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Jeffrey Goldberg undergoes a pretty extensive neuromarketing brain scanning process with the people at FKF Research which he explains in a most hilarious fashion in his new article My Amygdala, My Self in this month’s The Atlantic.

Pharmacies should not be forced to provide birth control “if they don’t want to,” but laws should require pharmacies to post their policies clearly so as not to “wast[e] women’s time,” William Saletan, a science and technology reporter for Slate magazine, writes in an opinion piece responding to a recent Washington Post article (Saletan, Slate, 6/17).

The Michigan State Medical Society on Tuesday at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association in Chicago announced a proposal for a long-term initiative to increase the state’s physician population and rein in medical school costs, the Detroit News reports.

HIV/AIDS is “not only a disease” but also a “complex social problem that has considerable impact on development in affected countries,” Guenter Apsel, a retired Lutheran minister, writes in an Orlando Sentinel opinion piece in response to a recent piece by Thomas Wenski, chair of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The AP/Denver Post on Tuesday profiled a new NBC reality show, called “The Baby Borrowers,” that aims to deter teenagers from becoming pregnant. NBC worked with the National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy on the show, scheduled to debut June 25.

The American Medical Association this week approved guidelines for U.S. residents who travel abroad to receive medical care and for employers who are considering covering overseas care, the Chicago Tribune reports. AMA approved the guidelines at its annual meeting in Chicago. In 2006, about 150,000 U.S.

Alaska ranks first or second nationwide in the number of chlamydia cases but relatively low in the number of HIV/AIDS cases, according to new data from the Alaska Division of Public Health, the AP/Juneau Empire reports.The state ranked 25th nationwide in gonorrhea cases and 28th in syphilis cases, but HIV prevalence remains low, according to the report.

The antiabortion groups Christian Defense Coalition and Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust on Wednesday announced their plans to protest the Democratic National Convention in Denver from Aug. 25-28, the Denver Rocky Mountain News reports.The groups plan to bring as many as 1,000 protesters to Denver and maintain a presence outside the hotel of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen.

NIH funding in recent years has not kept pace with inflation, and its budget should be increased by 6.6% for fiscal year 2009, according to a study released Wednesday by Families USA, the Hartford Courant reports.

Mary Wallace, Ireland’s Minister of State, on Tuesday announced a new national action plan to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS that includes providing no-cost condoms to at-risk groups at targeted health settings, the Irish Times reports. The plan also recommends major HIV/AIDS education and awareness campaigns to prevent complacency and to provide accurate information to the public.