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| 08/12/2008 08:10 PM |
| Women pass on female condom |
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Fifteen years after its debut, the female condom has failed to catch on, despite its potential as a powerful tool
against AIDS and other sex-related diseases. |
| 08/07/2008 08:42 PM |
| Give flying families a break |
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I am the airline passenger you dread most of all, more even than the religious fanatic or flatulent fat guy. I am the passenger accompanying small children. |
| 07/31/2008 08:51 PM |
| How to keep youth at a healthy weight |
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For many adolescents, âscreen timeâ is almost a full-time job that
could lead to obesity, diabetes and other health issues, a Canadian
researcher says. |
| 07/30/2008 07:44 AM |
| Lack of veggies can lead to a life of obesity |
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Many teenage girls are skipping fruits and veggies in favor of food high in cholesterol and fat, leading to a dependency on crash diets, laxatives and skipped meals. |
| 07/30/2008 12:43 AM |
| Grappling with prescription drug addiction |
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Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in the U.S., especially among teens who are raiding family
medicine cabinets to pop a cocktail of pills known as "confetti". |
| 07/24/2008 08:29 PM |
| Is summer camp too hokey? |
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Summer camp is as strong as ever in the U.S. where 10 million kids attend camp every year. But do we really need food fights and "Kumbaya"? |
| 07/17/2008 08:33 PM |
| A cure for depression? |
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There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for people suffering from depression, thanks to a new treatment called deep brain stimulation. |
| 07/14/2008 11:11 PM |
| The final verdict on coffee |
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If contradicting research has you wondering if coffee is healthy or harmful, the answer is simple: it depends. |
| 07/08/2008 07:19 AM |
| Who can afford nanny insurance? |
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While I'm the first to rail against stingy corporations for failing to provide decent health care, I'm less
likely to admit my family's full-time nanny is uninsured. |
| 07/04/2008 04:07 AM |
| Study shows value of food diary in losing weight |
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Keeping a food diary
-- a detailed account of what you eat and drink -- is a powerful tool in helping people lose
weight, according to researchers. |
| 07/03/2008 07:42 PM |
| Siberian jail is champion in TB fight |
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A Siberian jail near one of the world's biggest
swamps has set an example to others worldwide dealing with
drug-resistant tuberculosis. |
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