Nothing like a little tabloid hysteria to go and get things banned. The Daily News, which has been on a weeklong war against synthetic marijuana is now happily crowing that the New York State Department of Health is getting ready to ban the stuff statewide. Like, today. more ›

The New York State Department of Health is getting a taste of its own ultimatum medicine. With only 23% of the swine flu doses originally expected to arrive by the end of October reaching New York, the State Health Department has to choose: Uphold a regulation that all healthcare workers receive the shot (which was temporarily blocked by a State Supreme Court judge last week) or make sure those most at risk receive the shot. more ›