern times.

AEI report finds that Iran can acquire the fuel needed for a nuclear weapon by mid-August 2012.

A recent article by leading malaria scientists should set the record straight that malaria growth has not been caused by climate change.

Scott Gottlieb, M.D., reviews Michael Willrich's "Pox:An American History". The book chronicles the story of how the smallpox vaccine was pressed into service through governmental intrusion during the historical epidemic of 1898-1903.

What are the odds of another pandemic--this time, bird flu--happening?