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Read an Excerpt from ‘The Center Cannot Hold’ Read an Excerpt from ‘The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness’ By Elyn R. Saks |
Eight Ways To Improve Your Makeup Cold sores, dermatitis, acne bumps and eyelash lice are just some of the icky conditions that can be spread by unkempt cosmetics. How to keep your makeup clean. |
Nude Yoga and Other Twists to the Practice Classes with chocolate, without clothes and other new ways to practice. |
Are Educational Videos Bad for Your Baby? According to a new study, popular infant educational DVDs like ‘Baby Einstein’ and ‘Brainy Baby’ may actually slow language development rather than enhance it. |
Up Close & Edible: Peppermint A weekly look at the nutritional value, or lack thereof, of some of our favorite foods. |
Study: Genes Influence How We Choose Friends A new study says that how we choose our friends is strongly influenced by genetic factors. |
New Hope for Victims of Major Brain Trauma A revolutionary type of brain stimulation may bring new hope to victims of major brain trauma trapped in a minimally conscious state. |
Six of the Worst Workout Habits Some of the most common exercise routines could be turning your gym sessions into wasted time. Here’s how to make every minute count. |
My Turn: I Stopped Talking and Started Walking Finally I put the excuses aside and began a walking workout to take off the extra weight I’d been carrying around for more than a decade. |
Americans' Girth Grows as Height Stagnates Once the tallest people on earth, Americans are now among the shortest and fattest in the industrialized world. What do these numbers reveal about the nation’s health-care system? |
Study Finds Racial Disparity in Executions A new study finds that blacks who kill whites are more likely to face execution. |
Are Angry Men at Greater Risk for Heart Disease? A new study links hostility, anger and depression to heart disease in men. But some cardiologists aren’t yet ready to recommend anger-management classes to at-risk patients. |
Justice Roberts: What Do His Seizures Mean? A neurologist on the rapidly evolving study of seizures, how doctors treat episodes like those suffered by Chief Justice Roberts and whether it could affect his future work. |
Blood, Sweat and Peers Dr. Matthew Corcoran quit his day job to launch the first-ever exercise camp for diabetics. Why he did it—and how preventive care can help revolutionize the treatment of the disease. |
Scientists Link Gene to Multiple Sclerosis After decades of searching, researchers have linked a second gene to multiple sclerosis. |
Race for Life: Triathlon Camp for Diabetics A NEWSWEEK writer with type 1 diabetes goes to a unique triathlon camp. Blood sugar, sweat and tears. |
Doctors Debate Over Lyme Disease Patients ache as doctors disagree about whether there is a chronic form of the tick-borne malady. |
Study: Your Friends Can Make You Fat A groundbreaking new study says obesity is contagious, spreading through social networks. Friends, more than family or neighbors, are the ones propagating the epidemic. |
Up Close & Edible: Sports Drinks A weekly look at the nutritional value, or lack thereof, of some of our favorite foods. |
FitFlops: Do They Really Sex Up Your Legs? For women in the know, FitFlops are the must-have sandal of the summer. But can wobbly shoes really get rid of that wobbly thigh fat? |
How Reality TV Influences Plastic-Surgery Patients Are people deciding to get plastic surgery based on TV reality shows? A new study says yes, but the tube is only part of the picture. |
Skin-Care Beverages: Do They Work? ‘Nutraceutical’ beverages and snacks can claim to make your skin look younger without much scientific backing. Why dermatologists remain skeptical. |
Why Infertility Patients Are Donating Embryos Sixty percent of infertility patients are willing to donate extra embryos to research. |
Study: Zocor May Help Prevent Alzheimer's A new study suggests that the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor may also help ward off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. |
Up Close & Edible: Coffee A weekly look at the nutritional value, or lack thereof, of some of our favorite foods. |
My Turn: Finding God and Grace Among the Dying As a hospital chaplain, I've learned that in the time just before death, decades melt away, boundaries disappear and the divine in all of us is revealed. |
The Real Story of the Lunch-Hour Boob Job Can you really get your breasts enlarged on your lunch hour? Here’s the real story behind those reports—and a look at the research that could make fat your friend. |
