John Ericson

A secret drug cocktail used in Oklahoma took 40 minutes to kill a man. "It looked like torture," a lawyer said.

We're fighting cancer by subjecting ourselves to cancer-causing radiation (Effective doses shown above are measured in millisieverts.)

Cutting back on animal testing isn't just good ethics, it's good science

What will happen if scientists are forced to stop experimenting on mice and other animals?

Deep ties between the authors of a widely used manual on mental disorders and the pharmaceutical industry come under fire

Scientists are working on an alcohol surrogate that could provide all the elements of a beer buzz, without the morning after.

Science may soon be able to eliminate the hangover (but not the buzz)