Aug 25th, 2005 · Fomenting and glorifying terrorism are among the "unacceptable behaviors" that could lead to deportation according to new rules unveiled by Britain's Home Office. Robert Siegel talks with John Prideaux of The Economist magazine.
May 2nd, 2005 · Scientists studying the biology of hunger say our cravings for the unhealthy may have a lot to do with evolution. But there's hope, too: Studies of eating behaviors suggest we may be able to lose weight by eating more.
Feb 1st, 2005 · Public health officials regularly attribute epidemics of syphilis to risky sexual behavior. But a new study in the journal Nature suggests the rise and fall of syphilis isn't due to behavioral trends -- it reflects immune fluctuations.
Jan 27th, 2005 · A recent poll finds that many African-Americans believe the virus that causes AIDS is man-made, and is part of a larger conspiracy to decimate black populations. More than half of those surveyed believed there is a cure for AIDS, but it is being withheld from the poor. NPR's Tony Cox speaks with Laura Bogart, a behavioral scientist for the RAND Corporation research group and a co-author of the study, and with Phill Wilson, director of the Black AIDS Institute, an HIV/AIDS policy center in Los Angeles.