The seasonal influenza virus afflicts millions of people in the U.S. population each year, imposing significant costs on those who fall ill, their families, employers, and the health care system. The flu is transmitted via droplet spread or close contact, and certain environments, such as...

The seasonal influenza virus afflicts between five and twenty percent of the U.S. population each year, imposing significant costs on those who fall ill, their families, employers, and the health care system. The flu is transmitted via droplet spread or close contact, and certain environments,...

This paper analyzes the relationship between same-sex marriage bans and sexually transmitted infections using state-level data from 1981 to 2008. We hypothesize that same-sex marriage bans may directly affect homosexual behavior; may affect or mirror social attitudes toward gays, which in turn...