MEMOIR
Author Stephanie Klein on her funny new memoir about childhood summers at fat camp and how she finally shed the nickname 'Moose.'
WOMEN'S HEALTH
After more than a century, lingerie makers may finally be close to finding the right balance of fashion, function and fit.
PSYCHOLOGY
A new study reveals that for teens, it's not whether you're really popular. It's whether you think you are.
HEALTH
Doctors fight back against claims that tanning is healthy. Worries about cancer and 'tanorexics.'
HEALTH
Foie gras is back on Chicago menus after a two-year ban, but it's not the only traditional delicacy that's been restricted or deemed socially unpalatable. Maggot cheese, anyone?
NUTRITION
New York City officials begin enforcing a new rule requiring restaurants to post calorie counts, and some New Yorkers find the news hard to digest.
WOMEN’S HEALTH
Researchers can now predict the age of menopause more accurately. How this could help women and why some might not want to know.
SOCIETY
Two young journalists strike blog gold with a site that collects unintentionally hilarious (and often touching) e-mails from mothers to their children.
HEALTH
Does it cure bad breath? What you should know.
PARENTING
A New York columnist lets her grade-schooler ride the subway alone, provoking a wave of criticism. But do kids really need more supervision than in generations past?
AFRICA
Developing countries are making progress in getting vaccines to—and for—their people, says African activist Graca Machel.
HEALTH CARE
Doctors say insurance company rankings of doctors are based on cost, not quality. Will a new patient charter resolve the debate?
COSMETIC SURGERY
A new picture book about plastic surgery aims to explain why mom is getting a flatter tummy and a 'prettier' nose.
PSYCHOLOGY
A new study links high testosterone levels in male financial traders to profits, but too much of the hormone can have the opposite effect.
MEDICINE
Does Botox get into the brain? Troubling research contradicts earlier findings about the treatment.
MEDICINE
As personal genetic testing takes off, some worry that marketing is getting ahead of science.
BY THE NUMBERS
MY TURN HEALTH TRIUMPH
A car accident left me in danger of being paralyzed. A good surgeon, and a return home to my supportive family, got me standing straight again.
CELEBRITY HEALTH WATCH
A representative claims the sores on the troubled singer's face are the result of a surprisingly common skin infection.
'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze faces a difficult battle with pancreatic cancer.
As the leading GOP presidential candidate, McCain has put the potentially deadly disease in the spotlight.
HEALTH
Snoring isn't just annoying, it's linked to serious health problems. A look at the risks—and the remedies.
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