Back to Life: The Science of Reviving the Dead Doctors are reinventing how they treat sudden cardiac arrest, which is fatal 95 percent of the time. A report from the border between life and death. |
Can Veggie Booty Recover From Recall? The maker of the popular kids' snack Veggie Booty struggles to regain its healthy image after its products were linked to a devastating salmonella outbreak. |
My Turn: Battling a Devil of a Disease With my liver failing and my life in danger, I was ready to give up the struggle against alcoholism. Then my family stepped in. |
Joycelyn Elders on the Clash of Politics, Science Former surgeon general Joycelyn Elders on what happens when politics trumps science in the office of the nation's top doctor. |
Is the Food Supply Vulnerable to Terrorism? An attack on the food supply is hard to execute but could sicken or kill thousands. Complacency makes 'hard' not hard enough. |
Campsickness: When Kids Come Home Surly Forget about homesickness. The trouble for some parents of summer campers starts when the kids get back. |
My Turn: From Jock to Beauty Queen and Back How the diagnosis of a serious heart condition turned a jock into a beauty queen. |
Autism: Earliest Diagnosis Ever A new study finds that autism can be identified at around 14 months, much earlier than previously thought. How early diagnosis can improve outcomes. |
Sweet News: Chocolate Reduces Blood Pressure A new study associates eating dark chocolate with lowering blood pressure. But the daily dose recommended by doctors is no dessert lover's dream. |
Why Most Sunscreens Don't Work A new study finds that most sunscreens don't offer sufficient protection. How to find the right one. |
My Turn: A Difficult Decision on Genetic Testing Would you want to know whether you were destined to contract a devastating neurological disorder? |
Rachel Hunter's Strange Diet Campaign Rachel Hunter is promoting a diet company’s 'Find Your Slim' campaign. The problem(s): she's already slim—and she hasn't tried the weight-reducing drink. |
Researchers Sound the Alarm on Kids' Health In a new report, Harvard researchers sound the alarm about the poor health of American kids. How asthma, obesity and other problems could plague them for the rest of their lives. |
Botox Battles: The Fight For Your Face There's big money in those wrinkles. How the makers of cosmetic fillers and smoothers are trying to tap into a new market. |
Wrinkle Treatments: What You Need to Know What you need to know before you opt for injectable wrinkle-reducers like Botox and Restylane. |
My Turn: Defining Normal When You're Disabled I have made peace with my disability. If only other people could do the same. |
Hormone Therapy: A Splash of Good News According to a new study, hormone therapy can improve heart health for certain menopausal women. Unraveling the complexities. |
Stem Cells: Many Willing Embryo Donors A surprising survey of infertility patients finds that 60 percent are willing to donate their frozen embryos for stem-cell research. Science favored over adoption. |
Parents Debate: Should Teens Drink at Home? Some parents let their kids use alcohol at home. A most spirited debate. |
My Turn: In Defense of Formula-Fed Babies Don't give me grief about bottle-feeding my daughter. Breast-feeding isn't for everyone. |
Tip of the Week: Organic Shopping on a Budget How to shop for organic foods without breaking your budget. |
Her Body: Bone Health Begins in Childhood It's never too soon to start thinking about osteoporosis. What you need to know to keep yourself and your daughters well. |
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Do Kids Have Better Memories Than Adults? New research is challenging the idea that memory becomes more accurate with age. |
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Her Body: Seven Ways To Save a Mother’s Life Maternal mortality is the leading cause of death for women of reproductive age. Here are seven things you can do to make a difference |
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A three-part series on the state of emergency room health care in America today. |
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Vegetative patient shows normal brain activity Scans have shown near-normal brain activity in a second patient who is in a vegetative state, British researchers reported on Monday in a study that may show a way to predict who is likely to recover from the usually hopeless condition. |
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