Bureaucracies tend to be associated with unintelligible rules and time, but they play an important, though controversial, role in governing. From the FDA to the EPA, agencies are established to help the government manage and carry out...

It has been a commonly held belief that the morning-after pill interrupted the implantation of a fertilized egg and is akin to abortion. But doctors now say this is not the case. Instead it delays or inhibits ovulation. Aired Jun. 15,...

Ira talks with author Michael Pollan about what the next president needs to know about food and agriculture. [21 mins. 14]

As health officials continue to investigate an outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to a peanut processing plant, we'll take a look at the FDA and its operations. President Obama has yet to appoint someone to oversee the agency -- and...