Sexploration — By Brian Alexander |
Being thankful ... you’re not like mom and dad For all the fractured family dynamics a Thanksgiving gathering can expose, there are lessons to be learned about love, both by your partner and by you. |
Smart Fitness — By Jacqueline Stenson |
Can exercise help ward off the swine flu? Studies have concluded that exercise can enhance the immune system, but is the effect great enough to stave off swine flu? |
Breaking Bioethics — By Arthur Caplan |
Coherent after coma? Not so sure With a caretaker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message Tuesday that he felt reborn. I, for one, don't buy it. |
Second Opinion — By Robert Bazell |
Dispute behind Nobel Prize for HIV research The announcement of the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine brings another chapter, perhaps the concluding one, to one of the ugliest controversies in modern medical science. |
Creature Comforts — By Kim Thornton |
Scratching? Your pet could have allergies Is your dog or cat scratching uncontrollably? If so, your pet might have allergies. Here's how to recognize them and what to do. |
Growing Up Healthy — By Victoria Clayton |
What to get the kids? Think outside the toy box You can find safe toys for the kids to open up under the tree, experts say, but keep in mind that not all good things come from the toy box. |
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Heavy metal: Are Zhu Zhu toys toxic? Dec. 7: Concerns that the Go Go Hamster may pose a health risk to children persisted Monday after a consumer safety group raised a red flag about high levels of the metalloid antimony. The CPSC said the toy cleared U.S. safety standards. NBC's Tom Costello reports. |
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